BROWN FAMILY

Titus Binns BROWN was born in 1867 in Guiseley, Yorkshire.

In the 1881 Census, he was living with Jno. Wm. BROWN and "M. A." in Kirkgate, Otley, York, England:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
Jno. Wm. BROWN	Head	M	Male	54	Guisley, York, England	Sewing Machine Agent
M. A. BROWN	Wife	M	Female	51	Guisley, York, England
Titus B. BROWN	Son		Male	13	Guisley, York, England	Scholar

Source Information:
Dwelling  Kirkgate
Census Place Otley, York, England
Family History Library Film  1342036
Public Records Office Reference  RG11
Piece / Folio  4338 / 93
Page Number  6

In Jun 1891, Titus Binns BROWN married Jane DODSWORTH (link) in Wharfedale, Yorkshire (source: freebmd)

By the 1901 census, they were living in Danby Wiske Entire, with three
children:

Titus Binns BROWN was aged 33 and his occupation was "Schoolmaster"
Jane BROWN was aged 35 and her occupation: "Schoolmistress"

Gertrude Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1893 approx in Danby Wiske)
Percy Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1895 approx in Danby Wiske)
George Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1899 approx in Danby Wiske)

Gertrude Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1893 approx in Danby Wiske) was married to Paddy QUINN (who was more than 15 years younger than her). She was a music teacher, played the violin and piano, which she used to play for The Middlesbrough girls choir at Christmas.

Percy Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1895 approx in Danby Wiske) was my great grandfather. He married Zella Vera Purser, of which not a great deal is known - although the London Gazette does have record of a "Miss Zella Vera Dodsworth BROWN (230740)" who joined the Nursing Reserve forces on 1st May 1942. She was a nurse when she met and married Percy; the other soldiers in the ward made a bet she would not marry him, but she did. Zella left the UK at some point, headed for Australia, where she took up a new life for several years before returning to trace the Brown family through the Salvation Army in the early 1980s.

Their son, John, also has a mention in the London Gazette, as he became a 2nd Lieutenant for the "CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS", on 23rd Apr 1944:  "14412307 John Dodsworth BROWN (315477)."

George Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1899 approx in Danby Wiske) 

Summary 

John/Jonathan William BROWN (1827/1828 - ?)
m. "M. A." (1830 - )

Titus Binns BROWN (1867 - )
m. Jane DODSWORTH (1866-), Jun 1891

1. Gertrude Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1893 approx in Danby Wiske)
2. Percy Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1895 approx in Danby Wiske)
   m. Zella PURSER (later known as Zella Barden)
   
   1. Vera Dodsworth Brown
      m. Douglas Malone
   2. George Dodsworth Brown
      m. [living]
      1. [living]
      2. [living]
   3. John Dodsworth Brown (of Kennelworth)
       
3. George Dodsworth BROWN (b. 1899 approx in Danby Wiske)

Brown is a common name, and "M A" doesn't give much to go on.  Nevetheless, there are only a few options thus far:

Option 1 - "M A" is infact "Mary Hannah" - I think that Hannah and Anna are quite easily confused.

Surname	First name(s)		District	Vol	Page
Marriages Sep 1859
Brown	William		Otley	9a	168
Pearson	Mary Hannah		Otley	9a	168
Thornton	John		Otley	9a	168

IGI Speculations

The following genealogy is entirely speculative as I have not seen any certificates etc, and am just going by the IGI at www.familysearch.org 

There are two John BROWNs listed in the IGI as christened in Guiseley around 1827. Both have the same Parent's Names - George BROWN and Hannah. 

The reason I give 1827 as John BROWN's birth year is his age at the time of the 1881 census. This was taken 3rd April 1881, and so the first of these John's would have just turned 54 - making him a very likely candidate!

• JOHN BROWN
  Christening: 16 MAR 1828 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: GEORGE BROWN 
  Mother: HANNAH
  (Batch: C009382;| Printout: 6909735 Church of England. Parish Church of Guiseley )
• JOHN AMBLER BROWN
  Christening: 04 OCT 1829 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: GEORGE BROWN 
  Mother: HANNAH
  (Batch: C009382, Printout: 6909735 Church of England. Parish Church of Guiseley )

Is it possible that there were two George and Hannah BROWN's? Of course! Is is possible John was baptised twice? Possible! I suppose it is possible the first John Brown died young, but I haven't come across any records yet.

A Hannah AMBLER married a George BROWN in Otley, 1827.

• HANNAH AMBLER
  married
  GEORGE BROWN
  21 JUL 1827 Otley, Yorkshire, England

It is possible this is she:

• HANNAH AMBLER
  Christening: 20 JAN 1805 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: JOHN AMBLER

Assuming that George would probably have married aged between 20 and 30, there are a couple of likely candidates' christenings:

• GEORGE BROWN 
  Birth: 22 MAR 1804 
  Christening: 06 MAY 1804 Otley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: CHARLES BROWN 
  (Batch: C009354)
• GEORGE BROWN
  Christening: 27 APR 1806 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: JOHN BROWN 
  (Batch: 7231213)

Getting VERY Speculative now, there is a Charles BROWN born in Otley 1770

• CHARLES BROWN
  Christening: 04 NOV 1770 Otley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: WILLIAM BROWN
  (Batch: 7216628)

And John BROWNs born in Guiseley 1774 and 1782,
... or Jon BROWNs of 1779 and 1781

• JOHN BROWN
  Christening: 19 MAR 1774 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: JAMES BROWN
  (Batch 7231213)
• JOHN BROWN
  Birth: 14 JAN 1782
  Christening: 02 FEB 1782 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: JOHN BROWN
  Mother: MARY
  (Batch 7231214)
• JON BROWN
  Birth: 14 SEP 1781 
  Christening: 07 OCT 1781 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: JOHN BROWN
  Mother: RACHAEL
  (Batch 7231214)
• JON BROWN
  Christening: 29 NOV 1779 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: JOHN BROWN
  (Batch 7231214)

And there is a JOHN AMBLER Christened in Guiseley in  1773

• JOHN AMBLER
  Christening: 11 APR 1773 Guiseley, Yorkshire, England
  Father: JOHN AMBLER
  (Batch: 7005719)

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[ 1881  KIRKGATE, Otley, York ]

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