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William Brown

Male 1824 - 1879  (55 years)


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  • Name William Brown 
    Born 1 Mar 1824  East Lothian, Tranent, Haddington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 Mar 1824  East Lothian, Tranent, Haddington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1841  Well Wynd ,Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation Coal Miner 
    Died 14 Apr 1879  East Lothian, Tranent, Elphinstone Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Association Adam Brown (Relationship: Witness at event _EVN 891) 
    Person ID I464  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 May 2005 

    Father Adam Brown,   b. C 1786,   d. 3 Jun 1855, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Catherine Smith,   b. 12 Oct 1786, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1860, Iron Works, Gladsmuir, E Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1806  East Lothian, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1841  Well Wynd ,Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1851  Well Wynd ,Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Landells,   b. 5 Sep 1827, East Lothian, Tranent, Elphinstone Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1898, Midlothian, Inveresk with Musselburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 15 Jan 1849  East Lothian, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1851  Well Wynd, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1861  Wallyford, Inveresk, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1871  Dalhousie Colliery, Cockpen Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Agnes Brown,   b. 23 Feb 1850, Midlothian, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Catherine Brown,   b. 30 Nov 1851, Midlothian, Dalkeith Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Alice Brown,   b. 15 Jan 1854, East Lothian, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Adam Brown,   b. 8 Mar 1856, East Lothian, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 July 1875, Elphinstone, Tranent, East Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     5. David Brown,   b. 28 Aug 1858, East Lothian, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Brown,   b. 9 Jan 1861, Midlothian, Inveresk with Musselburgh Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Marion Margaret Whyte Brown,   b. 16 Oct 1863, Midlothian, Inveresk with Musselburgh Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Laurence Brown,   b. 1 Sep 1866, Midlothian, Inveresk with Musselburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1931, Edinburgh, Craigleith Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     9. Archibald Landles Brown,   b. 21 Jul 1869, Midlothian, Inveresk with Musselburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1876, Elphinstone, Tranent, East Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S72] OPR 722/7, Tranent Parish Church, none. (Reliability: 3).
      Adam Brown Coalier in Tranent and Catharine Smith his wife had twins James and William born 1st and baptized 14th 1824

    2. [S329] 1841 Census, (Freecen), Folio 5 P 29 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S69] Death certificate GRO 722 38 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S138] OPR 722/6, Tranent Parish Church.
      Feb 2nd the following irregular marriages were confirmed Adam Brown and Catharine Smith

    5. [S328] 1851 Census, (FreeCEN), P19 Sched 76 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S92] GRO 722/8, Fr 1946 (Reliability: 1).

    7. [S410] 1851 Census, (FreeCEN), ED3 P19 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S488] 1861 census, Registrar Inveresk, (Scotlands People), ED 001/00 P 006 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S325] 1871 census, Registrar Cockpen, Midlothian, 003/000 021 (Reliability: 2).