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Mary Ann Browning 1827 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1827

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 16 Jun 1921

Death Location: Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia

Father: William Browning

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Henry Challis

Children(s): Mary Challis, William Challis, Matilda Challis, John Challis, John Challis, Mary Challis, Lucy Challis, Caroline Challis

In 1827, Mary Ann Browning entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to William Browning and Mary. Mary Ann Browning married Henry Charles Challis, and had children including Mary Ann Challis, William Henry Augustus Challis, Matilda Sarah Challis, John Edward Challis, John Edward Challis, Mary Emma Challis, Lucy Emma Challis, Caroline Challis. Mary Ann Browning passed away in 1921 in Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Mary Ann Browning entered the world in Suffolk, England, born to William Browning and Mary.
  • Mary Ann Browning married Henry Charles Challis, and had children including Mary Ann Challis, William Henry Augustus Challis, Matilda Sarah Challis, John Edward Challis, John Edward Challis, Mary Emma Challis, Lucy Emma Challis, Caroline Challis.
  • Mary Ann Browning passed away in 1921 in Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Browning
Birth Location: –
WB
Mary None
Birth Location: –
M

Spouses(s)

Henry Challis
1830 – 1904
Birth Location: Sapiston, Suffolk, England
HC

Children(s)

Mary Challis
1851 – 1852
Birth Location: Sapiston, Suffolk, England
MC
William Challis
1854 – 1940
Birth Location: Wokingham, Wokingham Borough, Berkshire, England
WC
Matilda Challis
1857 – 1889
Birth Location: Sapiston, Suffolk, England
MC
John Challis
1859 – 1861
Birth Location: Sapiston, Suffolk, England
JC
John Challis
1861 –
Birth Location: Sapiston, Suffolk, England
JC
Mary Challis
1866 – 1866
Birth Location: Longford, Tasmania, Australia
MC
Lucy Challis
1867 –
Birth Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
LC
Caroline Challis
1868 – 1891
Birth Location: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
CC

