Descendants of Robert & Christian BROWN


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1. Robert BROWN 1 was born on August 2, 1789 in , , Lanarkshire, Scotland.2,3,4

Events

• He worked as a HLW (hand loom weaver?) and lived at Alexander Street in 1841 in Airdrie, , Lanark, Scotland.

• He emigrated from , , , Scotland about 1848.

• He worked as a weaver in 1851 in Egremont Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.

• He worked as a weaver in 1861 in Egremont Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.

• Robert farmed on Lot 1, Con 2, Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1867

Robert married Christian WALKER on November 19, 1809 in Blantyre, , Lanark, Scotland.2.,5 Christian was born in 1786 in , , , Scotland2 and died before 1871 in , , Ontario, Canada.

Events

• Christian resided in Normanby Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada in 1851 .

• She resided in Egremont Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada in 1861 .

Children from this marriage were:

   2    i. Robert BROWN was born in 1814 in New Monkland, , Lanark, Scotland4 and died on March 6, 1886 in New Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland,4 aged 72.

Events

• He worked as a Mininaler ? and lived at home on Alexander St in 1841 in Airdrie, , Lanark, Scotland.

Robert married Agnes Paul MATHIESON. Agnes was born on January 25, 1821 in Airdrie, , Lanark, Scotland4 and died on December 15, 1892 in New Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland,4 aged 71.

+ 3    ii. John Walker BROWN was born in 1816 in New Monkland, , Lanark, Scotland4 and died in , , Ontario, Canada.4

   4    iii. Janet BROWN was born in August 1819 in New Monkland, , Lanark, Scotland6 and died on December 9, 1903 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,6 aged 84.

Events

• Janet resided at home on Alexander St. in Airdrie, , Lanark, Scotland in 1841.

• She resided at the home of her parents in Normanby Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada in 1851.

• Janet resided in Egremont Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada in 1861 .

• She resided in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871 .

• She worked as a seamstress in 1881 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

• Janet resided at the home of her niece Charlotte Orchard Blair in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901.

Janet married David COCHRANE in 1853 in , Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.2 David was born in 1801 in , , , Scotland2 and died before 1871.

Events

• He worked as a farmer in 1861 in Egremont Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 5    iv. Henry BROWN was born on January 31, 1823 in New Monkland, , Lanark, Scotland,3,7,8 died on November 19, 1903 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,9 aged 80, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 6    v. Christina BROWN was born in July 1831 in New Monkland, , Lanark, Scotland10,11 and died before 1920 in , , , U.S.A.

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