I am looking for a birth record for Theophilus Brown also possibly known as John Theophilus Brown.
He was in Australia by 1854 as I have his daughter's birth certificate which states he was 39 at the time of her birth, his name was John Theophilus Brown and he married in Port Adelaide in 1852 (I have not been able to find a marriage record). It states he was born in Lerwick, Shetland Islands.
He died in 1875 (cannot find a death certificate), however his death was noted in a local newspaper and referred to him as Theophilus Brown. I also have other correspondence which shows he signed his name as Theophilus Brown. Notes from a local genealogical society (taken from hospital records and other sources) say he was 56 years and from Prussia.
Unfortunately this is the only information I have so I doubt I will be able to find his parents.
So - conflicting dates of birth (1815 / 1819) and conflicting places of birth (Lerwick / Prussia). Thought my Mr Brown may have originated in Prussia then went to Lerwick but haven't been able to find anything with that lead and variations on Brown/Braun surname.
Cannot find when he arrived in Australia.
Have learnt by experience that not everything on early certificates is correct but I am passing on what information I have.
Thanking anyone for any information on an impossible task.
Jack-a-lyn