George Brown

16 May 1793–6 May 1862 (Age 69)
Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

The Life of George

When George Brown was born on 16 May 1793, in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Brown, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Wilson, was 35. He married Barbara Weddle on 8 August 1820, in Longhoughton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Lamesley, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 6 May 1862, in Wrekenton, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 68, and was buried in Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

George Brown
1793–1862
Barbara Weddle
1801–1874
Marriage: 8 August 1820
Thomas Brown
1820–1846
George Brown
1822–1891
Elizabeth Brown
1826–1907
Robert Brown
1828–1899
Alice Brown
1830–1885
John Brown
1833–
William Brown
1835–1835
Barbara Brown
1836–
Sarah Brown
1840–1870

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
8 August 1820
Longhoughton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
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World Events (7)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 8

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

Age 15

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815

Age 22

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname. Brun- was also a Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn. As an American family name, it has absorbed numerous surnames from other languages with the same meaning.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • George Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • George Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • George Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1841"

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