Brown
Im looking for any information on the parents of John Brown who was born in 1856. I believe his fathers name was William but this is all the information i have. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Nicole Nevin
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Nicole,
I am afraid we need a bit more information to have any chance of tracing this man. Looking at the 1901 census of Ireland there were 915 people named John Brown. Narrowing it to those born around 1856 reduces it to 142. I bet a fair number of them had fathers named William. So it’s a needle in a haystack at the moment.
1856 is before the start of statutory birth registration in Ireland (1864) and so to trace the birth you would need to know his precise denomination and where he lived.
Where did he live, what was his occupation, who did he marry, where did he die? What was his denomination?
Elwyn
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