See also
Name:
John Brown1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1881, 1881 Census for Household of John Brown
Dissenters Chapel
1891, Cemetery Register for Burial of John Brown
Birth:
Address: Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire
As children were normally baptised within a few weeks of birth it is assumed that he was born in early April of late March
Baptism:
30 Apr 1816 (age 0)
St Mary and St James Parish Church3
Address: Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Who else was there is not known
Occupation:
building contractor and timber merchant; Grimsby, Lincolnshire4 5 2 6 7
The 1851, 1861 and 1871 Censuses gives his occupation as a builder and timber merchant employing up to contractor employing 28 men and 15 boys. From 1876 to 1878 he was contracted to build the Batist Tabernacle in Grimsby where his son-in-law Edward Lauderdale was the minister.
Parents:
13 Jan 1873 (age 56)
John and Mary Brown were present at the burial of their child Lucy on 13 January 1873 in Great Grimsby Cemetery, Ainsley Street, Great Grimsby according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. Edward Lauderdale. The service would have been held in the Dissenters Chapel and followed by a short committal service at the grave. Her parents would have been present and possibly her siblings George, Mary Ann and Clara. Who else was there is not known.She was buried in Plot 50/29 with her nieces Mary and Lucy Lauderdale.
Daughter's marriage:
5 Jul 1876 (age 60)
Marriage of daughter Mary to Edward Lauderdale
Witness:
5 Jul 1876 (age 60)
John witnessed the Marriage of Edward Lauderdale and Mary Jane Brown
Mourner:
1 Feb 1878 (age 61)
John Brown was a mourner at the burial of Mary Maitland Lauderdale on 1 February 1878 in Great Grimsby Cemetery, Ainsley Street, Great Grimsby according to the Church of England rite. The mourners included John Brown and Mary Jane Marriott. The service which was taken by the Rev. J Fordyce would have been held in the Dissenters Chapel and followed by committal service at the grave. Her parents and grandparents on her mother's side would have been present but is unlikely that her grandparents on her father's side who lived in Northumberland would have been present. Who else was there is not known.
spouse:
20 Apr 1878 (age 62)
Death of spouse Mary
Spouse:
23 Apr 1878 (age 62)
His wife Mary was buried in Great Grimsby Cemetery
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 65)
Great Grimbsy8
Address: 10 St James Terrace, Bargate
The household consisted of John and his children George, Ann and Alice. There were also two servants - Lucy Clark who was the cook and Alice Moore who was a housemaid. Although Alice (age 25) is shown as John's daughter she has not been recorded in previous Censuses for John.
Mourner:
3 Jan 1883 (age 66)
John Brown was a mourner at the burial of Lucy Maitland Lauderdale on 3 January 1883 in Great Grimsby Cemetery, Ainsley Street, Great Grimsby according to the Church of England rite. The mourners included John Brown. The burial took place the day after her death presumably because she had died of scarlatina. The service which was taken by the Rev. J. J. Prescott would have been held in the Dissenters Chapel and followed by a short committal service at the grave. Her parents and grandparents on her mother's side would have been present and possibly her older sister Maggie, but is unlikely that her grandparents on her father's side who lived in Northumberland would have been present. Who else was there is not known. She was buried with her sister Mary in Plot 50/29.
Death:
24 May 1891 (age 75)
Address: St James Terrace, Bargate
The cemetery register for his burial gives the date and place of his death
Burial:
27 May 1891
Address: Ainsley Street
If it was large funeral it would almost certainly have taken place in the Baptist Tabernacle which he had built. A smaller funeral sevice would have taken place in the Dissenters Chapel at the cemetery. In both cases the funeral service would have been followed by a short committal service at the graveside. It is noted from the register page that E. Lauderdale was the Officiating Minister at some of of the burials. As Edward Lauderdale was John Brown's son-in-law (married to his daughter Mary) it is surprising that the service was not taken by him. Who else was there is not known although although a number of friends and business acquaintances were almost certainly present
Although he was buried in the same section as his wife Jane he was not buried in the same grave. Jane was buried in Plot 50/21; John was buried in Plot 50/13. He would certainly have had a memorial but in 1959 the entire burial ground was cleared and memorials were destroyed and buried. No record of his memorial can be found.
1851, 1851 Census for Household John Brown in Great Grimsby
1871, 1871 Census for Household of John Brown in Great Grimbsy
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 34-35)
Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire4
Address: River Head
The household consisted of John, his wife Mary and their three children George (age 6), Lucy (age 4) and (age 2). In addition they had a visitor Anne Leonard whose relationship to the family is unknown and servant Sarah Webster.
Census for household:
7 Apr 1861 (age 45)
Grimsby, Lincolnshire5
Address: 11 Victoria Street West
The household consisted of John, his wife Mary and their five children George (age 16), Lucy (age 14), Mary (age 12), Anne (age 9) and Clara (age 2). They also had a servant Betsy Rose.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1871 (age 55)
Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire2
Address: Deans Gate
The household consisted of John, his wife Mary and their four children George (age 26), Lucy (age 24), Mary (age 22) and Anne (age 19). They also had a servant Sarah Marshall. The size of the house is not known but it must have been an affluent area as all the heads of adjacent households had professional occupations and employed servants.
1871 England Census for Household of John Brown in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: RG10/3411. Folio 20, Page 32, Schedule 147; John Brown age 55 born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/3411.
1871 United Kingdom census, Deans Gate, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, RG10/3411, Folio 20, Page 32, Schedule 147, head of household: John Brown, National Archives.
Parish Register for Baptism of John Brown, St Mary and St James , Grimsby, Lincolnshire, 30 April 1816, Lincolnshire Records Office.
1851 United Kingdom census, River Head, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, HO107/2113, Folio 117, Page 2, Schedule 5, head of household: John Brown, National Archives.
1861 United Kingdom census, 11 Victoria Street West, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, RG09/2388, Folio 55, Page 10, Schedule 49, head of household: John Brown, National Archives.
News item in Grimbsy Observer and Humber News, New Baptist Chapel Memorial Stone Laying, 25 October 1876, Grimsby Central Library.
Parish Register for Baptism of Clara Brown, St Swithin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 19 December 1895, North - East Lincolshire Archives.
1881 United Kingdom census, 10 St James Terrace, Bar Gate, Great Grimbsy, RG11/3267, Folio 21, Page 35, Schedule 156, head of household: John Brown, National Archives.
Burial of John Brown, Old Cemetary, Ainsley Street, Great Grimsby, 27 May 1891, North - East Lincolshire Archives
England and Wales Death Registration Index, John Brown, Q2 1891, Caistor, Vol. 7a, Page 579, General Register Office.
Great Grimsby Cemetery, Great Grimsby
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, John Brown and Mary Marriott, Q4 1845, Lincoln, Vol 14, Page 839, General Register Office.
1871 England Census for Household of John Brown in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: RG10/3411. Folio 20, Page 32, Schedule 147; Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/3411.
Marriage certificate of Edward Lauderdale and Mary Jane Brown, 5 July 1876, Jack Ward.