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John Brown

Male 1830 - 1876  (46 years)


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  • Name John Brown 
    Born 11 Mar 1830  New Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Christened 14 Mar 1830  New Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Butcher 
    Residence 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1852  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    flesher 
    • Staying with Walter Broadwood a flesher.
    Occupation 1856  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    butcher 
    Occupation 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Butcher 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    United Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-249618 
    Died 12 Oct 1876  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cause: Cause: General Debility ending in Phthisis 
    Buried Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I249618  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father David Brown,   b. Abt 1800, of, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1856  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Margaret Patton,   b. 1809, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F40356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Hume,   b. 1834, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Jan 1856  Doon Mills, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. David Brown,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Isabella Hume Brown,   b. Nov 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Margaret June Brown,   b. 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Brown,   b. 1864, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1864, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F44457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BROWN, JOHN

      At his brother's residence in Puslinch, at 2 o'clock on Thursday morning, October 12, 1876, formerly butcher in Galt. Funeral from his brother's residence on Friday at 2.

      -Information from the death certificate: Born in Ayrshire, Scotland. Aged 46 years.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8.

    2. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 1, Pg. 33.

    3. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 8 Page 63.

    4. [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11608-4 System Origin: Scotland-VR GS Film number: 1041400 Reference ID: - 2:16GZ5WB.
      John Brown, b. 11 Mar 1830, chr. 14 Mar 1830 New Cumnock, Ayr, Scotland, s/o David Brown and Margaret Paton

    5. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      [Back/ West] David Hoggarth/ died Oct. 22, 1897/ aged 77 Yrs 8 M's/ Native of/ Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland/ Ann Brown/ wife of the Above/ died Oct. 30, 1899/ aged 77 Y'rs. 2 M's 29 D's/ Native of/ New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
      [Left/South] In memory of/ Robert Brown/ a Native of/ Newcumnock, Ayrshire,/ Scotland/ who died May 14, 1887/ aged 55 Yrs 8 Mo's & 5 days/ Agnes Hoggarth/ wife of Robt. Brown/ Feb. 5, 1845/ June 15, 1920/ Brown.
      [A] Robert Brown [B] Agnes/ Agnes McGregory/ wife of/ Robert Brown/ died/ Aug. 24, 1876/ aged/ 33 years [C] David/ David Douglas/ son of/ Robert & Agnes/ Brown/ died Oct. 21, 1876/ aged 5 years/ 7 Mo's 15 D's [D] Catherine/ Catherine Dwar/ Dau'r of/ Robert & Agnes/ Brown/ Died Jan. 21, 187(6)/ aged/ 1 year 3 Mo's [E] John/ John Brown/ died/ Oct. 12, 1876/ aged/ 46 years [F] Mother [G] Father

    6. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 16 Jan 1856.
      Brown, John married 10 Jan 1856 to Margaret HUME At Doon Mills, by Rev Hamilton Gibson. John, of Brown & Shiels, butchers. Both of Doon.

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: John Brown Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1830 Birth Place: Ayr, Scotland Age at Death: 46 Death Date: 12 Oct 1876 Death Place: Wellington, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Mar 1830 - New Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 14 Mar 1830 - New Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - flesher - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - butcher - 1856 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jan 1856 - Doon Mills, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: General Debility ending in Phthisis - 12 Oct 1876 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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