William
Brown
Born in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Brown
and Elizabeth (Walkeden) Brown
Brother of
George Brown, Thomas Brown, Joseph Brown, Betty Brown, Ann (Brown) Cope, Ellen Brown, John Brown and Dorothy (Brown) Cope
Husband of
Ann (Poyser) Brown
— married
23 Apr 1821 in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Brown) Mathews, Ann Brown, Charles Brown, William Brown, Thomas Brown, Harriet Brown, John Brown, Mark Brown, Martha Brown and Eli Brown
Died
at about age 74
in Pensnett, Staffordshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Nov 2019
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Biography
William son of Thomas Brown and Elizabeth Walkeden was christened in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, on 3 March 1799.[1]
He married Ann Poyser in Abbots Bromley on 23 April 1821.[2]
Like his father and brothers, William was a brick maker who travelled to building sites around the country. His daughter Ann was born and christened when he was working in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in 1825.[3]
He is recorded in the 1841 England and Wales census at The Hollies, Pensnett, Staffordshire, a brick maker aged 40. Other household members were[4]
- Ann Brown, Female, 40, Staffordshire
- Sarah Brown, Female, 15, Staffordshire
- Charles Brown, Male, 14, Staffordshire
- William Brown, Male, 12, Staffordshire
- Thomas Brown, Male, 10, Staffordshire
- Harriet Brown, Female, 8, Staffordshire
- John Brown, Male, 7, Staffordshire
- Martha Brown, Female, 5, Staffordshire
- Mark Brown, Male, 3, Staffordshire
- James Dorman, Male, 25
In the England and Wales Census, 1851 William Brown 52 born about 1799 in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, brickmaker, was head of his household in Turnpike Road, Pensnett, Staffordshire, England. Other Household members were:
- Ann Brown Wife Female 50 Newcastle, Staffordshire
- Ann Brown Daughter Female 25 Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Thomas Brown Son Male 19 Leigh, Staffordshire
- Harriet Brown Daughter Female 18 Leigh, Staffordshire
- John Brown Son Male 16 Weeford, Staffordshire
- Martha Brown Daughter Female 13 Weeford, Staffordshire
- Eli Brown Son Male 9 Pensnett, Staffordshire. [5]
In the England and Wales Census, 1861 William Brown 61 born about 1800 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, cow keeper, was head of his household in Hollies, Pensnett, Staffordshire, England. Other Household members were:
- Ann Brown Wife Female 60 Hanley, Staffordshire
- Ann Brown Daughter Female 34 Hurdsfield, Cheshire
- Martha Brown Daughter Female 22 Weeford, Staffordshire
- Louisa Mathews Granddaughter Female 11 Shrewsbury Abberley,. [6]
In the England and Wales Census, 1871 William Brown 72 born Abbots Bromley, retired farmer, and his wife Ann Brown 70 born Burslem, lived in Pensnett, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. [7]
He passed away in 1873.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Y-7ZCG : 16 March 2018), William Brown, 03 Mar 1799; citing Baptism, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 7,567,149.
- ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQZ-HVH3 : 13 December 2017), Ann Poyser and William Brown, 1821.
- ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3L2-JB2 : 7 December 2017), Ann Brown, 23 Dec 1825, Christening; citing item 4 p 3, St Michael, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,105,907.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT8-26W : 23 May 2019), William Brown, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCF-DBB : 8 November 2019), William Brown, Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England; citing Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England, p. 41, 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://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7X7-BZM : 24 October 2019), William Brown, Worcestershire, 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:V5TZ-J5D : 28 September 2019), William Brown, 1871.
- "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCF-DBB : 8 November 2019), William Brown, Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England; citing Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England, p. 41, 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://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7X7-BZM : 24 October 2019), William Brown, Worcestershire, 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:V5TZ-J5D : 28 September 2019), William Brown, 1871.
- "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JY5-H1L : 31 December 2014), William Brown, 1873; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- England & Wales General Register Office online index death index viewed on 21 Nov 2019: BROWN, WILLIAM age 74; GRO Reference: 1873 J Quarter in STOURBRIDGE Volume 06C Page 99
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Alberta Brown
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member argrigat
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~0.78%
Stephen Heathcote :
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Rejected matches › William B. Brown (1798-1872) › William Brown Jr. (abt.1799-) › William F Brown (1799-1871) › William Brown (abt.1801-) › William Brown (abt.1798-) › William Brown (1798-1855) › William Brown (abt.1799-) › William R Brown (1800-1862) › William S. Brown (1799-1876) › William Brown (abt.1800-) › William Daniel Brown (abt.1800-) › William Brown (abt.1800-) › William E. Brown (abt.1800-) › William Brown (abt.1800-) › William Brown (-abt.1871) › William Brown (abt.1800-) › William Thomas Brown (1800-1872) › William L Brown (aft.1800-) › William Brown (abt.1800-) › William Brown (1801-1872)
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On the other hand, as Ann Poyser appears to have been born in New Chapel St James, then to have married in William's home town, she may have had her first children in Abbotts Bromley. (I removed Martha and Lydia as well as Ann as they were not listed in William's 1851 census) Josephine
edited by Josephine (Johnson) Colahan
With regard to Martha Brown (in reply to your comment on my Lydia Brown) - Martha may have been Ann Poyser's first child, born in Abbots Bromley, in the year after their marriage in Abbots Bromley. Martha may have died young as there was another later in the marriage. Martha fits better into your William Brown family than into mine. I will leave her with mine at present, but I am quite prepared for you to claim her back!!