Andrew Brown - Help Please

[Sheepherder]

I am trying to obtain info on Andrew Brown's ancestors and have hit a brick wall.  The Andrew Brown I am interested in was born on 3 Jan 1830.  He married Elizabeth Redmond (?) on 19 Dec 1852 and emigrated to Australia on the Conway in 1862.

A now departed family member told me that Andrew Brown was in some way related to Robbie Burns.  I would be very interested to discover if this is true, and if it is, how.  Thank you.

Sheepherder

[Rah1980]

There is an Andrew Brown baptised on 3/1/1830 in Tarbolton, Ayr son of Andrew Brown & Janet Jamieson from the IGI. Is this the right info and do you have it already?

[Sheepherder]

Hi Rah1980,

I do have those two but that is as far as it goes.  Thanks.

Regards,

Sheepherder

[Rah1980]

he had siblings Samuel b1833, Jane b1836, Jessie (Janet) b1838

Andrew Brown senior abt 1796 Maypole Ayrshire and Janet Jamieson born Tolbolton abt 1806 there are a couple of trees relating to this lot on ancestry but I can see no obvious link to Robert Burns (although he did have a few illegitimate children!).

The IGI is free to search on http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

[hume]

Hi Sheepherder,

See this link from 2008 - http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,309184.msg1903878.html#msg1903878 - it would appear to confirm that Andrew's father was the grandson of Gilbert Brown and related to Burns through his mother, Agnes Brown.

hume

[Rah1980]

Good find Hume, just goes to show sometimes the best place to start research is on here! That has certainly saved a lot of time and possibly money.

Sarah

[Sheepherder]

Hi Sarah and Hume,

Thank you both for the info provided, it is very much appreciated.  I will now investigate further.   

Regards,

Sheepherder