John BROWN

1849 - 1891  (42 years)

• Name	John BROWN
  Birth	14 Jun 1849  [1]
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [2]
  	At 1851 Census, he is 1
  1861 Census	Prevate House, Libberton, Lanarkshire   [3]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 11
  Burial Note	He was 42 when he died, occ "Supt of Telegraphs"  [4]
  Reference Number	V725
  Death	19 Jun 1891	Inverness   [4]
  Burial	Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness   [4]
  Person ID	I725	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas BROWN,   b. 3 Mar 1815, Carnwath, Lanarkshire d. 22 Apr 1892, "Rowantree Cottage", Libberton, Lanarkshire (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth BROWN,   b. 5 Jul 1820, Carnwath, Lanarkshire d. 5 Dec 1885, "Rowantree Cottage", Libberton, Lanarkshire (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Aug 1842	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [5]
  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  [1]
  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"  [6, 7]
  Family ID	F254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 1 - - Libberton, Lanarkshire Death - 19 Jun 1891 - Inverness Burial - - Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Information from the family. [S837] 1851 Census :- Libberton, Lanarkshire. [S838] 1861 Census :- Prevate House, Libberton, Lanarkshire. [S696] Gravestone :- Elizabeth Brown (1885). [S932] Parish Record marriage - Thomas Brown and Elisabeth Brown (1842). [S836] 1891 Census :- "Rowantree Cottage", Libberton, Lanarkshire. [S720] 1881 Census :- Cottage, Libberton, Lanarkshire.