Tuesday 25 March 2014

22. Frederick Brown - son of Richard Walter Brown and Harriet Gooch

1866 Key Information from the Birth Registration
When and where born; 23 December 1866, St Peters Street, St Albans
Name; Frederick
Sex; Boy
Name and Surname of Father; Richard Walter Brown
Name Surname and Maiden Surname of Mother; Harriet Brown formerly Gooch
Occupation of Father; Strawhat Manufacturer (Master)
Signature, Description and Residence of Informant; Richard Walter Brown Father St Peters St St Albans
When Registered; 14 January 1867




1871 Census - Brown Family
Schedule Type Household
Registration District Poplar
Sub-District Poplar
Parish Poplar
County London, Middlesex
Father Richard W Brown, age 32, born Hampshire. Mother Francis Brown, age 35, born Herefordshire. Son  Walter H Brown, age 13, born Herefordshire. Son Horace Brown, age 6, born Herefordshire. Son Frederick Brown, age 4, born Herefordshire. Dau Kate Brown, age under 1, born Poplar.
This information from Familysearch.org index.  Looking at the digitised record on Ancestry.com, the script is very poor and hard to read.  For Richard W the birth place looks closer to Herefordshire or maybe Hertfordshire.  All the other mentions of birth place are "do" that is same as above (except for Kate which is clearly Poplar).  Mother "Francis" could be Harriet poorly written.


1881 Census, Residence 105 High St Poplar London, Robert (Head), Occupation Journeyman Baker, Age 49, Born St Albans Hertfordshire; Harriet (Wife), Occupation, Age 45, Born St Albans Hertfordshire; Frederick (Son) Occupation Plasterer, Age 17, Born St Albans Hertfordshire; Martin (Son) Occupation Baker, Age 21, Born St Albans Hertfordshire; Kate (Dau) Occupation Scholar, Age 11, Born St Albans Hertfordshire; Lottie (Dau) Occupation Scholar, Age 7, Born St Albans Hertfordshire.

1888 Frederick Brown resident in Melbourne Victoria. According to his son, Frederick Brown made a number of trips to Victoria, before he settled in Melbourne.  He was described as visiting South Africa as a ship’s baker.  The diamond in ring that his son Frederick inherited, was said to be a diamond won in South Africa by Frederick gambling.

1889 Frederick Brown Age 22. Batchelor B. 1867, St Albans Essex, England, Married 7 September1889, Ida Wild, Christ’s Church, Hawthorn Victoria, Witnesses Thomas William Joy and A H Brady

1890 Jessie Victoria Brown Born 29 July 1890 Bowen St Hawthorn, Victoria.  Frederick is identified as aged 23 and occupation baker, born St Albans England.  Mother aged 25, born Middleborough, England.  Jessie married Ruben Wellington Williams 22 April 1920.  Note that Frederick Brown collapsed and died on the evening of the wedding.  Jessie died 3 June 1946 (Richmond), buried 5 June 1946 Springvale.

1895 Ida Frederica Brown Born Hawthorn, Victoria. Ida married Albert Herman Lauer 1921.  Ida died Adelaide South Australia

1897 Frederick George Edison Brown Born 8 November 1897 19 Henry St Hawthorn. Informant Eva Wild of 533 Church Street Richmond.   Eddie married Olive Stella Hindmarsh 1922 Richmond.  Died Caulfield 24 May 1970, Buried Dromana 26 May 1970.

1899 Reginald Alfred Brown Born Melbourne.  Married Olive Marion Prowd 1927.  Died 2 September 1967, buried 4 September 1967.

1901 (3 April) Gordon Stanley Brown Born Richmond.  Married Eva Maude Adamthwaite 12 April 1924 St Stephens Church, Richmond.  Died 27 May 1960, Portarlington, Buried 30 May 1960 Fawlkner Cemetery.

1904 Elsie Irene Brown Born Richmond.  Married Rudolph Eberherdt Lauer (brother of Albert Lauer see above) 1927.  Died 4 April 1973 Malvern, Buried 7 April 1973.

The above information (about the children of Frederick Brown) is from Lorraine Tebbutt, who generously shared it with me.  Lorraine identifies Frederick Brown as Frederick Charles Brown born Ware Hertfordshire (my research doesn't agree with this, as can be seen from the birth certificate).

1918 Short-Weight Bread.
Inspector James Reid, the newly appointed officer of the Eastern Sub urbs Weights and Measures Union, made his debut at Richmond Court on Monday, when he charged Frederick Brown, 539 Church-street, with having sold short-weight bread. Inspector Reid said he stopped- one of defendant's carts and found 54 2-lb. loaves to be 42oz. short weight. A fine of 1/6 for each oz. short, with £1 5/6 costs was imposed.
Richmond Guardian (Vic_  1917 - 1918), Saturday 3 August 1918, page 2


1920 Frederick Brown dies Church St Richmond, Oedema of lungs, Arterio Scleroris and Heart failure.  Treated for 2 years, last treatment 22/4/20 Dr Matheson.  Buried Springvale Cemetery 22/4/20.

1920 Notice is hereby given, that after the expiration of  14 days of the publication hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria, in its Probate jurisdiction that the PROBATE of the LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of FREDERICK BROWN, late of 539 Church street in the State of Victoria, baker, deceased, may granted to Ida Brown of 530 Church street Richmond aforesaid widow, the sole executrix named in and appointed by the said will.
Dated this fourth day of June 1920
Alfred W Fergie 469, Little Collins Street Melbourne.  Proctor for the said executrix
The Argus (Vic), Saturday 5 June 1920, p22

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