Ethel Brown

Female1889–

Brief Life History of Ethel

When Ethel Brown was born in 1889, in Surrey, England, United Kingdom, her father, Frederick Brown, was 30 and her mother, Mrs. Eliza H. Brown, was 25. She lived in Sutton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Brown
1859–
Mrs. Eliza H. Brown
1864–
Bessie Brown
1887–
Ethel Brown
1889–

Sources (3)

  • Ethel Brown in household of Frederick Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ethel Brown - Government record: birth-name: Ethel Brown
  • Ethel Brown in household of Frederic Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1901"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

Age 15

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

1908

Age 19

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1921 · British Unemployment Reaches Post-War High

Age 32

British unemployment reached a post-war high in July 1921 of 2.5 million people.

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 French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient 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 (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).

Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .

Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .

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

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