James Brown

[James18]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as

James Brown

Date and place of birth

Likely Q4 1836 in Porlock, Somerset.

Names of parents

Ann Brown (née ???) and William Brown -- it is likely James was a bastard, and the opinion of a relative of mine (after having searched various census and local parish registers) is that William Brown may have been a fictitious name invented to avoid awkward questions later in life. An unpleasant alternative is that his father was his mother's brother of the same name.

Date and place of baptism - if applicable

25th December 1836 in Porlock, Somerset.

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any

(1) Elizabeth Martin (née Boulton)

- born 1831 in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
- baptized ????
- married 17th February 1861 in Bristol St. James
- died ? November 1862 in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

(2) Emma Elizabeth Cowley

- born 24th November 1844 in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
- baptized 17th May 1846 in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
- married 22nd April 1866 in Bristol St. James
- died Q1 1919 in Bristol

Occupation(s) - if any

Stonemason.

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).

1841 - Carhampton, near Porlock, Somerset - living with mother and grandparents
1851 - Porlock, Somerset - living with uncles and grandparents
1861 - Westbury, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol - living with first wife, step-children, in-laws and a lodger
1871 - Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol - living with second wife, children and lodgers
1881 - Church Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol - living with second wife and children

Date, place and cause of death

? June 1888 in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. Cause unknown.

Date and place of burial.

9th June 1888 in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable

Unknown.

Memorial inscription - if any

Unknown.