For a while I have been trying to research the Brown side of my family. My Grandad was Hugh Wallace Brown from Killaughey, Millisle. He was born on 19th January 1898 mentioned on a birth record I had for him but when he died on 14th July 1977, his official death record said he was born 21 January 1898, Donaghadee (which does come under Millisle) but I am assuming that was a wrong day of his birth on the death certificate?
The only time a Hugh Wallace Brown was mentioned on a census record in 1901 and 1911 for Killaughey is in 1901 here:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Ballycross/Killaughey/1255825/ (He is just mentioned as Hugh Brown on 1911 census)
It says his parents are Hugh Brown and Sarah Brown. Sarah was Sarah Lowry and her father was Andrew Lowry a farmer from Ballycastle Townland (beside Mount Stewart) near Greyabbey, Co Down. They are the right parents as my great aunt was named Sarah Lowry Brown and my great-great Unlce was Andrew Lowry Brown, both named after my great grandmothers family.
Hugh Brown and Sarah Lowry got married on 24th December 1889 in Ballyblack Presbyterian Church and it says Hugh Brown was from Killaughey and his dad was Hugh Brown (farmer). I have attached their marriage record.
I am trying to find out who that Hugh Brown's parents are. In the 1901 census it mentions Hugh Brown was 42 which would make his birth around 1858-1859. I originally thought that Hugh Browns parents were Hugh Brown and Agnes Wallace which might explain why my great grandad had the middle name of Wallace.
Hugh Brown and Agnes Wallace Married 1855, Newtownards first presbyterian Church. Hugh Brown was a farmer and was living in Drumawhey at the time and his dad was listed as William Brown, farmer and Agnes Wallace was from Whitespots, Newtownards. Her father was Hugh Wallace a farmer and gives her age as 18 when she got married so born around 1833. Didn't mention Hugh Browns age, just said Full. When they got married they lived in Killaughey, Millisle.
This webpage says:
http://www.newtownardshistory.co.uk/family-brown.htmBrown, William - 1st. October 1858 - {Father Hugh Brown of Drumawhey, Killaughy and Cunningburn} - {Mother Agness Wallace}
Brown, Robert - 14th. October 1861 - {Father Hugh Brown of Drumawhey, Killaughy and Cunningburn} - {Mother Agness Wallace}
Brown, James - 25th. November 1864 - {Father Hugh Brown of Drumawhey, Killaughy and Cunningburn} - {Mother Agness Wallace}
Brown, Hugh - 16th. March 1866 - {Father Hugh Brown of Drumawhey, Killaughy and Cunningburn} - {Mother Agness Wallace}
Brown, Margaret - 6th. November 1872 - {Father Hugh Brown of Drumawhey, Killaughy and Cunningburn} - {Mother Agness Wallace}
Family were members of Ballyblack Presbyterian
It says that Hugh Brown was born 16 March 1866, not 1858-59 but there is no references to backup that info though. I also checked:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/ I could find no mention of a Hugh Brown born in 1866 to a Hugh Brown and Agnes Wallace.
Agnes died on 23 Feb 1917 Killaughey and was widowed and was buried in Ballycopeland Presbyterian Graveyard in Millisle:
As far as I could find, her husband, Hugh Brown, left their home in 1875 and didn't come back. Agnes reported him missing in a few Newspapers. I don't know if he ever came back as I found out that Hugh Brown died in 1891 in Derryaghy, Lisburn and was buried in Movilla Cemetary, Newtownards. His will probate said retired farmer from Lisburn and that he left his effects to his widow Agnes Brown in Killaughey.
Is there anyway I can confirm who the Hugh Brown, the father of Hugh Brown who married Sarah Lowry is and if he is the Hugh Brown who married Agnes Wallace?
