Thanks for all the research, some very interesting material which I've never seen before.
"1911 Mullaghdoo (Island Magee): Samuel Browne 60 farmer, wife Ellen Jane Browne 61 married 35 years 11 children 9 living, daughters Isabella 29, Agnes 28 (should read 23), Sarah 20, Elizabeth 18."
The two children who died were Samuel (1883-1884/5) who was still being talked about by his 95 year old mother on her deathbed, and Ellen Jane ('Nellie') (1879-1905) who died of Meningitis. The oldest daughter was Abigail (1878-?). Her husband was James McLernon, an engine fitter from Eden. She is buried in Carrickfergus.
Isabella remains the most unknown (to me) of the sisters ... until tonight I had never been able to find her birthdate, all I know is that she married a Tom McLernon and had two children, one of whom emigrated to Canada. I asked Sally, the last of the eleven children, back in 1984, and sadly she could not remember anything about her.
My grandfather Samuel Browne (b.18-1-1885) served in the merchant navy during both wars. His ship Aracataca was torpedoed in the Atlantic in 1940. Below is a newspaper clipping -which misspells both his name and the ship's name - describing his rescue.
("Annie Browne 60 widow married 31 years 7 children 7 living sons James 27, Thomas H. 24, Samuel 21 (railway clerk), Charles 17" is no relation as far as I know.)
