William Brown (1830 - 1910)

Born 3 Mar 1830 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Selina (Humphreys) Brown — married 24 Apr 1853 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1910 at age 80 in Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Biography

William Brown was born in Northamptonshire, England.

William Brown migrated from England to New Zealand in 1856.

William was baptized April 1830 at Preston Capes, Northamptonshire. ^[1]

On 24 April 1853 at Preston Capes, he married Selina Humphrey. ^{[2] [3]}

With wife Selena and two daughters Amelia and Sarah, he emigrated to Nelson, New Zealand in 1856 aboard the Emma Colvin. His parents and siblings were on the same ship as well. ^[4]

He could not read or write. ^{[citation needed]}

William died 6 October 1910 at his daughter Mrs. Thomas Talbot's residence in Hastings, NZ. ^{[5] [6]}

He is buried at Hastings Cemetery with the Talbots. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912"
   Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9200 #1655543 (accessed 28 January 2024)
   William Brown baptism in Apr 1830 (born about 1830), child of John Brown & Hannah Brown, in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNP2-TM2 : 12 March 2020), William Brown, 1853.
3. ↑ GRO reference: 1853 Q2 Daventry 3b 181 . Brown William + Humphrey Selina . Accessed via FreeBMD
4. ↑ Emma Colvin passenger list, RootsWeb ShipsToNZ, accessed 28 Jan 2024.
5. ↑ 1910 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Temuka Leader, Issue 5921, 13 October 1910, Page 2
   "Death" (accessed 30 January 2024)
6. ↑ NZ BDM Death search: 1910/6688 Brown William 80Y
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #188232053

• 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
  Class: HO107; Piece: 798; Book: 22; Civil Parish: Preston Capes; County: Northamptonshire; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 6; Page: 6; Line: 12; GSU roll: 438874
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #8750109 (accessed 28 January 2024)
  William Brown (11) in Preston Capes in Daventry registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in Northamptonshire, England.
• 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
  Class: HO107; Piece: 1741; Folio: 222; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87696; ED, institution, or vessel: 10; Household schedule number: 50
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #17533846 (accessed 28 January 2024)
  William Brown (20) son in household of John Brown (48) in Preston Capes in Daventry registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England.