William Brown (1801 - 1872)

Born 23 May 1801 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Catherine (Foss) Brown — married 28 Nov 1825 in St James Church of England, King Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1872 at age 71 in Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

William Brown was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

William was a shoemaker.

William was born in 1801. He was the son of James Brown and Sarah Negus. He was baptized 24 May 1801 in Norwich.^[1]

In 1820, at the age of 18, he was transported to New South Wales. He was tried in 1820 at Norfolk for larceny and sentenced to seven years. He arrive in Sydney December 1820 on the ship Elizabeth.

He was married to Elizabeth Catherine Foss 28 November 1825 at St. James Church of England, King Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^[2] They were the parents of eleven children: William, Henrietta, Mary Ann, James, Frederick, Sarah, Henry, Charlotte, Negus, John, and George.

His wife died 12 December 1854 at Cooks River, New South Wales.

He died at his home at Shellharbour, NSW, in 1872 at the age of 71,^[3][4] and was buried in the old Shellharbour cemetery.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7FM-PXQ : 6 November 2020), William Browne, 1801.
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 27 Sep 2022), Index entry for WILLIAM BROWN and ELIZABETH C FOSS; Church code: CJ (Church of England - Sydney, St James'); Registration Number: 50/1825 V182550 149
3. ↑ Probable death registration: Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 27 Sep 2022), Index entry for BROWN WILLIAM; Parents: WILLIAM & DIED KIAMA; District: KIAMA; Registration Number: 4444/1872
4. ↑ INQUEST. (1872, July 18). The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser (NSW : 1863 - 1947), p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101491176
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161238171/william-brown: accessed April 28, 2024), memorial page for William Brown (1800–15 Jul 1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #161238171, citing Shellharbour Cemetery, Shellharbour, Shellharbour City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209).