Both had been born in Holloway (or St John's Wood) , London. Addresses include : 1A Chapel Road, London; Stamford Hill, Middx; Camden Villa, Shortlands Road, Kingston; Kings Road, Kingston ; and 33 New Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.
James' parents were William Brown (b about 1819 in London) and Margaret (b about 1827 in London) at at the 1861 and 1871 censuses they lived at 15 Henry St, St Marylebone, London. James had a brother William Brown (b about 1860 Marylebone, Middx).
I have not been able to identify the family in the 1851 census, nor to find the registrations of James' birth or his parent's marriage - there are simply too many such events for people of these names!
If you are related to any of these people I would love to hear from you and to share knowledge about our ancestors
The children of James and Caroline were:
| Caroline Brown (Carrie Brown)
1875-1970.
Carrie married twice, on the second occasion becoming Mrs Caroline Moorhen (Carrie Moorhen). She had no children. We have been unable to identify any details of either of her marriages. |
James Henry Brown (Harry Brown)
(1877-1963) who married Alice Amelia Cash (b abt 1874 , d 1945, daughter
of James CASH and Elizabeth CHECKLEY).
Emigrated to Australia on the ship Osterley in 1911. Two children, a daughter who died at a young age and Henry James Brown (Jim Brown) who died in an accident in 1924 aged about 20. Harry married Rose after Alice's death. Among the things we are trying to resolve is the relationship between Harry & his wife and "Mr & Mrs Goelby" - see below. |
Arthur Selby Brown (1887-1917) who married
Edith Eliza Warne (1888 - 1974) and
was killed in WW1.
They had two children. I am decended from this line. |
John Brown who married and had two children,
Stanley John Brown and Ruth Brown.
John was also killed in WW1. Stanley Brown (Stan Brown) probably born in Wimbledon, married Vi and had at least one child Tony Brown. There my trail dries up. We have the snapshot, below, of Stanley as a teenager (but we are not sure who the lady is) and a later one with his wife and son. |
Elizabeth Brown (Lizzie) 1895-1997.
Lizzie married John Brown (Jack Brown) (abt 1891 - 1956) and had a daughter Margaret Brown (1922-2007) who married Frank Lehner (1920-1988) .
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I am seeking to contact any descendants of the above John Brown, or anyone who can illuminate any more of his life or his branch of my family tree. Also anyone who can provide any light on James Henry Brown or either Caroline.
Thank you in anticipation for any help you can provide.
Who were Mr & Mrs Goleby?
Harry sent many photos from back to his sister in England from his home in West Burleigh, Queensland. One, below, shows a beach scene with two smartly dressed couples. Harry and his wife, Alice, are on the right, written on the back is "Taken on beach at S. Mr & Mrs Goleby & Alice & I ", so I assume that is who the couple on the left are. Best guess is that the phot was taken between about 1925 and 1935.
For Harry to have sent the photo back to England we assume that Mr & Mrs Goleby must have had some significance to him, but there is no mention of them is any of the few letters home that have survived.
A correspondent who is of the Goleby line has suggested that the location may well have been Sandgate, and that from appearances the couple might be Walter Goleby (1878-1957) and his wife Mary "Polly" (1879-1971).
This does not throw any light of their relationship. The Goleby family had some form of at least business relationship with the Cash family in Queensland. Now Cash is Alice's maiden name, so one postulation is that Alice may be related to this Cash family, indeed Harry & Alice's emigration to Australia may have been encouraged or sponsored by these relatives.