Margaret Clementina Brown

Brief Life History of Margaret Clementina

When Margaret Clementina Brown was born on 3 July 1868, in Middle Quarters, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, her father, Thomas Brown, was 39 and her mother, Thomasina Samuels, was 31. She married Thomas Allen on 17 July 1894, in Middle Quarters, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 30 May 1948, in Ginger Hill, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, at the age of 79.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know Margaret Clementina? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Thomas Allen
1860–1941
Margaret Clementina Brown
1868–1948
Marriage: 17 July 1894
Unknown Brown
1890–
James Blake
–1981
Medora Allen
–1985
Adina Allen
–2003
Allen
1902–
Septimus Allen
1903–1981
Alice Allen
1905–1996
Eva Allen
1912–1996

Sources (16)

  • Thomas Allan, "Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999"
  • Medora Allen, "Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999"
  • Margaret Clementina Brown, "Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880"

Spouse and Children

World Events (4)

1870

Banana plantations set up as the sugar cane industry declines in the face of competition from European beet sugar.

1872

Island's capital moved from Spanish Town to Kingston.

1907

City of Kingston destroyed by earthquake.

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

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.