1861/1871 Census look up for William Brown Please

[jackie walker]

Hello

Trying to find anything on my g grandfather William Brown who according to the 1891 census was then aged 35 and born in Bishops Castle and was a drover, have appled for birth certificate to Bishops Castle with no success and can not find him on any other census.  In 1901 my grandmother and her sister were in St Clares Convent in Pantasaph so presuming they were then orphans although there was two older brothers on the census who were William and Albert (think they then used their fathers name which was Hodges).  I can find g grandmother on 1871 census with first husband John Hodges and they lived in Shropshire as did William and family in 1891 they lived in Halls Passage, Shrewsbury, any information would be appreciated.

Thank you

Jackie