This page was created from a report on the Brown family which was written by Valerie Pike of Surrey - a descendant of this family.
Some of the information has been researched by Kath Walton.
THE BROWNS OF BIDDULPH AND BIDDULPH MOOR
SOLOMON BROWN AND SARAH BROUGH
Solomon was the son of Daniel and Ellen Brown. He was baptised at St Lawrence, Biddulph, Staffordshire on August 9th 1767. He was the eldest of four children. Sarah was baptised on June 17th 1757 and Mary and Daniel were baptised on April 27th 1865. It is not known if they were twins or just baptised at the same time.
Solomon became a shoemaker and he married Sarah BROUGH, the daughter of Charles and Sarah Brough, on January 28th 1799. The marriage took place at St Lawrence, Biddulph and the Revd. Jonathan Wilson performed the ceremony
Solomon and Sarah had seven children:
Sarah BROWN bp. June 2nd 1799
Daniel BROWN bp. September 6th 1801
Charles BROWN bp. February 19th 1804
Hannah BROWN bp. April 13th 1806
Solomon BROWN bp. April 16th 1809
Ellen BROWN bp. October 27th 1811
Martha BROWN bp. November 3rd 1816
Solomon and Sarah were living at Biddulph Moor when the 1841 census was taken. Solomon was a shoemaker and gave his age as 75 and Sarah was 60.
Due to the ‘rounding down’ of ages when this census was taken Solomon could have been between 75 and 79 and Sarah could have been between 60 and 64.
(HO107/986/15/34/28)
Solomon died on August 12th 1848. He lived at Greenway Moor and the cause of death was ‘natural decay’. He was 81 years old and had been a journeyman shoemaker. Sarah died nine years later, on July 2nd 1857, aged 81, the cause of death being ‘old age’. A Sarah Brown registered the death. No relationship was indicated, but she was present at the death.
THE CHILDREN OF SOLOMON AND SARAH BROWN
DANIEL BROWN AND MARY BAILEY
Daniel, son of Solomon and Sarah Brown was baptised at St Lawrence, Biddulph on September 6th 1801. He married Mary BAILEY on September 23rd 1822 at St Lawrence. She was the daughter of Thomas and Martha Bailey
At one time Daniel was thought to be a coffin maker, but eventually became a joiner then a stonemason.
Daniel and Mary had eleven children:
William BROWN bp. January 23rd 1825
Thomas BROWN bp. July 29th 1827
Daniel BROWN bp. August 26th 1831, Primitive Methodist, Tunstall.
John BROWN bp. May 27th 1834
Anne BROWN bp. August 21st 1836
Sarah BROWN bp. October 21st 1838
Ellen BROWN born in 1841
Charles BROWN born 1842
Enoch BROWN born 1845, died June 17th 1852 of Typhus fever.
Mary BROWN born 1847
Isaac BROWN born March 22nd 1852
Daniel and Mary were living at Bailey’s Hill, Biddulph when the 1841 census was taken. Daniel, Anne, Sarah and Ellen were living with them. Daniel was listed as a stonemason. (HO107/986/15/33/26)
When the 1851 census was taken they were living at Biddulph Moor. Daniel was now a coffin maker, but his son, John, aged 17, was a stonemason. Anne, Charles, Enoch, Mary and Sarah were at home. (HO107/2167/600/17)
Daniel died on August 13, 1853. The cause of death was ‘morbus cordis and phthisis (TB)’. His son, another Daniel, was the informant.
The 1861 census shows Mary Brown, a widow, aged 55, employed as a shopkeeper, still living at Biddulph Moor. Her daughter, Ellen Stanway, aged 20, working as a shirt maker, and Mary’s youngest son, Isaac, aged 9, were living with her. Ellen had married Abraham Stanway when she was only 14 and at the time of the census Abraham was away from home. (RG9/2612/82/15)
Mary died on February 20th 1865. Her death certificate confirms that she was the widow of Daniel Brown, a stonemason. She died of a diseased liver and dropsy and her son, Daniel Brown, was present at the death.
CHARLES BROWN AND ANN
Charles, son of Solomon and Sarah Brown was baptised at St Lawrence, Biddulph on February 19th 1804. He married Ann, who came from Gawsworth in Cheshire.
The couple are known to have had only three children, although the 1841 census may show more.
Vernon Brown born about 1838 in North Rode
Emma Brown born about 1842 in North Rode
Priscilla Brown born about 1845 in North Rode
When the 1851 census was taken Charles and Ann were living at Rode Heath Cottages, North Rode, Cheshire with their two daughters, Emma, 9 and Priscilla, 6. Charles was an agricultural labourer.
(HO107/2161/353/13)
By 1861 Charles and Ann were living at 2, Congleton Road, North Rode. Their unmarried son, Vernon, an agricultural labourer, aged 23, born at North Rode, was living with them and there was a 6-year-old grandson, John. John had been born at Dower Hill, Staffordshire.
(RG9/2586/31/5)
By 1871 Charles was 72 and still working as an agricultural labourer. Ann does not appear on the census return although Charles said that he was married. He was still living at Congleton Road, North Rode but by this time his daughter, Priscilla, had married William BICKERTON and Priscilla was the housekeeper. William was 32 and also worked as an ag lab.
