William
Brown
Born about in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Wallace (Johnstone) Brown
— married
about 1846 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Janet Eskdale (Brown) Figgis, Elizabeth Brown, George John Johnstone Brown, Robert Brown, William Hope Johnstone Brown, Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Barrie and Thomas Oswald Brown
Died
at about age 58
in Ballarat, Victoria (Australia)
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Biography
William Brown was born about 1816 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was the son of Robert Brown and Janet Eskdale. [1]
William was a farmer
He became a farmer.
William Brown migrated from Scotland to Victoria.
William was a miner
William married Mary Johnstone in 1846 in Dumfriesshire. [2] The couple migrated to Victoria (Australia) in 1859 aboard the Ocean Chief, with their first four children, settling around Ballarat and the gold-diggings. After trying his hand at gold mining, William returned to farming. Mary was kept busy extending the family.
Aged 58 years, he passed away in 1874 and is buried in Ballarat Old Cemetery. [3]
Sources
- ↑ ascertained from death record
- ↑ unsubstantiated family records
- ↑ Victoria Death Index #337/1874
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