Born in Newton by Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Emma (Faulkner) Brown
— married
10 Dec 1846 in Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester, Lancashire, England
[children unknown]
Died
at age 83
in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Problems/Questions
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Biography
William Brown was born on 31 May 1816 in Newton by Chester, Cheshire, and christened on 28 Jun 1816 at St Oswald's in Chester, Cheshire. He was the son of John Brown and Ann (Monk) Brown. His father's occupation was recorded in the christening record as gentleman, and the family's address as Brook Street. William's grandparents had founded the well-known department store Browns of Chester in about 1831, and William, in his turn, ran it.
William married Emma Faulkner on 10 Dec 1846 at Manchester Cathedral.
William was mayor of Chester in 1886-7.
William died on 7 Mar 1900 in Chester, Cheshire.
Research Notes
The obituary gives his birthplace as Flookersbrook, Lancashire, which is a bit puzzling since the censuses of 1851 and 1861 suggest he was born in Chester, and he appears to have been christened there.
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYD-MCB : 11 September 2019), Charles F Faulkener, Manchester, Lancashire, England; citing Manchester, Lancashire, England, p. 1, 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:M7L3-F6J : 3 March 2021), Helena H Brown in household of William Brown, Cheshire, 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.