Isaac Brown

29 July 1843–

The Life Summary of Isaac

When Isaac Brown was born on 29 July 1843, his father, Christopher Brown, was 41 and his mother, Mary Jones, was 37. He married Dorothy Brooks on 25 August 1865. He lived in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Skipton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Brown
1843–
Dorothy Brooks
1847–
Marriage: 25 August 1865

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 August 1865

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1854 · The Crimean War
    Age 11
    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.
    1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
    Age 20
    The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
    Age 37
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Dunn
    Brunson
    Browning
    Browne
    Burnett
    Erjavec
    Borron
    Broun

    Sources (5)

    • Issac Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
    • Isaac Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
    • marriage

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