John Brown, Nettlebed.

[Maddie]

Hi

Can any one help please with John Brown, he can be found on the 1841, HO107, Piece 881, Folio 16, Page 26, with wife Ann & 2 sons Charles & William, he doesn't appear in the 1851 so presumably both he & Ann have died although I have traced Charles & William.

If at all possible I'm looking for his baptism c1780 in Nettlebed or maybe Swyncombe, his marriage to Ann & any other siblings to Charles & William. I'm trying to establish any link with him & my ancestor Henry Brown born c1797 in Swyncombe.

Any info would be much appreciated however small.

Many thanks.
Maddie

[CaroleW]

with wife Ann & 2 sons Charles & William

How old were they all in 1841

Have you tried a parent search on the IGI for possible other children?

PARENT SEARCH ON IGI

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true

Input fathers name and surname and  mothers christian name 

REGION – select British Isles from the menu

COUNTRY – select one or “All countries”

COUNTY (will appear when you select COUNTRY)  – select whichever matches what you know about the family

Click SEARCH

 

[Maddie]

Hi

Many thanks for replying, sorry, I should have said, John & Ann were both aged 55, Charles was 20 & William 14. I haven't had any luck with the IGI or the new Pilot Search, it's a shame the coverage for Oxon is not as good as Herts.


Maddie

[Vicwinann]

Hello Maddie,
The quality of the Nettlebed and Swycombe microfiches from OXFHS is absolutely abominable, but I had a look for you. I also looked at Bix. Nothing for your Browns, I am afraid. Baptisms, deaths, or marriages. Sorry. That area is particularly fraught with difficulty due to parish and civil boundary changes.
Vicwinann

[Maddie]

Hi Vicwinann

Thank you very much for checking for me, much appreciated. Another piece of the puzzle that will have to stay unsolved just now.

Maddie

[jillruss]

Hi Maddie,

I'm struggling to find John's baptism in or around Nettlebed but I did find these two burials there (Oxon FHS CD):

Mar 27 1842 Anne Browne age 60

Jan 7 1845 John Brown age 62 Union Workhouse

I take it the 1841 census entry just has them both as being born in county?

Jill

[Vicwinann]

Hello,
My apologies for missing those two entries. My excuse is that my copy of the fiche is almost unreadable on that page, although I can now just about make it out. I obviously need to order the cd as a fair few of my relatives came from Nettlebed.
Yours
Vicwinann

[Maddie]

Hi Jill

Thank you for the burials, they do sound possibles, yes, the 1841 just has them born in county. It's a little more info for me to gather.

Vicwinann, no problem, don't worry about it.

Many thanks again for your help, both of you.

Maddie

[jillruss]

I've found the folowing baptisms in Swyncombe (Oxon FHS CD again):

Jan 8 1781 John Brown s/o James & Martha, buried Jan 13 1781

Dec 16 1781 John Brown s/o James & Martha.

Might this be your man?

Jill