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Maria Ellen Brown 1845–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1845

Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 8 July 1911

Death Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Brown

Mother: Mary Davidson

Spouse(s): Edward Stokes

Children(s): Mary Stokes, Leonard Stokes, Isabella Stokes, Alfred Stokes, Eleanor Stokes, Joseph Stokes, Wellington Stokes, Ester Stokes, Thomas Stokes

In 1845, Maria Ellen Brown entered the world in Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to Thomas Brown And Mary Jane Davidson. Maria Ellen Brown married Edward Stokes, and had children including Alfred Stokes, Eleanor Lizzie Stokes, Ester Stokes, Isabella Emma Stokes, Joseph Stokes, Leonard Edward Stokes, Mary Jane Stokes, Thomas James Stokes, Wellington Davison Stokes. Maria Ellen Brown passed away in 1911 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Maria Ellen Brown entered the world in Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to Thomas Brown And Mary Jane Davidson.
  • Maria Ellen Brown married Edward Stokes, and had children including Alfred Stokes, Eleanor Lizzie Stokes, Ester Stokes, Isabella Emma Stokes, Joseph Stokes, Leonard Edward Stokes, Mary Jane Stokes, Thomas James Stokes, Wellington Davison Stokes.
  • Maria Ellen Brown passed away in 1911 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Brown
1811–
Birth Location: Belfast Ireland
TB
Mary Davidson
1810–1876
Birth Location: Ireland
MD

Spouses(s)

Edward Stokes
1843–1893
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
ES

Children(s)

Mary Stokes
1873–1910
Birth Location: Ireland
MS
Leonard Stokes
1864–1900
Birth Location: 54 Donegal Street Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
LS
Isabella Stokes
1864–1920
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
IS
Alfred Stokes
1870–
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
AS
Eleanor Stokes
1880–1959
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
ES
Joseph Stokes
1878–1944
Birth Location: Waltham, Christchurch, New Zealand
JS
Wellington Stokes
1865–1865
Birth Location: Banbridge Down, Ireland
WS
Ester Stokes
1864–
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
ES
Thomas Stokes
1870–1933
Birth Location: Gateshead, Durham
TS

Maria Brown's Ancestors

Self
Maria Brown
1845–1911
Birth Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Thomas Brown
1811–
Belfast Ireland
Mary (Jane) Davidson
1810–1876
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Brown's Descendants

1.
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Maria (Ellen) Brown (1845–8 July 1911) m. Edward Stokes (1843–29 May 1893)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Stokes 1873–1910 m. Stephen Veitch 1865–1941
    1. 1. Ellen (Elizabeth Jane) Veitch 1898–1985
    2. 2. James (George) Veitch 1893–1982
  2. 2. Leonard (Edward) Stokes 1864–1900 m. Laura (Adelaide Herbert Melbye) * 1867–1949
    1. 1. Evelyn (Adelaide) Stokes 1886–1886
    2. 2. Herbert Stokes 1889–1890
  3. 3. Isabella (Emma) Stokes 1864–1920
  4. 4. Alfred Stokes 1870–
  5. 5. Eleanor (Lizzie) Stokes 1880–1959
  6. 6. Joseph Stokes 1878–1944 m. Agnes (Cameron) McMurray 1875–1927
    1. 1. Eleanor (Pearl) Stokes 1910–1958 m. Stuart (Andrew) Walters 1906–1985
    2. 2. Leonard (Wilkie Brown) Stokes 1904–1946
  7. 7. Wellington (Davison) Stokes 1865–1865
  8. 8. Ester Stokes 1864–
  9. 9. Thomas (James) Stokes 1870–1933 m. Winifred (Mary) Jones 1871–1957
    1. 1. Eva (May) Stokes 1892–1974 m. Thomas (Henry) Bennett 1892–1949
      1. 1. Lorna (Ruth) Bennett 1922–2014 m. Geoffrey (William) Laugesen 1922–2012
      2. 2. Vera (Winifred) Bennett 1919–1920
      3. 3. Doreen Bennett 1918–1980
    2. 2. Norman (Hubert) Stokes 1897–1897
    3. 3. Thomas (Browne) Stokes 1898–1969 m. Jessie (Frances) Smith\Stokes 1898–1968
      1. 1. Thomas (Armar) Stokes 1922–2013
    4. 4. Gavin (James) Stokes 1914–1990 m. Daphne (Nedra) Stroud 1913–1996
      1. 1. Graeme Stokes 1943–2023
    5. 5. George (Edward) Stokes 1895–1975 m. Marjorie (Rosa) Stokes 1915–1993 m. Elsie (May) WATERHOUSE 1894–1935
      1. 1. Winifred (Jean) Williams 1918– m. Ronald (Hubert) Cruthers 1917–2000
      2. 2. Gerald (Ethelbert) Stokes 1943–2003
      3. 3. Betty (Hiro) Stokes 1921–1995
      4. 4. Jack (Raymond) Stokes 1922–1986 m. Gladys Ackroyd 1923–2009 m. Yvonne (Grace) Lawrence 1941–2012
        1. 1. Brian (William Stokes) TWIN 1946–2022
        2. 2. Raymond (John) Stokes 1950–1997
        3. 3. Beverley (Ann) Henry 1951–1986
      5. 5. Edward (George) Stokes* 1919–1970 m. Iria (Taite) Stokes 1928–1968 m. Mavis Rintoul 1921–2011 m. Muriel (Francis) Averis 1920–2004
      6. 6. Alan (Leslie) STOKES 1924–1948 m. Melva (Justine LE) LIEVRE 1922–2012
      7. 7. Joyce (Lillian) Stokes 1926–2004 m. Ronald (Ernest) Ryan 1922–1980

Maria Brown's Timeline

3 Records

1845
1845
Birth of Maria Ellen Brown in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim, Northern Ireland
1863
1863
Age 18
Maria Ellen Brown was married in Belfast, Ireland
Belfast, Ireland
1911
8 July 1911
Age 66
Death of Maria Ellen Brown in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Belfast, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1911
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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