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Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown 1870 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1870

Birth Location: Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 May 1918

Death Location: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: Walter BROWN

Mother: Emma SCHRODER

Spouse(s): Thomas Brebner

Children(s): Colin Brebner, Dorothy Brebner, Gordon Brebner

The story of Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown began in 1870 in Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand. Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown married Thomas Samuel Brebner, and had children including Colin Shroeder Glendinning Brebner, Dorothy Estelle ( Dot ) Brebner, Gordon Thomas Brebner. Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown passed away in 1918 in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown began in 1870 in Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand.
  • Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown married Thomas Samuel Brebner, and had children including Colin Shroeder Glendinning Brebner, Dorothy Estelle ( Dot ) Brebner, Gordon Thomas Brebner.
  • Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown passed away in 1918 in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Katherine Brown's Ancestors

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Katherine Brown
1870 – 1918
Birth Place: Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
Parents
Walter Edwin BROWN
1848 – 1940
Isle of Wight, West Cowes
Emma SCHRODER
1848 – 1889
Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
John Brown
1806 – 1855
West Cowes, Hampshire, England
Ann Pittman
1808 – 1884
Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM PITMAN
1765 – 1839
JANE TAYLOR
1767 – 1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
TIMOTHY PITMAN
1728 – 1769
SARAH PHILLIPS
1731 – 1796
James Taylor
1749 – 1827
Ann
1749 – 1835

Katherine Brown's Descendants

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Katherine (Ann ( Kate )) Brown (20 September 1870 – 24 May 1918) m. Thomas (Samuel) Brebner (26 November 1866 – 12 Aug 1931)
  1. 1. Colin (Shroeder Glendinning) Brebner (19 Mar 1895 – 28 Jun 1977)
  2. 2. Dorothy (Estelle ( Dot )) Brebner (1 Oct 1897 – 1971) m. William (Stevens AKA) Coles (1900 – 20 April 1976)
  3. 3. Gordon (Thomas) Brebner (13 Dec 1899 – 1999) m. Nora (Winifred) Nicol (01 Mar 1905 – 1996)

Katherine Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1870
20 September 1870
Birth of Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown in Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
1918
24 May 1918
Age 48
Death of Katherine Ann ( Kate ) Brown in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1870
    Event Place: Charleston, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Birth Index, 1840-1950, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1918
    Event Place: Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1980
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

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