Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Brown was born on 11 November 1851, in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, his father, Charles Brown, was 25 and his mother, Euphemia Whitelaw, was 22. He married Martha Baxter on 24 January 1872, in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Monroe Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 9 December 1886, in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Half Day, Lake, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Charles Brown, "United States Census, 1880"
- Charles Brown, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Charles Breson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1851–1886 Male
1853– Female
Children (3)
1874–1943 Male
1876–1881 Female
1879– Female
Parents and Siblings
1826– Male
1829– Female
Siblings (2)
1847– Female
1851–1886 Male
World Events (8)
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Age 3
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 5
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Age 10
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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