Thomas BROWN

1815 - 1892  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas BROWN
  Birth	3 Mar 1815	Carnwath, Lanarkshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	At death of Elizabeth Brown (1885) he is a Grocer  [2]
  Occupation	Thatcher, or Grocer depending on date  [2, 3, 4]
  Reference Number	V627
  Individual Note	He was a Beadle, ie a "Minister's butler" who would be responsible for the Bible on Sundays, and an important community figure  [3]
  Individual Note 1	Parents probably John and Mary and there is a sister Margaret  [5]
  Individual Note 2	A record of Thomas Brown b 1811 has been found on IGI - is this a brother who died or a mistake?
  Death	22 Apr 1892	Rowantree Cottage, Libberton, Midlothian   [4]
  Burial	Libberton, Midlothian   [6]
  Person ID	I627	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John BROWN,   b. Abt 1785, Carnwath, Lanarkshire
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary JOHNSTONE,   b. Abt 1789, Carnwath, Lanarkshire
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth BROWN,   b. 5 Jul 1820, Carnwath, Lanarkshire d. 5 Dec 1885, Rowantree Cottage, Libberton, Midlothian (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1842	Libberton, Midlothian   [7]
  Family Note	?the 2 sons lived in Inverness. One had a daughter who married a minister in Canada, and there is another daughter, Elizabeth Brown who died in Inverness? according to family lore  [3]
  Family Note	At 1891 Census, there is also Elizabeth Kay Brown, g'd, a18, b Stirling and Thomas Brown b Libberton, a 1. At 1881 Census, Lizzie K g'd aged 8, occ "Scholar"  [8, 9]
  Children	1. Janet BROWN,   b. 30 Oct 1862, Libberton, Midlothian d. 26 Jan 1864, Libberton, Midlothian (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas BROWN,   b. 16 Jun 1866, Libberton, Midlothian d. 2 Jun 1922, 40, Harrowden Road, Inverness (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary BROWN,   b. 15 Nov 1845, Libberton, Midlothian  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Margaret BROWN,   b. 4 Jul 1847, Libberton, Midlothian d. 9 Dec 1914 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Lilias BROWN,   b. 25 Oct 1853, Libberton, Midlothian  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Elizabeth Kay BROWN,   b. 3 Nov 1843, West Libberton, Lanarkshire d. 19 Feb 1889, Manorhill Farm, Kelso, Roxburghshire (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Marion BROWN,   b. 1 Oct 1858, Libberton, Midlothian  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John BROWN,   b. 14 Jun 1849   d. 19 Jun 1891, Inverness (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Jemima BROWN,   b. 30 Mar 1856, Libberton, Midlothian  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Grace BROWN,   b. 17 Jun 1851, Libberton, Midlothian  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Mar 1815 - Carnwath, Lanarkshire Marriage - 18 Aug 1842 - Libberton, Midlothian Death - 22 Apr 1892 - Rowantree Cottage, Libberton, Midlothian Burial - - Libberton, Midlothian  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S833] IGI record of Birth :- Thomas Brown (1815). [S753] Death Certificate :- Elizabeth Brown (1885). [S3] Information from the family. [S834] Death Certificate :- Thomas Brown (1892). [S835] 1841 Census :- Liberton. [S696] Gravestone :- Elizabeth Brown (1885). [S932] Parish Record marriage - Thomas Brown and Elisabeth Brown (1842). [S836] 1891 Census :- Rowantree Cottage, Libberton. [S720] 1881 Census :- Cottage, Libberton.