Ernest Albert Brown

Brief Life History of Ernest Albert

Ernest Albert Brown was born on 10 January 1882, in London, England. He had at least 3 sons with Clara Bechler. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 20 December 1973, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Albert Brown
1882–1973
Clara Bechler
1884–1958
Ernest Junior Brown
1913–1997
Vernon G. Brown
1919–
Ernest Joseph Brown
1920–2006

Sources (7)

  • Ernest A Brown, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ernest Brown in entry for Ernest J Brown, "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915"
  • Ernest A Brown, "United States Census, 1940"

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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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