BROWN / WATSON of Crail

[winnie7]

Hello, has anyone researched Brown and Watson family
connections in Crail please?

I would like to discover who the parents of James Brown were.
James Brown (no birth place or date) married Anne Innes (b1806 Anstruther)
in the parish of Kingsbarns 1832.

They had three children all born in Kingsbarns
James (b 1833)  Ann (1835) and John Watson Brown (1839)

John Watson Brown married Joahan Walker Watson
1862 at the Manse of Crail Parish Church.
I’m wondering why the groom has his bride’s surname
Watson as his middle name…?

[nanato5]

hi winnie,on freecen 1841 census,james and family are living hillayre,kingsbarns fife ,james aged 46,agricultural worker,born fife,ann innes aged 34,james aged 8,ann aged 6,john aged 2,so birth date around 1795 for james ,went on to scotlands people,certificate just says contracted 3rd nov,james brown and ann innes both of this parish married on the 17th current(1832)  looks like his death on same page,as the page has ,contracted,births,deaths,       james brown labourer in  kingsbarns 29th august buried 31st last,no year though,hope this helps a little bit,his middle name could possibly be from his mum or dads side of the family,my late mother in law  had watson middle name,it came from her father's mother's side and mother in laws sister married a watson, no relation though,eva

[ev]

hi Winnie  

just to add scotlandspeople has ann brown(other surname innes) 21st july
1851 kingsbarns fife - old parish register deaths and burials

ev

[weemanswife]

According to cesuses on Ancestry  in 1841 James aged 41 and Ann 34 Along with family are living at Hallarye,
Kingbarns, Fife.  On the 1851 census James & Ann along with Ann aged 15 and John aged 11 are living at Sorbie, Crail, Fife . In thw 1861 census there is a James Brown born in Kingbarns abt 1796 living in Cellardyke, Fife. and in 1871 thereis a James Brown born abt 1793 in Kingbarns living at Cellardyke.  I take the last two are the same person.

Went to SP. in the births & baptisms there is a James Brown born 28 -9-1794 to a James Brown & Agnes Morice.
in Kingsbarns, Fife.

SP only came up with one death between 1871 & 1881 and was in 1877 for a James Brown in Kirkcaldy.

[winnie7]

My goodness what kind and generous people.
Thank you  for information nanato5, ev and weemanswife
I'm away to look those up...

[weemanswife]

The James Brown death in Kirkcaldy in 1877 was not your James Brown.

[jac2]

hi
fife death index entries

James BROWN      Kingsbarns,Sorby   4 Mar 1849   6 Mar 1849   age 15      son of James Brown(farm servt)      OPR   OPR441-3   Old Parochial Registers   

Ann BROWN   INNE:   Kingsbarns,Sorbie        1851   45      wife   James Brown(farm Servt)      Lair Reg   Fife Counc
      
Ann BROWN   INNE:   Dunino,Sorbie,Kingsmuir   21 Jul 1851      45      wife   James Brown(farm servt)      OPR   OPR441-3   Old Parochial Registers   
jac2

[davaar36]

There is a death on SP for a James Brown of about correct age.
1874 BROWN JAMES     M 82 KILRENNY /FIFE 438/00 0022
Worth checking?

Dod

[weemanswife]

Found the deathcertificate davaar36 was talking about.

James Brown, Ploughman widower of Ann Innes dies 6th Sept 1874 at Cellardyke Rd., Kilrenny, Fife aged 82.
Father James Brown Lime Quarrier, dec.  Mother Agnes Morris dec.  died of supposed  heart disease.  The informant  was his son John Brown.

There is also two trees on Ancestry which has this family.

If you Pm me your e-mail address I will send  you a copy of death cert. 

weemanswife