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Have seen all of the above but still no nearer to finding my dad's birth. I think like Topsy he "just growed". Thank you all, guess I will just have to keep plugging away.

Have seen all of the above but still no nearer to finding my dad's birth. I think like Topsy he "just growed". Thank you all, guess I will just have to keep plugging away.

Correct names, wrong age:
1871 England Census
George Brown Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Relation: Lodger Spouse's Name: Fanny Brown Gender: Male Where born: Gillingham, Kent, England Civil parish: Chatham Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Town: Chatham County/Island: Kent Country: England Registration district: Medway Sub-registration district: Gillingham ED, institution, or vessel: 27 Household schedule number: 52

James Hy Butler 40
Caroline Butler 39
James Hy Butler 19
George Butler 14
Sarah Butler 11
Edwin Butler 7
Elizabeth Butler 5
Alfred Butler 3
Selina Butler 1
George Brown 39
Fanny Brown 28
William Brown 6
Fanny Brown 3

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 909; Folio: 105; Page: 11; GSU roll: 823492.

Mrs G., I have checked 1911 for ernest Browns born kent. There is the Strood one and "our" Ernest - I can't see any others as yet.

Jan

Elsie, I put the 1911 for others to see, I know you have it. As you can see it has given us the info we need to trace the Brown family further back.
Jan

Possibles:

Births Dec 1898 (>99%)
BROWN Ernest Henry Strood 2a 569

Births Dec 1899 (>99%)
Brown Ernest Charles Medway 2a 639


Can't see any Thomas Brown's born around Medway in that time frame.

Jill

My feeling is that he might have been a grandchild though impossible to say really. There is this birth but no way of knowing if it is him:

Births Dec 1899 (>99%)
Brown Ernest Charles Medway 2a 639

Jan

I have a copy of 1911 census but still cannot trace Brown line before then.

1881 England Census
George Brown
Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Fanny L. Brown Gender: Male Where born: Gillingham, Kent, England Civil parish: Rochester St Margaret County/Island: Kent Country: England Street Address: No 8 Private House St Margaret St Condition as to marriage: Married Occupation: Lighterman Registration district: Medway Sub-registration district: Rochester ED, institution, or vessel: 6a

George Brown 32
Fanny L. Brown 32
William P. Brown 12
Fanny L. Brown 11
Elizabeth E. Brown 9
Kate E. Brown 7 Rochester
George H. Brown 4 Rochester
Eleanor Brown Rochester

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 885; Folio: 104; Page: 31; GSU roll: 1341210.

The family 1901 without Ernest - unless he and Thomas are the same??

1901 England Census

Name: George Brown
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Fanny Brown
Gender: Male
Where born: Gillingham, Kent, England

Civil parish: Rochester St Margaret
Ecclesiastical parish: Rochester St Margaret
County/Island: Kent

Registration district: Medway
Sub-registration district: Rochester and Chatham

George Brown 53
Fanny Brown 52
Hallie Brown 20
Daniel Brown 16
Thomas Brown 2 Where born: Chatham, Kent, England

Do you mind my putting 1911 here just to clarify? If you want me to remove it just say:

BROWN, George Head Married M 65 1846 Peer Master Gillingham Kent VIEW
BROWN, Fanny Wife Married
44 years F 62 1849 Kent Chatham VIEW
BROWN, Ernest Son M 12 1899 School Kent Chatham VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3888 Reference:
RG14PN3888 RG78PN149 RD47 SD1 ED4 SN333

Registration District:
Medway Sub District:
Rochester and Chatham Enumeration District:
4 Parish:
Rochester St Margaret

Address:
2 Backfields Rochester County:
Kent

That is where I come unstuck. Cannot trace my fathers birth. He first appears in 1911 census aged 12. Parents George 65 and Fanny nee Cox 62

Elsie

We need to start again i fear. We need to establish your father's birth first before you can go backwards!

Is George Brown your adoptive Grandfather?


Tracey x

I am trying to find George Brown bc1849 Gillingham Kent. I thought he was my Grandfather but my father was adopted and I cant trace Dad's birth. I can trace George's wife's ancesters.