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MELANIE CREASER nee BROWN Trying to find information on: BROWN FAMILY INCLUDING, McGRALE, ROACH, IBBETSON, STANTON, DUFF and FOY. MAINLY LOCATED TO EAST LEEDS - WEST YORKSHIRE *PATRICK Brown (dob approx1800) a FARMER from Ireland *BERNARD Brown (dob 1825 son of Patrick Brown) and his wife- *ANN McGrale (.dob 1829 daughter of John McGrale a MUSICIAN from Ireland) *Bernard and Ann married at St. ANNS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH LEEDS West Yorkshire in March1849 - their children who were born in Leeds are: *JAMES Brown(1855) *JACK Brown(1857) *ANNIE Brown(1859) *PATRICK Brown(1861) who may have married CLARA WATSON *ELLEN (Nell) Brown(1863) who married THOMAS FOY(1861) in 1889 at St. Patricks Chapel York Road Leeds.(RC) *BERNARD Brown(1868) of Wheeler St. Leeds who married ANNIE ROACH(1872) of Giles Square Leeds In August 1892 at MOUNT ST MARYS RC CHURCH QUARRY HILL Leeds. *Annie Roach parents are JOHN & BRIDGET ROACH (from Ireland) *Annie Roach sister - KATE ROACH (ROCHE) (1878) *BERNARD Brown & ANNIE Roach had 2 boys: *MARTIN Brown (1893) *THOMAS Brown (1900) *MARTIN Brown married CECILIA IBBETSON at MOUNT ST MARYS RC RICHMOND HILL in Leeds in March 1922 *CECILIA Ibbetson's parents are THOMAS HENRY IBBETSON(1874) & MARY ANN STANTON(1877) who were married at St. Patrick's RC Church Quarry Hill Leeds in June 1895. *Thomas H Ibbetson's parents are Samuel Ibbetson & Mary Farrar *Mary A Stanton's parents are Michael Stanton & Sarah A Duff. *MARTIN BROWN and CECILIA IBBETSON of Giles Square Leeds had 5 children: *ANNIE Brown(1922) *CATHERINE Brown(1924 to 1943 approx) *BERNARD MARTIN Brown (1926) *CECILIA Brown (1928 to 1967 approx) *MARGARET (Peggy) Brown(1929 to 1940 approx) *BERNARD MARTIN Brown AKA JOHN BROWN married JEAN CLAYFORTH(1939) in Leeds: Bernard and Jean had 3 children: *RICHARD ANTONY Brown(1970), *MARTIN PAUL Brown(1970) *MELANIE JAYNE Brown(1972) *Jeans other children are: LINDER SHARON Austin (1960), DIANE MICHELLE Austin (1963) & HOWARD NIGEL Austin (1964) *BERNARD MARTIN BROWN'S GODMOTHER IS AGNES FOY Other names in our family history include: TEMPLETON, JOHN & BRIDGET COSTELLO, JOHN & MARY MORAN (Irish) MARGARET MORAN, COYNE, KELLY, HARRY VICKERS & AGNES FOY, OTHER FOY'S, THOMAS GILLESPIE, HANNAH RODGERS, JOHN FLATTLEY, J WHELAN, MARGARET FARRAR, MAGGIE THOMPSON, MANNERS, HICKMAN, PULLAN, CLAYFORTH, CLAYFORD, AUSTIN, ARNOLD, WALLIS, TONKINSON, GRIGG, ILLINGWORTH, LILYWHITE AND CREASER. If you think you are related or have a connection to this family or can add any news or names please contact me on Genes Reunited. Hope to hear from you soon. Melanie.