George Brown

[*Sandra*]

Looking for their families, so that identities can be confirmed by DNA comparison.
If anyone can help with the whereabouts of any surviving family.
MODWarDetectives@mod.gov.uk. would be delighted to hear from you.

George Brown was born in 1879 in Beath, Fife, Scotland to Archibald Brown and Elizabeth (known as Eliza or Lizzie) Drybur. He was one of nine children and his siblings were:

Mary (born 1870)
Eliza (born 1872)
Christina (born 1874)
Isabella (born 1876)
Catherine (born 1881)
Thomas (born 1884)
Janet (born 1886)
Archie (born 1889)

George may be the only one who married - George married Elizabeth Scott and they had one daughter, Mary, who was born in 1910.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Parents marriage - Archibald Brown - Marriage Date:   2 Apr 1869 Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland
Spouse Elizabeth Dryburgh

1871 census Little Raith Colliery. Beath Fife

Archibald Brown   26   Head. Coal Miner.
Elisabeth Brown 24   Wife
Mary Brown 1   Daughter

1881 census High Street Beath Fifeshire.

Archibald Brown 37   Head
Eliza Brown 34   Wife
Mary Brown 11   Daughter
Eliza Brown 9   Daughter
Christina Brown 7   Daughter
Isabella Brown 5   Daughter
George Brown   2   Son
Mary Dryburgh 14   Niece

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

1891 census High Street Beath Fife.

Archibald Brown 46   Head
Eliza Brown 44   Wife
Christina Brown 17   Daur (Daughter)
Isabella Brown 15   Daur (Daughter)
George Brown   12   Son
Catherine Brown 9   Daur (Daughter)
Thomas Brown 7   Son
Janet Brown 4   Daur (Daughter)
Archibald Brown 2   Son
David Dryburgh 34   Boarder

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

1901 census 74 High Stret Beath Fife

Archa Brown 57   Head
Lizzie Brown 54   Wife
George Brown   22   Son
Catherine Brown 20   Daur (Daughter)
Thomas Brown 17   Son
Janet Brown 15   Daur (Daughter)
Archie Brown 12   Son
David Drybrough 45   Boarder
James Henderson 27   Visitor
Isa Henderson 25   Visitor

Sandra

Added Father died 1902

Archibald Brown - aged 57 years - mothers maiden name McNeil - 1902 - Beath (Fife)  410/194

[*Sandra*]

Marriage - BROWN.

George Brown - Elizabeth Scott - 1909 - 410/20 Beath Fife.

Sandra

[MonicaL]

Son Archibald look to have headed off to the US www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/archibald-brown-24-d6q563

Added: More details on this https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G7JK-6R4/archibald-brown-1888-1946

Monica

[*Sandra*]

Thank you Monica - lovely ancestry tree but no further on Archibald's siblings, which is a shame.

Sandra

[MonicaL]

Just added above another link from Family Search with more details including this for sister Elizabeth https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M9TG-55T

Monica

[*Sandra*]

Sister - Mary Brown - 1883 - aged 14 years - mothers maiden name Drysburgh / Beath (Fife) 410/89

Sister Elizabeth Drysburgh Brown to William Hill Henderson plus 10 children (shown on pedigree file Monica shoed above)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/M9TG-55T

Sandra