James BROWN

Abt 1850 -

• Name	James BROWN
  Birth	Abt 1850	Shoreditch, Middlesex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1881 Census	3, York Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex   [2]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 31, occ "Machine Ruler"
  1891 Census	15, Ebor Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex   [1]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 41, occ "Machine Ruler"
  Person ID	I103	Webb
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Jane Maria TAYLOR,   b. 1 Nov 1851, Shoreditch, Middlesex
  Marriage	2 Jul 1871	St. Mary, Haggerston, Middlesex   [3]
  Children	1. Walter Charles BROWN,   b. 11 Jan 1875, Spittalfields, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1850 - Shoreditch, Middlesex 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 31, occ "Machine Ruler" - - 3, York Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 41, occ "Machine Ruler" - - 15, Ebor Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex Marriage - 2 Jul 1871 - St. Mary, Haggerston, Middlesex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  There is no very convincing evidence for James Brown elsewhere. He was present at his son's marriage in 1898. There is no James Brown living at the same address as Jane Maria Brown, so we assume that she had died by 1901, and if so there are possible James Browns in London in 1901, of which the best is as brother of Sarah HARTWRIGHT, but unfortunately not listed as widowed, rather divorced. A "Machine Ruler" is essentially a machine operator, but no particular industry involved

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] 1891 Census :- 15, Ebor Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex. [S103] 1881 Census :- 3, York Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex. [S102] Marriage Certificate :- James Brown - Jane Taylor (1871).