Mary Browning's Ancestors

Self
Mary Browning
1827 – 1921
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
William Browning
Mary
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Browning's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ann) Browning (1827 – 16 Jun 1921) m. Henry (Charles) Challis (18 Apr 1830 – 4 Jan 1904)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Challis (29 Oct 1851 – 1852)
  2. 2. William (Henry Augustus) Challis (1854 – 5 Aug 1940) m. Charlotte Cowley (9 Nov 1862 – 4 Jul 1942)
    1. 1. Florence (May) Challis (23 Oct 1880 – 1 Aug 1881)
    2. 2. Maud Challis (29 Nov 1881 – 4 Dec 1958) m. Benjamin (William) Turner (11 Mar 1869 – 8 Sep 1954)
      1. 1. Coralie (May) Turner (18 Jun 1901 – 24 Feb 1985)
      2. 2. Doris (Irene) Turner (25 Oct 1902 – 31 Dec 1919)
      3. 3. Ivy (Gwendoline) Turner (24 Oct 1904 – 21 Feb 1984)
      4. 4. Stanley (Raymond) Turner (30 Jul 1906 – 2 Jul 1909)
      5. 5. Marion (Labina) Turner (1 Mar 1908 – 11 Oct 1991)
      6. 6. Elvie (May) Turner (1909 – 18 Aug 2008)
      7. 7. Nellie Turner (30 May 1910 – )
      8. 8. Sydney Turner (22 Jun 1910 – 27 Sep 1993)
      9. 9. Benjamin Turner (14 Nov 1913 – 22 Aug 1981)
      10. 10. Roy (Turner ( Born Cooper) ) (6 Sep 1925 – 1 Jan 2020)
    3. 3. Louisa (Marion) Challis (30 Jan 1884 – 19 Jul 1953) m. James (Thomas) Cawthen (6 Nov 1875 – 26 Jun 1966)
      1. 1. James (Reginald) Cawthen (7 Mar 1909 – 17 Jan 1969)
      2. 2. Gwendoline Cawthen (4 Nov 1912 – 30 Jan 1967)
    4. 4. William (Augustus Henry) Challis (11 Oct 1885 – 16 Feb 1955) m. May Turner (8 Aug 1889 – 21 May 1943)
      1. 1. Rosie (May) Challis (24 Nov 1912 – 23 Jun 2008)
      2. 2. Ethel (Mary) Challis (21 May 1915 – 8 Nov 1988)
      3. 3. Bernard (John) Challis (16 Sep 1918 – 4 Aug 1951)
      4. 4. Hilda (Jane) Challis (1921 – 26 Feb 1928)
      5. 5. Vera (Elsie) Challis (29 Jun 1923 – 12 Dec 2005)
      6. 6. Douglas (William) Challis (10 Dec 1926 – 24 Feb 2013)
      7. 7. Jean (Margaret) Challis (20 Dec 1930 – 12 Feb 1985)
    5. 5. Albert (John) Challis (10 Oct 1887 – 13 Mar 1922) m. Eunice (Gladys) Summers (7 Nov 1892 – 8 Dec 1984)
      1. 1. Eunice (Gwendoline) Challis (7 Aug 1912 – 4 Feb 2002)
      2. 2. Albert (Keith) Challis (29 Mar 1914 – 16 Feb 1975)
      3. 3. Leila (Constance) Challis (23 Sep 1915 – 29 Dec 1931)
      4. 4. Nellie (Beryl) Challis (8 May 1917 – 29 Jun 1999)
      5. 5. Dulcie (Susan) Challis (31 Mar 1919 – 29 Aug 2015)
      6. 6. John (Maxwell) Challis (21 Oct 1922 – 20 Dec 1997) m. Myrtle (Merlie May) Cooley (9 Jun 1920 – 14 Jan 2020)
        1. 1. Merlene (Carole) Challis (27 Dec 1943 – 22 Apr 2008)
        2. 2. Stephen (John) Challis (19 Jun 1948 – 30 Jul 1948)
        3. 3. Phillip Challis
        4. 4. Challis
        5. 5. Challis
        6. 6. Challis
    6. 6. Ernest (Arthur) Challis (25 Feb 1890 – 1 Jan 1945) m. Maude (Garland) Franklin (4 Aug 1895 – 21 Aug 1965)
      1. 1. Eileen (May) Challis (May 1915 – 6 Sep 1994)
      2. 2. Sylvia (Annie) Challis (3 Aug 1915 – 10 Sep 1943)
      3. 3. Geoffrey (Stuart) Challis (24 Apr 1917 – 22 Mar 1992)
      4. 4. Ernest (Arthur) Challis (24 May 1919 – 7 Sep 1973)
    7. 7. Caroline Challis (6 Mar 1892 – 23 Aug 1919) m. Trevor (David) Turner (17 Jul 1889 – )
      1. 1. William (Henry) Turner ( – 8 Jun 1984)
      2. 2. Charlotte Turner
    8. 8. Lily Challis (15 Mar 1894 – 17 Nov 1943) m. George (Tasman) Willoughby (3 Mar 1882 – 26 Jul 1952)
      1. 1. Raymond (George) Willoughby (19 Apr 1914 – 17 Feb 1966) m. Ellen ((Nellie) Rosina) Cowburn (1909 – 9 Dec 1947)
      2. 2. Stanley (Tasman) Willoughby (2 Jan 1916 – 4 Jul 1981) m. Alma (Laurel) Powell (11 nov 1924 – 12 OCT 2000)
      3. 3. Nella (Joan) Willoughby (13 Dec 1919 – 3 Mar 2011) m. Francis (Adrian) O'Brien (21 Feb 1908 – 10 May 1964)
        1. 1. Terence (George) O'Brien (2 Feb 1947 – 1 Jul 2017)
        2. 2. O'Brien
    9. 9. Walter Challis (27 June 1896 – 22 Jul 1896)
    10. 10. Elsie (May) Challis (18 Nov 1902 – 30 April 1920)
  3. 3. Matilda (Sarah) Challis (1857 – 16 Sep 1889) m. John Couley\Cooley m. Charles ((Chas)) Butterworth (27 Apr 1855 – 23 Nov 1917)
    1. 1. Matilda (Sarah Ann) Butterworth (1882 – 13 Apr 1964) m. Daniel Priest (2 Dec 1854 – 8 Mar 1943)
      1. 1. Daniel Priest (1906 – 6 OCT 1932)
      2. 2. Clifford ((Cliff)) Priest (1908 – 23 Oct 1949)
      3. 3. Lyndon ((Tommy)) Priest (2 Dec 1913 – 12 Jun 1956)
      4. 4. Lucy (Isabell (Tottie)) Priest (1918 – 29 MAY 1955)
    2. 2. William (Henry) Butterworth (1883 – )
    3. 3. Margaret (Emma (Ettie)) Butterworth (24 Aug 1884 – 19 Nov 1935)
    4. 4. Maude Butterworth (27 Oct 1885 – 11 Jun 1886)
    5. 5. Alfred (Emanuel) Butterworth (26 Jul 1887 – 9 Sept 1957)
    6. 6. William (Ernest) Butterworth (1889 – )
  4. 4. John (Edward) Challis (3 Dec 1859 – 21 Mar 1861)
  5. 5. John (Edward) Challis (20 Oct 1861 – )
  6. 6. Mary (Emma) Challis (5 Jan 1866 – 23 Feb 1866)
  7. 7. Lucy (Emma) Challis (1 Mar 1867 – )
  8. 8. Caroline Challis (16 Sep 1868 – 19 Jun 1891) m. John Atkins (1847 – 3 Jul 1915)
    1. 1. Priscilla (Mary) Atkins (21 May 1891 – 25 March 1942)

Mary Browning's Timeline

6 Records

1827
1827
Birth of Mary Ann Browning in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1827
17 Nov 1827
Mary Ann Browning was baptized in Barningham, Suffolk, England
Barningham, Suffolk, England
1850
Sep 1850
Age 23
Mary Ann Browning was married in Registered Thetford, Norfolk, England
Registered Thetford, Norfolk, England
1861
1861
Age 34
Mary Ann Browning resided here in Sapiston, Suffolk, England
Sapiston, Suffolk, England
1921
16 Jun 1921
Age 94
Death of Mary Ann Browning in Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
1921
Jun 1921
Age 94
Burial of Mary Ann Browning in St. Andrew's Uniting Church Cemetery, Evandale, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
St. Andrew's Uniting Church Cemetery, Evandale, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1827
    Event Place: Barningham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1850
    Event Place: Registered Thetford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Sapiston, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Nile, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1921
    Event Place: St. Andrew's Uniting Church Cemetery, Evandale, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
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