Ellen Brown
9 August 1833–
Limpsfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
The Life 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
1834–1899
Ellen Brown
1833–
Catherine Brown
1836–
Sarah Brown
1839–1914
Eliza Brown
1841–1881
William Brown
1843–1893
George Brown
1845–1854
Henry Brown
1847–
Harriet Brown
1850–
Parents and Siblings
1808–1893Male
1813–1896Female
siblings
(10)
1831–1925Male
1833–Female
1834–1899Female
1836–Female
1839–1914Female
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World Events (8)
1843
Age 10
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 21
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
Age 47
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 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)
- Ellen Brown in household of William Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- 1841 England Census
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
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