Joshua Brown

about 1752–
Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Joshua

Joshua Brown was born about 1752, in Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Ann Lodge on 3 October 1774, in Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Brown
1752–
Ann Lodge
1756–
Marriage: 3 October 1774

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 October 1774Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England

    • World Events (3)

    1801 · The Act of Union
    Age 49
    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
    1815
    Age 63
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1823
    Age 71
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    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 (3)

    • Joshua Brown, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
    • Joshua Brown in entry for Ann Lodge, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
    • Joshua Brown, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"

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