My grandfather's family came from the Hawick area but moved to Birmingham for work. My great grandmother was Elspeth Bell Brown (nee Telfer) who died in Birmingham in 1899. Her husband was Walter Brown (1859 - 1928), an artist and also Master painter and decorator. I have traced information concerning Elspeth but I'm drawing a blank to a large extent with Walter. He had a sister, Mary who married a Thomas Michie, also from Hawick. They moved to Birmingham after the death of Elspeth to care for Walter's children. His father was Michael Brown, born in Roberton around 1836. By 1841 I believe Michael was probably an orphan and living with a relative, Agnes Balmar (nee Brown) with his siblings. He spent three years in the army and he later married Jane Dickson, also in Hawick on 28/1/1859. I can find nothing to tell me who his parents were, his date of death, or how he was related to Agnes.
I've looked on an interesting site about the Borders area but can find no mention of Brown in Roberton. I will be visiting Melrose shortly, which I understand is not far away. Can anyone suggest somewhere where I might be able to search parish records etc please? Also, does anyone already hold any information on "my" Browns please?
