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Rev Dr John Brown 1784–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1784

Birth Location: burnhead, whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Oct 1858

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Rev Brown

Mother: Isabella Cranstan

Spouse(s): Margaret Crum, Jean Nimmo

Children(s): Alexander Brown, Jane Brown, Margaret Brown, John Brown, Isabella Brown, Janet Brown, William Brown

Rev Dr John Brown was born in 1784 in burnhead, whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, the child of Rev John Brown And Isabella Cranstan. In 1784, Rev Dr John Brown resided in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Rev Dr John Brown married Jean Nimmo, Margaret Fisher Crum, and had children including Alexander Crum Brown, Isabella Cranston Brown, Jane Ewing Brown, Janet Hamilton Brown, John Brown, Margaret Fisher Crum Brown, William Robert Nimmo Brown. Rev Dr John Brown passed away in 1858 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Rev Dr John Brown was born in 1784 in burnhead, whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland, the child of Rev John Brown And Isabella Cranstan.
  • In 1784, Rev Dr John Brown resided in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • Rev Dr John Brown married Jean Nimmo, Margaret Fisher Crum, and had children including Alexander Crum Brown, Isabella Cranston Brown, Jane Ewing Brown, Janet Hamilton Brown, John Brown, Margaret Fisher Crum Brown, William Robert Nimmo Brown.
  • Rev Dr John Brown passed away in 1858 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Brown's Ancestors

Self
Rev Brown
1784–1858
Birth Place: burnhead, whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
Parents
Rev John Brown
1754–1832
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Isabella Cranstan
1757–1795
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Rev. (John Brown of) Haddington
1722–1787
Carpow,Abernethy,Perthshire
Janet Thompson
1733–1771
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
George Cranstan
1698–
creling, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Brown
1675–1733
Catherine Millie
–1735
William Baron
1670–1726
Lady Kerr
1685–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lothian
1636–1702
Lady Argyll
1631–1700

Rev Brown's Descendants

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Rev (Dr John) Brown (12 Jul 1784–13 Oct 1858) m. Margaret (Fisher) Crum (11 Mar 1799–19 Sep 1841) m. Jean Nimmo (15 September 1783–1816)
  1. 1. Alexander (Crum) Brown 1838–1922 m. Jane (Bailie) Brown 1835–1910
  2. 2. Jane (Ewing) Brown 1836–1894 m. James (Stewart) Wilson 1834–1910
    1. 1. Charles (Stewart) Wilson 1864–1950
    2. 2. Jane (Ewing) Wilson 1868–1938
    3. 3. Margaret Wilson 1865–1957
    4. 4. Mary (Stewart) Wilson 1872–1952
    5. 5. Isabella (Bertha Stewart) Wilson 1876–1960
  3. 3. Margaret (Fisher Crum) Brown 1840–1846
  4. 4. John Brown 1810–1882
  5. 5. Isabella (Cranston) Brown 1812–1888
  6. 6. Janet (Hamilton) Brown 1808–1885
  7. 7. William (Robert Nimmo) Brown 1815–1886

Rev Brown's Timeline

4 Records

1784
12 Jul 1784
Birth of Rev Dr John Brown in burnhead, whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
burnhead, whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
1784
27 Jul 1784
Rev Dr John Brown was baptized in , Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1784
1784
Rev Dr John Brown resided here in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1858
13 Oct 1858
Age 74
Death of Rev Dr John Brown in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1784
    Event Place: burnhead, whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1784
    Event Place: , Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1858
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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