James Brown
6 December 1772–
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of James
When James Brown was christened on 6 December 1772, in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Brown, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Bamford, was 26. He married Anne Parson on 23 April 1818. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.
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Family Time Line
James Brown
1772–
Anne Parson
1797–
Marriage: 23 April 1818
Martha Brown
1832–
Harriett Brown
1835–
Spouse and Children
1772–Male
Anne Parson
1797–Female
MARRIAGE
23 April 1818
Child's Ercall, Bloxwick, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
23 April 1818
Child's Ercall, Bloxwick, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
children
(2)
Martha Brown
1832–Female
Harriett Brown
1835–Female
Parents and Siblings
1737–1810Male
1746–1777Female
siblings
(5)
1765–1765Male
1769–1853Male
1770–Male
1772–Male
1775–Male
World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
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
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
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.
Sources (3)
- James Brown in entry for Martha Brown, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
- James Brown, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
- James Brown in entry for Martha Brown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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