Daniel Brown

1861-1876

Daniel was born in Donnington Berkshire he was the son of George and Eleanor (aka Ellen) Brown (nee James) who married in 1859 in Newbury. Ellen was born in Donnington c1835 and George was born c1825 in Scotland.

George and Ellen also had the following children:

Henry George c1860

Male Brown 1863 (Later known as George)

Ernest John c1865

Frederick Charles 1866

John 1868

In the 1861 census George (34), a Tailor, Ellen (26) and their son Henry George (1) were recorded living with Ellen’s parents Henry James (53), an Agricultural Labourer and Elizabeth James (59) in the village of Shaw-cum-Donnington Berkshire.

Daniel’s father died aged 45 in 1870 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th May

The 1871 census records Ellen (36) as a Tailoress, living in the Rose and Thistle Yard Newbury with her six sons and a lodger, John Pilbrow (41), a Shoemaker.

Daniel died aged 15 in 1876 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 21^st June

Ellen remarried (as Eleanor) in Newbury in 1877 her 2^nd husband was her lodger, John Osborne Pilbrow (born c1830 Woolpit Suffolk)

The 1881 census records John Pilbrow (51), as a Shoemaker, living in the Rose and Thistle Yard Pembroke Road Newbury with his wife Eleanor (45), and step-sons, Ernest John Brown (16), a Grocer’s Porter, Frederick Brown (14), and Errand Boy and John Brown (13), an Errand Boy.

John and Eleanor continued to live in Pembroke Road Newbury until their deaths.

John died aged 76 in 1906 in the Newbury Workhouse he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6^th February.

Eleanor died aged 77 in 1912 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8th October.

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