Ellen Brown

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Brown was born on 9 August 1833, in Limpsfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Brown, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Illman, was 19.

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Family Time Line

William Brown
1808–1893
Elizabeth Illman
1813–1896
John Brown
1831–1925
Elizabeth Brown
1835–1899
Ellen Brown
1833–
Catherine Brown
1836–1909
Sarah Brown
1839–1914
Eliza Brown
1841–1881
William Brown
1843–1893
George Brown
1845–1854
Henry Brown
1847–
Harriet Brown
1850–

Sources (6)

  • Ellen Brown in household of William Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Ellen Brown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

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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