Eliza Emily (Wood) Brown (1859 - 1923)

Born 1859 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Wife of Henry Wilson Brown — married 1878 in Kendal, Westmorland, England

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1923 at about age 64 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Eliza was born in 1859. She passed away in 1923.

ELIZA EMILY WOOD (Wood-55832)

PARENTS. John William Wood & Frances (Maryeth) Wood

BIRTH. 1859, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

BIRTH. 1859

Name Eliza Emily Wood

Event Type Birth Registration

Event Date 1859

Event Place Headington, Oxfordshire, England

Registration District Headington

Page 559, Volume 3A, Affiliate Line Number 40

Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar

Registration Year 1859

CHRISTENING. 24 Apr 1859

Name Eliza Emily Wood

Sex Female

Father's Name John William Wood

Father's Sex Male

Mother's Name Frances [Maryeth]

Mother's Sex Female

Event Type Christening

Event Date 24 Apr 1859

Event Place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

MARRIAGE. 1878, Kendal, Westmorland, England

MARRIAGE. 1878, Henry Wilson Brown, son of John Brown & Isobel (Wilson) Brown

MARRIAGE. 1878

Name Eliza Emily Wood

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 1878

Event Place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Registration District Kendal

Page 846, Volume 10B, Affiliate Line Number 220

Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep

Registration Year 1878

Possible Spouse Henry Wilson Brown

Children (born bef. Census 1881):

(1) Frances Eliza Brown, b. 1879, d. Jul 1972, m. 1901, Victor Vincent Alexander Marchwinski, son of Alexander Stanislav Marchwinski & Emma (Buckthought) (Penrose) Marchwinski

(2) Isobel Ethel Brown, b. 1880, d. 25 Dec 1959, m (1). 1904, William Headford, son of William Headford & Mary Ann (Walters) Headford, m (2). 1947, Clement Harry Burford, son of Unknown

England and Wales Census, 1881:

Name Henry Brown

Sex Male

Age 21

Birth Year (Estimated) 1860

Birthplace Ambleside, Westmorland, England

Marital Status Married

Occupation Farmer 380 Acres Employs 1 Man 1 Girl

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Event Type Census

Event Date 1881

Event Place Hawkshead With Monk Coniston And Skelwith, Lancashire, England

Registration District Ulverston

Page Number 5

Piece/Folio 4284/49

Registration Number RG11

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE:

Eliza Emily Brown, Wife, F, 22, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Frances E Brown, Daughter, F, 2, Skelwith, Lancashire, England

Isobel E Brown, Daughter, F, 0, Skelwith, Lancashire, England

William N Mason, Servant, M, 21, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Holmes, Servant, F, 14, Ambleside, Westmorland, England

Maggie Holmes, Visitor, F, 12, Ambleside, Westmorland, England

Children (born aft Census 1881 & bef Emigration to Australia):

(3) Herbert John Brown, b. 1882, d. Aug 1978

(4) William Henry Brown, b. 1883, d. 28 Jul 1953, m. 1909, Lily May Harper, daughter of George Andrew Harper & Charlotte Jane (Higginbotham) Harper

(5) Violet Lilian Brown, b. abt. 1885

(6) John Ernest Brown, b. 1886, d. 20 Oct 1957, m. 5 Mar 1912, Florence Matilda Bailhache, daughter of Adolphus Arthur Bailhache & Catherine (Duggan) Bailhache

Children (born in Australia):

(7) Walter Edward Brown, b. 1888, d. 1889

(8) Mabel Stella Brown, b. 1889, d. Oct 1972, m. 1915, Norman James Charles Condell Collins, son of James Joseph Collins & Bridget Agnes (Hall) Collins

(9) Edith Gladys Brown, b. 1893, d. 2 Jun 1980, m. 1915, Ernest Phillip Southorn, son of Unknown & Leah Southorn

DEATH. 9 Feb 1923, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

DEATH. VIC BDM Death Reg: #3403/1923

Family Name BROWN

Given Names Eliza Emily

Father WOOD Unknown

Mother Unknown UNKNOWN

Place of death SOUTH YARRA

Age 63

DEATH NOTICE. BROWN.—On February 9, at her home, 24 Grosvenor-street, Eliza Emily, loved wife of Henry Wilson, loving mother of Frances (Mrs, Marchwinski), Ethel (Mrs. W. Headford), Herbert John (Bert), William Henry. Violet (Mrs. Shields), John Ernest, Mabel (Mrs. Collins), Edith (Mrs. Southorn); aged 63 years, Private interment 10th.

Death of Spouse: 13 Jun 1942, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

Sources

• Birth: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26TM-VHZ

• Christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7S5-KDW

• Marriage: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D5L-C82

• England and Wales Census, 1881: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27R-QZJ3

• Death: VIC BDM Death Reg: #3403/1923

• Death Notice: The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956) Mon 12 Feb 1923, Page 4: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/274005148