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children of Edward and Rebecca Brown

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Carol

Carol Report 30 Oct 2009 16:46

I found a Edward Thomas Brown m Rebecca Harre in 1865 (nee Godsalve). (Edwards father was John Brown) This was Rebeccas second marriage. Her 1st husband was George,Harre, George, died in 1961, I have a CERT. BUT THE PERSON PRESENT AT DEATH WAS A MARY FORD. My great-grand-father was Thomas Harre. (we are sure our Thomas was the son of George) We do not have a birth cert. and can not be 100% George and Rebecca were his parents. But it does seem likely.. Edward and Rebecca, after married, had children. They were my great-grand-father Thomas, half siblings.
My aunt, alive, lived with Thomas who was her grand-father. She knows Thomas had half siblings but not aware of names or can remember much.
I have a cencus with a Rebecca as house-keeper 1861 and a further one married to him with children on it. 1871 There is a Thomas ,under the name of Brown ,aged 13yrs. This seems right as he would have been Rebeccas son. Our Thomas was born in 1858.
I would like to make contact with descendents of these .
Childrens names listed are, Alfred, Angelina, Annie A. , Edward, William, Eliza.

It is only to see if they have my relative Thomas Brown, who was a child then recorded as living with the Brown. He is on the cencus aged 13yrs in 1871. But I would be happy to know of a Brown ancestor that can confirm all this. It is guesswork as my great grand-father Thomas cannot be traced on a birth cert. This would give me the conclusive evidence that Rebecca was his mother and George Harre his father.
Carol

Freewheel

Freewheel Report 30 Oct 2009 16:48

Have you looked in search trees? Any GR links will show up on there..........

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Oct 2009 16:58

The 1871 census with the children that you mention on it has Edward down as Edward "J" Brown and not Edward "T" Brown. Are you sure this is the right family?

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Oct 2009 17:09

This looks like the only likely birth for the Thomas E Brown on the 1871 census (with the first names the other way round):-

Name: Edward Thomas Brown
Year of Registration: 1858
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Edmonton
County: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex
Volume: 3a
Page: 140

He possibly used his middle name so as not to be confused with his father (if his father was Thomas Edward Brown and not George Harre as you think).

Kath. x