Children
William George Brown 1843
John Brown 1845
Mary Brown 1848
Sarah Brown 1850
Matilda Brown 1852
Elizabeth Brown 1859
Rebecca Brown 1861
Samuel Brown 1864 -1867
Samuel Robert Brown 1868
Nathaniel Brown 1871
Do you have Nathaniel BROWN's birth cert (or an official transcription of it) ... if so, does IT give you confirmation of Nathaniel's older siblings?
And from that 1871 birth cert, what does it tell you about the INFORMANT? (who was the informant, could he/she read/write ..... did they sign or make their mark ..... what was Dad's occupation, where were they living .... was it likely they had a strong accent .... etc)
The record should give you the Date and place of birth for Nathaniel,and his given name/s and if Nathaniel was present when his birth was being registered.
It should also state that he was a Boy/Male and his Father's full names (given and surname) and occupation, age and where born.
Then it should give you when and where Nathaniel's parents were married, and the details of the previous issue of the marriage ( usually in chronological order) and then Mum's name, maiden surname, age and birthplace.
Then the name of the informant, their relationship to the baby, and their usual address. Then the witnesses to the birth, and then the name of the registrar, the date registered and where it was originally registered.
So if you have the NSW BDM cert, then look back at the column headed "Date and place of birth of child" and notice that to the left of that column there is another narrow column. There is a number in it. That is the line number of the local register where the birth was initially registered.
1859/1871 BROWN NATHANIEL WILLIAM MATILDA SYDNEY
I think this birth was early July 1871, as per NSW BDM new search engine option.
Cheers, JM
