PHILIPPINES DEATH of George Brown & Hannah Brown (née Woodward) 1850

[ShaunJ]

I have read the original newspaper announcement several times - it doesn't suggest New South Wales. It suggests the Phillippines:

1. It's Manila with one L
2. The deaths were in April and May 1850 but not learned of in Sydney until September

[Gadget]

George and Hannah married in St Andrew's Scots Church , Sydney in 1846.

(NSW Marriages)

[solidrock]

If my knowledge of Philippine history is correct the Philippines was still under Spanish rule in the 1850's and ended in 1898.

[Gadget]

I have read the original newspaper announcement several times - it doesn't suggest New South Wales. It suggests the Phillippines:

1. It's Manila with one L
2. The deaths were in April and May 1850 but not learned of in Sydney until September

Nothing in the newspaper report that mentions the Philippines.

The single 'l' could well be a newspaper mis-spelling.

Add - how far is Manilla, NSW from Sydney?

[solidrock]

Add - how far is Manilla, NSW from Sydney?

6,264 km Philippines.
452.2 km  NSW

[ShaunJ]

The GRO consular deaths index has both George and Anne Brown registered in Manila in 1849-1854 - volume 1 page 703.

[Gadget]

There is a record for the death of a George Brown in Manila

Nat Archives/GRO Overseas Deaths 1849-1854 -  Vol 1   Page 703

It might be him.


Gadget

I posted this yesterday at 10.55.

[ShaunJ]

I posted this yesterday at 10.55

I was pointing out that there is an Anne Brown death there as well

[Gadget]

She was recorded as Hannah in most sources.

No proof for either.  The only thing the OP can do is to order the certs through the GRO as I said in an earlier post.