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Maria Jane BROWNING 1861–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1861

Birth Location: Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: West St Cemetery, Durban, Wesleyan, South Africa

Father: Charles BROWNING

Mother: Henrietta HEARD

Spouse(s): Henry SIMPSON

Children(s): Fanny SIMPSON, Ernest SIMPSON, Edward Simpson, Clifford Simpson, Henrietta Simpson, Henry Simpson, William Simpson

The story of Maria Jane BROWNING began in 1861 in Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Maria Jane BROWNING married Henry Charles Simpson, and had children including Clifford Chesterman Simpson, Edward Charles Simpson, Ernest Simpson, Fanny Marion Simpson, Henrietta Simpson, Henry George Simpson, William Anderson Simpson. Maria Jane BROWNING passed away in 1940 in West St Cemetery, Durban, Wesleyan, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Maria Jane BROWNING began in 1861 in Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
  • Maria Jane BROWNING married Henry Charles Simpson, and had children including Clifford Chesterman Simpson, Edward Charles Simpson, Ernest Simpson, Fanny Marion Simpson, Henrietta Simpson, Henry George Simpson, William Anderson Simpson.
  • Maria Jane BROWNING passed away in 1940 in West St Cemetery, Durban, Wesleyan, South Africa.

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Maria BROWNING's Ancestors

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Maria BROWNING
1861–1940
Birth Place: Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Parents
Charles BROWNING
1833–1897
London, England
Henrietta HEARD
1842–1913
Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Edwin BROWNING
1806–1851
Westminster Knightsbridge, London, England
Henry HEARD
1809–1897
Great-Grandparents
Richard BROWNING
1773–1864
Susannah DEARLOVE
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria BROWNING's Descendants

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Maria (Jane) BROWNING (7 Feb 1861–1940) m. Henry (Charles) SIMPSON (17 Aug 1854–10 September 1907)
  1. 1. Fanny (Marion) SIMPSON 1887–1977 m. Charles (Percival) COMLEY 1876–
    1. 1. Paul (Eugene) COMLEY 1929–2002
    2. 2. Norman (John) COMLEY 1919–2000 m. Letitia Nance-Kivell 1927–2012 m. Dorothy (Elaine) Vincent 1921–1994
    3. 3. Althea (Beryl) COMLEY 1911–
    4. 4. Florence (Marion) Comley 1917–1934
    5. 5. William (Charles) Comley 1912–1917
  2. 2. Ernest SIMPSON 1895–1962 m. Jessie (Alison) FORSTER 1897–1976
  3. 3. Edward (Charles) Simpson 1889–
  4. 4. Clifford (Chesterman) Simpson 1897–
  5. 5. Henrietta Simpson 1884–
  6. 6. Henry (George) Simpson 1882–1883
  7. 7. William (Anderson) Simpson 1885–1960

Maria BROWNING's Timeline

3 Records

1861
7 Feb 1861
Birth of Maria Jane BROWNING in Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
1940
24 Jan 1940
Age 79
Death of Maria Jane BROWNING in Cragie Burn, Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Cragie Burn, Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa
1940
1940
Age 79
Burial of Maria Jane BROWNING in West St Cemetery, Durban, Wesleyan, South Africa
West St Cemetery, Durban, Wesleyan, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1861
    Event Place: Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Cragie Burn, Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: West St Cemetery, Durban, Wesleyan, South Africa

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