Thomas Brown (1811 - 1862)

Born 24 Dec 1811 in Morton by Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth (Muir) Derby — married 9 Jan 1846 (to 27 Oct 1862) in Dunscore, Parish of Morton, Dumfriesshire

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1862 at age 50 in Kilness, Holywood, Dumfriesshire

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Biography

Parents: John Brown and Margaret Kenneday [Kennedy]

Christened 31 December 1811

1841: Dry Gill Street, Morton, Dumfriesshire

BROWN John M 66 Drover born Dumfries-shire BROWN Thomas M 23 Cattle Dealer born Dumfries-shire BROWN Robert M 20 Cattle Dealer born Dumfries-shire BROWN Sara F 17 Housekeeper born Dumfries-shire RILEY George M 16 Cattle Drover born Ireland

1846: Marriage to Elizabeth Muir (of the Parish of Dunscore. Thomas Brown of the Parish of Morton.

1851: Census: Thomas Brown Head 39 Farmer 45 Acres employing 3 labourers, Born Morton, Dumfries Elizabeth Brown 26 Born Kirkpatrick, Kirkcudbright Margaret Brown 4 Daughter Scholar at Home, Born  ?? John Brown Son 2, Born ?? Agnes Ferguson, Servant 40, Born ??, Kirkcubright Jane Muir, Sister-in-Law 12, Born ??, Dumfries

1856: A Farmer and Cattle Dealer in Kilness, Parish of Holywood, Dumfriesshire.

1862: Died aged 51 in Kilness, Parish of Holywood. Death registered by George Muir, Father-in-Law.

Holywood Church & Graveyard: [4909] "Erected by Thomas Brown In Memory of Jean Brown his daughter, who died at Kilness, Holywood, 16th November 1858 aged 5 years and 2 months Also the above Thomas Brown, who died 27th October 1862 aged 52 years Also Thomasina Elizabeth his daughter, who died 9th November 1867 aged 4 years and 11 months And Elizabeth Muir, wife of the above James *[Thomas] Brown, and latterly wife of James Derby, who died at Clouden Mill 10th day of January 1882 aged 55 years Also Helen Armstrong, wife of John Brown, late of Kilness, who died 1st October 1903 aged 54 years"

• Assumed to have been wrongly transcribed from headstone.

Sources

• National Records of Scotland: Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms 843/ 10 192 Morton

• 1841 Census https://freecen1.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

• National Records of Scotland: Old Parish Registers Marriages 843/ 20 167 Morton) Page 167 of 186

• National Records of Scotland: 1851 Census 830/ 4/ 1 Page 1 of 15

• National Records of Scotland: Statutory registers Deaths 830/ 23

• http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dfsgal/Holywood/mi-data/All-MIs.htm

Acknowledgments

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