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Edith Maria Brown 1887–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1887

Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: Jul 1950

Death Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Father: Samuel Brown

Mother: Mary Rourke

Spouse(s): Arthur Simpson

Children(s): Frederick Simpson, Edith Simpson, Arthur Simpson, Henry Simpson, Mary Simpson

The story of Edith Maria Brown began in 1887 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. In 1891, Edith Maria Brown resided in Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Leice. Edith Maria Brown married Arthur Edwin Simpson, and had children including Arthur Simpson, Edith Alice Simpson, Frederick Joseph Simpson, Henry Simpson, Mary Ann Elizabeth Simpson. Edith Maria Brown passed away in 1950 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edith Maria Brown began in 1887 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
  • In 1891, Edith Maria Brown resided in Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Leice.
  • Edith Maria Brown married Arthur Edwin Simpson, and had children including Arthur Simpson, Edith Alice Simpson, Frederick Joseph Simpson, Henry Simpson, Mary Ann Elizabeth Simpson.
  • Edith Maria Brown passed away in 1950 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Brown
1870–1937
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
SB
Mary Rourke
1861–1935
Birth Location: All Saints, Northamptonshire, England
MR

Spouses(s)

Arthur Simpson
1887–1916
Birth Location: –
AS

Children(s)

Frederick Simpson
1907–1975
Birth Location: Leicester
FS
Edith Simpson
1910–1977
Birth Location: Leicester
ES
Arthur Simpson
1910–1973
Birth Location: Leicestershire
AS
Henry Simpson
1914–
Birth Location: Leicester
HS
Mary Simpson
1915–1994
Birth Location: Leicester
MS

Edith Brown's Ancestors

Self
Edith Brown
1887–1950
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Samuel Brown
1870–1937
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Mary (Ann) Rourke
1861–1935
All Saints, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Brown
1849–1899
St Margarets, Leicestershire, England
Sarah (Ann) Gurford
1853–
Gilmorton, Leicestershire, England
Michael Rourke
1841–1911
All Saints, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Marshall
1841–1911
St Peters, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Brown
1817–
Mary Cook
1824–
Sarah Gurford
1829–
Michael Rourke
1809–
Mary Brady
1806–1871
John Marshall
1804–
Mary Faulkner
1811–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Brown's Descendants

1.
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Edith (Maria) Brown (3 Jan 1887–Jul 1950) m. Arthur (Edwin) Simpson (abt 1887–10 May 1916)
  1. 1. Frederick (Joseph) Simpson 1907–1975 m. Ivy Crane 1908–
  2. 2. Edith (Alice) Simpson 1910–1977
  3. 3. Arthur Simpson 1910–1973 m. Gertrude (H) Hobbs 1908–
  4. 4. Henry Simpson 1914–
  5. 5. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Simpson 1915–1994 m. Frederick Langton 1912–1986

Edith Brown's Timeline

8 Records

1882
11 Aug 1882
Edith Maria Brown was baptized in Aynho, Northamptonshire, England
Aynho, Northamptonshire, England
1887
3 Jan 1887
Birth of Edith Maria Brown in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1891
1891
Age 4
Edith Maria Brown resided here in Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire, England
Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire, England
1901
1901
Age 14
Edith Maria Brown resided here in Leicester formerly St Margaret, Leicestershire, England
Leicester formerly St Margaret, Leicestershire, England
1911
1911
Age 24
Edith Maria Brown resided here in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1915
1915
Age 28
Edith Maria Brown resided here in 4 Milton St, Leicester
4 Milton St, Leicester
1939
1939
Age 52
Edith Maria Brown resided here in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1950
Jul 1950
Age 63
Death of Edith Maria Brown in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3a; Page: 442
    [4] 1901 England Census
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms
    [7] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 1690843Sim-Sim
    [8] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016007H

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1882
    Event Place: Aynho, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Leicester formerly St Margaret, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: 4 Milton St, Leicester
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; London, England, UK; War Office: Soldiers' Documents, First World War Wo363

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016007H

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leicester
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 1690843Sim-Sim

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1950
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3a; Page: 442
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