Matthew Brown (bef. 1782 - abt. 1872)

Born before 19 May 1782 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Husband of Sarah (Wild) Brown — married 3 Jan 1802 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Sarah (Swift) Brown — married 2 Aug 1814 in Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died about 11 Dec 1872 after about age 90 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Matthew was born about 1782. He is the son of William Brown and Hannah Hall. He was christened on 19 May 1782 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England.^[1]

Matthew Brown married Sarah Wilde on 3 Jan 1802 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.^[2]

Matthew Brown married Sarah Swift on 2 Aug 1814 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.^[3]

He died in 1872 at the age of 90.^[4]

Probate

“BROWN Matthew Effects under £2,000 17 January. The Will of Matthew brown late of Newton in the parish of a Manchester in the county of Lancaster Yeoman who died 11 December 1872 at Newton was proved at Manchester by John Brown of Crown Point Newton Labourer Henry Brown of 7 Crown Point Dyer and Matthew Brown of Cheetham Fold Newton Farmer the Sons the Executors.”^[5]

Census

• 1841 England Census: Name: Mathew Drown [Mathew Brown] ; Age: 50; Estimated; Birth Year: abt 1791; Gender: Male; Where born: Lancashire, England; Civil Parish: Manchester; Hundred: Salford; County/Island: Lancashire; Country: England; Registration District: Manchester; Sub-registration District: Newton

Mathew Drown 50

Sarah Drown 55

William Drown 14

Esther Drown 11^[6]

• 1851 England Census: Event Type: Census; Name: Matthew Brown; Sex: Male; Age: 68; Event Place: Newton, Lancashire, England; Registration District: Manchester; Birth Year (Estimated): 1783; Birthplace: Newton, Lancashire; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Hand Loom Weaver Silk; Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Matthew Brown Head M 68 Newton, Lancashire

Sarah Brown Wife F 67 Purton, Yorkshire

Sarah Hibbert Grand Daughter F 26 Newton, Lancashire

Magdalane Robinson Visitor F 5 Blackpool, Lancashire

• 1861 England Census:; Name: Matthew Brown; Sex: Male; Age: 78l Event Place (Original): Newton, Lancashire, England; Registration District: Manchester; Birth Year (Estimated): 1783; Birthplace: , Lancashire; Marital Status: Widowed;; Occupation: Retired Silk Weaver; Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Matthew Brown Head M 78 , Lancashire

William Malam Son In Law M 38 ..., Cheshire

Esther Malam Daughter F 32 Newton Heath, Lancashire

Sarah Malam Granddaughter F 2 Newton Heath, Lancashire

• 1871 England Census: Event Type: Census; Name: Matthew Brown; Sex: Male; Age: 88; Event Place (Original): Newton, Lancashire, England; Sub-District: Newton; Birth Year (Estimated): 1783; Birthplace: Failsworth, Lancashire; Marital Status: Widowed; Occupation: Silk Weaver; Relationship to Head of Household: Father-in-law

William Malan Head M 48 Dudlem, Cheshire

Esther Malan Wife F 42 Newton, Lancashire

Julia Malan Daughter F 15 Newton, Lancashire

Esther A Malan Daughter F 6 Newton, Lancashire

Matthew Brown Father-in-law M 88 Failsworth, Lancashire

Research Notes

I couldn’t find the burial record for his first wife Sarah Wild, although it is quoted in a number of trees there was no source. For this reason, we cannot be certain that the same Matthew Brown married both Sarahs. However, we have a possible christening for Sarah Wild in Ashton under Lyne (just four miles from Newton) whereas the Sarah in the census records was born in Pudsey, Yorkshire and whilst there is a matching christening for Sarah Swift in Pudsey, there is no match for Sarah Wild. Hence the later children certainly belong to Sarah Swift and the earlier ones to Sarah Wild.Hardman-1532 12:20, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J33K-14R : 21 March 2020), Matthew Brown, 1782.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV6W-FZ2 : 12 March 2020), Matthew Brown, 1802.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK83-Q9X : 13 March 2020), Matthew Brown, 1814.
4. ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results BROWN, MATTHEW; Age at Death: 90; GRO Reference: 1872 D Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 260
5. ↑ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England
6. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Class: HO107; Piece: 584; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Manchester; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 37; Page: 20; Line: 20; GSU roll: 438736

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLN-75W : 9 November 2019), Matthew Brown, Newton, Lancashire, England; citing Newton, Lancashire, England, p. 14, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7NQ-39K : 5 August 2020), Matthew Brown, Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBN8-HJT : 24 April 2019), Matthew Brown in entry for William Malan, 1871.