Birth: About 1785 Scriven, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Ruth ? c1779-1843
Death: July-September 1866 Easingwold, Yorkshire, UK
Sarah Brown 1808
Mary Brown c1810-a1841
George Brown 1811-a1881
Ann Brown [Clemishaw] 1813-1885
Elizabeth Brown [Sadler] 1815-a1851
Robert Brown 1816-a1872
John Brown 1818
Jabez Brown 1822-1897
There is a submitted entry in the IGI for the birth of John Brown in about 1782 in Ferrensby, Farnham, Yorkshire, and of his wife in about 1786 also in Ferrensby, and of two children Sarah Brown in 1808 and George Brown in 1811 both in Ferrensby.
There are entries in the IGI for the christening of Sarah and George in Farnham (1808-1811), but only the fathers name is given, Ann in Arkendale (1813) with both parents names (John and Ruth), and Elizabeth to Jabez in Easingwold (1815-1822) with both parents names. I cannot find an entry for Mary.
In the 1841 census as John Brown aged 55 (rounded down to a muliple of 5), born in Yorkshire, employed as a carrier and farmer, and living with Ruth Brown (wife? aged 60 and born in Yorkshire), Elizabeth, Jabez, and Mary Brown (daughters?), Ann Clemitshaw (married daughter?) and George and William Clemitshaw (grandsons?) at Uppleby, Easingwold, Yorkshire.
His wife died on 9 September 1843 at Easingwold. He informed of the death and made his mark so could not write. It states on the entry of death that he was a carrier and an occupier at Easingwold.
In the 1851 census as James Brown aged 67, born in Scrivin Knaresbro, a widower, formerly employed as a carrier, and a visitor with John and Elizabeth Sadler (who I believe was his daughter), and their two daughters (Elizabeth and Ruth Ann) at Long Lane, Easingwold.
In the 1861 census as John Brown aged 77, born in Scriven, Yorkshire, a late farmer and carrier, and living with his daughter (Anne Clemishaw), son-in-law (William Clemishaw), four grandsons (Daniel, George, John and William), two grandaughters (Ann and Sarah), and a servant Mary Barrett aged 26 at Market Place, Knaresborough.
There is an entry in FreeBMD for the death of John Brown in July-September 1866 aged 80 in Easingwold (9d 225).
Owned a watermill at Knaresborough according to Mona Chadwick but I have seen no evidence of this.
There is a submitted entry in the IGI for the birth of Mrs John Brown in Ferrensby, Farnham, Yorkshire in about 1768.
Entry in FreeBMD for the death of Ruth Brown in July-September 1843 in Easingwold (24 206).
On a copy of the Entry of Death number 287 in 1843 in Easingwold for Ruth Brown on 9 September 1843 at Easingwold it states she was 64 years old (date of birth is calculated from this),wife of John Brown who was a carrier. She died of a deased liver. The informant was John Brown, occupier at Easingwold who made his mark. The death was registered on 12 September 1743.
Philip Bird has an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for John Brown married to Ruth and a son Jabez. Another entry adds two daughters Anne and Elizabeth. Dave Kirk adds another daughter Mary (but she is taken from the wrong family in the 1871 census).
Scriven is half a mile NE, Ferrensby 3 miles NE, Arkendale 4 miles NE, Farnham 3 miles north and Easingwold 27 miles NE of Knaresborough.
John Brown was Felicity's third great grandfather.
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