George Brown

Cal 1829 - 1916  (~ 86 years)

• Name	George Brown
  Born	CALC 28 Aug 1829	, Londonderry, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177661995
  Residence	1858	Shakespeare, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1902	Shakespeare, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
  	Justice of the Peace
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-84408
  Died	23 May 1916	Shakespeare, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	South Easthope Cemetery, Shakespeare, Perth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I84408	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Major Brown,   b. 1791, , Ireland ,   d. 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Kelly,   b. 1785, , Ireland ,   d. 18 Dec 1876, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F210927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Holwell,   b. 1838, Woodhouse, , Leicestershire, England ,   d. 30 Jan 1905  (Age 67 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1858	, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Amelia Brown   2. Minnie Brown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F223550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  THE VILLAGE OF SHAKESPEARE, PERTH COUNTY Mrs. A. M. Fraser This is a small, thriving village, located halfway between New Hamburg and Stratford on the original main line of the Grand Trunk Railway. Ninety to one hundred years ago it was known as Bell's Corners, after the first Bell family who settled there. The name persisted until after 1850. "Smith's Canada," published in 1851, speaks of Bell's Corners as a small settlement on the Huron Road, leading from Wilmot Township to Goderich, now Provincial Highway No. 7. It is the boundary line between the townships of North and South Easthope, in the County of Perth. There is, or was in 1850, another village called 'Bell's Corners, near Bytown, now Ottawa. Change of the name of the village to Shakespeare was probably about coincident with the coming of the railway which was opened through to Stratford in 1856. The first Post Office in Shakespeare was kept by a man named Mitchell in a small frame building, which stood on the site of the present Shakespeare Hotel. The office was moved to another small building when George Brown was appointed Postmaster. This latter building has been used for a number of different purposes and is still standing, well preserved, next to 'the home of the Misses Amelia and Minnie Brown, daughters of the late George Brown. Waterloo Historical Society, Twenty-Eighth Annual Report 1940

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. George Brown, d. 23 May 1916 Shakespear, aged 86 yrs, 8mos, 25 days, Londonderry, Ireland. buried S. E. Hope, widower, postmaster, s/o Major Brown and Mary Kelly [S35] Vit - ON, Perth - Marriage Register of Perth County 1858-1869. NameHarriet Holwell Age23 GenderFemale Birth PlaceLiecestershire, England ResidenceShakespeare Spouse NameGeorge Brown Spouse Age25 Spouse GenderMale Spouse Birth PlaceDerry, Ireland Spouse ResidenceShakespeare Marriage Date20 Jul 1858 Father NameThomas Mother NameMary Spouse Father NameMajor Spouse Mother NameMary Ann CountyPerth [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. George Brown, d. 23 May 1916 Shakespeare, aged 86 yrs, 8mos, 25 days, Londonderry, Ireland. buried S. E. Hope, widower, postmaster, s/o Major Brown and Mary Kelly

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 28 Aug 1829 - , Londonderry, Ireland Residence - 1858 - Shakespeare, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Jul 1858 - , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Justice of the Peace - 1902 - Shakespeare, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 May 1916 - Shakespeare, North Easthope Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - South Easthope Cemetery, Shakespeare, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth