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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: Mutthouse on Wednesday 04 May 11 14:45 BST (UK)
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I have them as distant relatives
They were married 10th February 1874 at Timaru and went on to have the following children
Margret Annie Brown
1877 –
Isabella Brown
1878 –
James Braithwaite Brown 1881 – 1965
(came to england working on the ships and married Clara Beatrice Samuels and had several children)
Jessie Brown
1883 –
George Gordon Brown
1885 –
Thomas Braithwaite Brown
1888 –
Frederick Gilbert Brown
1889 –
I don't know anything about the New Zealand side but have a whole host of relatives in the uk if anyone is looking for some.
nic xxx
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Hi Nic,
George Gordon died aged 5 months
1886/2192 Brown George Gordon 5 Mths
Thomas at a year old
1889/3854 Brown Thomas Braithwaite 1 Yr
1968/42048 Brown Frederick Gilbert 78Y
Cheers Janette
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The other thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,530416.0.html
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Sorry only just seen this thank you Janette.
Thats very interesting to know - might mean that if Frederick had children I could have relatives in New Zealand right now! ;D
Thank you all so much for your help - have run out of money to go buying the certificates for now so will just have to keep my fingers crossed someone comes looking on here for me
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Hi, Re New Zealand connection - I have a photo which was found in Isabella's belongings daughter of William & Sarah. There are no names she has written on the back 'Brown Decedent's 1936 London' It is a group of around 40 people of all ages including small children. The men are wearing suits and a spray of flowers in their button holes, ladies are wearing hats. They are all standing on the steps of some building with two large columns in the background, I suspect it is a family wedding.
I can email a copy to the people who were researching and if they could name some of them that would be great.
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Hello Charmaine62, my search did falter slightly on that line but yes we may be able to identify some of the people in the picture. I will message you
nic x
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Hi Nic have been looking at my Brother in Law's WELCH family and have a Jessie BROWN b August 28, 1883 (Unknown Location), the only Jessie BROWN I located born on that date was the daughter of Sarah Ann & William BROWN (NZ BDM Birth ref 1883/13646-Brown -Jessie -Sarah Ann-William). Jessie BROWN married Ethelbert Joseph James WELCH February 5 1907 at Masterton, NZ (TBC). Jessie WELCH died October 6 1959 at Masterton. There was one child that I am aware of at this stage Rewi Braithwaite WELCH 1908-2001 Rewi had 2 marriages M1 Rose Maleta DONNELLY 1938, Rose died in 1940 M2 Isobel June WATT 1943.
I have only just started to look at this twig but looks like it could be connected especially given Rewi's second given name Braithwaite.
Cheers Brian
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Hi - re New Zealand connection.
I can confirm from my research that William Brown and Sarah Braithwaite had seven children (based on online birth records available at www.dia.govt.nz). The children were: Margaret Anne, Isabella, James Braithwaite, Jessie, George Gordon, Thomas Braithwaite and Frederick Gilbert.
William Brown was a boatman in Timaru, New Zealand. The boatmen were employed to ferry cargo between ship and shore, because Timaru didn't have a real harbour. Sarah was a dressmaker.
Jessie Brown was my grandmother (although she died when I was quite young, so I didn't know her). Jessie married Ethelbert Joseph James Welch in 1907, and divorced her in 1939. They had one son, my father Rewi Braithwaite Welch, who married Isabel June Watt. Rewi and June had four children. So yes - there are some NZ relatives.
I don't have any photos of Jessie unfortunately.
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Hi only just found this site. My grandfather was James on the list of children. He lived in the. East End of London & worked in the docks
Would love to have any info about the family I know nothing about
All the best to everyone