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Ann Brown 1857–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1857

Birth Location: south castle street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Mar 1940

Death Location: Leven, Fife, Scotland

Father: William Brown

Mother: Sophia Duncan

Spouse(s): Robert Donaldson

Children(s): George Donaldson, John Donaldson, Annie Donaldson, Williamina Donaldson, Alexander Donaldson, Robert Donaldson, Jessie Donaldson, Spence Donaldson, Andrew Donaldson

Ann Brown was born in 1857 in south castle street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the child of William Brown And Sophia Tweedale Duncan. In 1861, Ann Brown resided in Crail Burgh, Fife, Scotland. Ann Brown married Robert Donaldson, and had children including Alexander Donaldson, Andrew Carstairs Donaldson, Annie Donaldson, George Donaldson, Jessie Leslie Donaldson, John Watters Donaldson, Robert Donaldson, Spence Donaldson, Williamina Donaldson. Ann Brown passed away in 1940 in Leven, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Ann Brown was born in 1857 in south castle street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the child of William Brown And Sophia Tweedale Duncan.
  • In 1861, Ann Brown resided in Crail Burgh, Fife, Scotland.
  • Ann Brown married Robert Donaldson, and had children including Alexander Donaldson, Andrew Carstairs Donaldson, Annie Donaldson, George Donaldson, Jessie Leslie Donaldson, John Watters Donaldson, Robert Donaldson, Spence Donaldson, Williamina Donaldson.
  • Ann Brown passed away in 1940 in Leven, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brown
1837–1863
Birth Location: St Andrews, Fife
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Sophia Duncan
1834–1909
Birth Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Robert Donaldson
1857–1937
Birth Location: Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

George Donaldson
1895–1971
Birth Location: Leven, Fife, Scotland
GD
John Donaldson
1899–1979
Birth Location: Leven, Fife, Scotland
JD
Annie Donaldson
1892–1982
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife
AD
Williamina Donaldson
1884–1953
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
WD
Alexander Donaldson
1886–1961
Birth Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
AD
Robert Donaldson
1888–1955
Birth Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
RD
Jessie Donaldson
1890–1974
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife
JD
Spence Donaldson
1894–1960
Birth Location: Leven, Fife
SD
Andrew Donaldson
1898–1974
Birth Location: Leven, Fife
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Ann Brown's Ancestors

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Ann Brown
1857–1940
Birth Place: south castle street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Brown
1837–1863
St Andrews, Fife
Sophia (Tweedale) Duncan
1834–1909
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Brown
1811–1874
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Ann Melville
1811–1890
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Robert Duncan
1802–1872
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Sophia Ness
1803–1885
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brown
1788–1867
Catharine Mearns
1789–1858
William Melville
1779–1851
Jean Fairfull
1790–1849
James Duncan
1765–1816
Mary Laing
1765–1836
John Ness
1780–1870
Margaret Pearson
1782–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brown
1760–1867
Isabel Elder
1758–1867
Andrew Mearns
1730–1816
Jacobina Newlands
1749–1813
Thomas Fairfull
1748–1823
Anna Landale
1760–1827
John Duncan
1737–1789
Agnes Grubb
1743–
Sophia Lundin
1721–
Thomas Pierson
1762–
Mary Robison
1760–

Ann Brown's Descendants

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Ann Brown (28 Jun 1857–9 Mar 1940) m. Robert Donaldson (abt 1857–27 Aug 1937)
  1. 1. George Donaldson 1895–1971 m. Ellen (Susannah) Harris 1900–1981
    1. 1. Eric (George) Donaldson 1928–2008
  2. 2. John (Watters) Donaldson 1899–1979 m. Fanny (Kirk) Husband 1903–1986
    1. 1. Ian (Brown) Donaldson 1927–1942
    2. 2. Alexander (Durie) Donaldson 1933–1933
    3. 3. James (Husband) Donaldson 1929–1999
    4. 4. Leslie (Watters) Donaldson 1934–2022
    5. 5. Alan (Duncan) Donaldson 1937–2009
    6. 6. Gladys (Wilma) Donaldson 1942–2018 m. Peter (Sinclair) Miller 1941–2023
  3. 3. Annie Donaldson 1892–1982
  4. 4. Williamina Donaldson 1884–1953
  5. 5. Alexander Donaldson 1886–1961 m. Mary McConnachie 1886–1967
  6. 6. Robert Donaldson 1888–1955 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Caldwell 1887–1979
    1. 1. Dorothy (Jane) Donaldson 1923–2005 m. Herbert (Albert) Anderson 1914–2003
    2. 2. Robert (Caldwell) Donaldson 1918–2000 m. Ruth (Mildred) Edsforth 1925–2019
    3. 3. Alexander (George) Donaldson 1921–1944
    4. 4. Anna (E) Donaldson 1915–1981 m. John (Bernard) Bjorkman 1914–1986
  7. 7. Jessie (Leslie) Donaldson 1890–1974 m. John Elliot 1884–1952
  8. 8. Spence Donaldson 1894–1960 m. Isabella (Brown) Johnstone 1892–1981
  9. 9. Andrew (Carstairs) Donaldson 1898–1974 m. Christina (Anderson) Cairns 1896–1984
    1. 1. William (Cairns) Donaldson 1928–1938
    2. 2. Jean (Braid) Donaldson 1931–1939

Ann Brown's Timeline

7 Records

1857
28 Jun 1857
Birth of Ann Brown in Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland
1857
28 Jun 1857
Birth of Ann Brown in south castle street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
south castle street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 4
Ann Brown resided here in Crail Burgh, Fife, Scotland
Crail Burgh, Fife, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 14
Ann Brown resided here in Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 34
Ann Brown resided here in Dunfermline, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 44
Ann Brown resided here in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
1940
9 Mar 1940
Age 83
Death of Ann Brown in Leven, Fife, Scotland
Leven, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1857
    Event Place: Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Scoonie; ED: 7; Page: 1; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_146

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1857
    Event Place: south castle street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Scoonie; ED: 7; Page: 1; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_146
    [2] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 2; Page: 20; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1891_128

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Crail Burgh, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 2; Page: 20; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1891_128

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Scoonie; ED: 7; Page: 1; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1901_146

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Leven, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leven, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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