(RG10/3678/32/11)
William and Priscilla had four children:
William P Bickerton born about 1862 in North Rode
Anne Bickerton born about 1865 in North Rode
Sarah E Bickerton born about 1867 in North Rode
Harriet Bickerton born about 1870 in North Rode
Elizabeth Bickerton born about 1875 in North Rode
Thomas Bickerton born about 1877 in North Rode
Un-named son born about 1881 in North Rode
(Priscilla died in the September quarter of 1887, aged 45.)
SOLOMON BROWN (Junior) AND SARAH TURNER
Solomon was the son of Solomon and Sarah Brown and he was baptised on April 16th 1809 at St Lawrence, Biddulph.
Solomon, a labourer, married Sarah Turner on November 1st 1826 in Horton parish church. The marriage was by banns and with the consent of parents.
When the 1851 census was taken Solomon and Sarah and their family were living at Daneinshaw, Congleton. By this time Solomon was 42 and was a journeyman stonemason and Sarah was 45. There were 8 children.
Children of Solomon and Sarah:
Samuel Brown bp. November 18th 1832 at Biddulph
John Brown born about 1835 at Biddulph
Nathaniel Brown born about 1839 at Biddulph
Solomon Brown born about 1843 at Buglawton, Cheshire
Elizabeth Brown born about 1843 at Buglawton, Cheshire
Harriet Brown born about 1846 at Macclesfield, Cheshire
James Brown born about 1849 at Buglawton
Tamer (daughter) born about 1851 at Congleton.
Samuel and John were journeymen stonemasons, like their father. Nathaniel was a silk piecer. (HO107/2167/219/18)
By 1861 Solomon and Sarah were living at Spring Bank, Buglawton, Cheshire. Young Solomon, Harriet, James and Tamer were living at home. Solomon had become a stonemason.
Nathaniel Brown, Solomon and Sarah’s son, was married to Elizabeth and they had a son, William aged 11 months. They were living next door to Solomon and Sarah. Nathaniel was a stonemason too. (RG9/2609/6/6)
In 1871 Solomon and Sarah were living at Boundary Lane, Congleton. Solomon was 64 and was still working as a stonemason. Tamar was 19 and was a silk worker. She was unmarried. Two grandsons were living with them – George, 15, worked as a stonemason’s labourer and Thomas, 11, was a silk worker. (RG10/3703/45/11)
When the 1881 census was taken Solomon and Sarah were back in Buglawton, living at Timbersbrook. At 74 years of age Solomon was still working as a stonemason. Sarah was 77. Tamer was unmarried and still at home and was still working in the silk industry. Three grandchildren were living there too – Thomas, now 19, and Elizabeth, 17, were silk workers. Daniel, 6, was a scholar. (RG11/3533/6/7 and 8)
Solomon died on March 12th 1895 at Arclid Union Workhouse, Congleton, Cheshire.
CHILDREN OF DANIEL BROWN AND MARY BAILEY
DANIEL BROWN AND MARY BOOTH
Daniel BROWN was baptised on August 26th 1831 at the Primitive Methodist Chapel at Tunstall by Stoke on Trent. He married Mary BOOTH in September 18th 1848, after banns, in the parish church at Horton, Staffordshire. Mary was the daughter of William and Hannah BOOTH, having been born on January 30th 1831 at Mole Cop. Daniel was 17 and worked as a mason and Mary was 18, a servant. Both were living in Horton at the time of their marriage.
Daniel and Mary had ten children all born in Biddulph:
William BROWN b. September 28th 1849
Herbert BROWN b. February 25th 1852, 3.30 am.
Arthur BROWN b. February 25th 1852, 4.00 am.
Lavinia BROWN b. March 9th 1854
Emma BROWN b. October 7th 1857
Walter BROWN b. February 1 1860
Horatio BROWN b. February 6th 1862. d. August 11th 1874.
Frederick BROWN b. February 24th 1864. bp. April 3rd 1865.
Rowland BROWN b. August 1st 1865. bp. December 24th 1865
Eli BROWN b. December 29th 1867
The 1851 census records Daniel and Mary with their son, William, aged 8 months, living at Bailey’s Hill, Biddulph. (HO107/2167/600/16)
By 1861 the family were living at Biddulph Moor. Within the intervening ten years Daniel and Mary had another five children. William was joined by Herbert and Arthur (twins), Lavinia, Emma, (my great grandmother) and Walter. William worked as a brick labourer. Mary’s sister, Jane BOOTH, was living with them. She was 39 and worked as a stocking knitter, although she was blind from birth. (RG9/2612/85/22)
In 1871 Daniel and Mary were living in New Street, Biddulph Moor. William, Herbert, Arthur and Lavinia had left home. Emma was a silk winder, aged 13. Walter had four new brothers – Horatio, Frederick, Rowland and Eli. (RG10/3702/18/16 and 17).
In 1881 Daniel was working away from home with his son, Arthur. Daniel was 50 and Arthur was 29 and they were living in Wales at 11 Offa Terrace, Bersham, Wrexham, Denbighshire. They were both employed as stonemasons. (RG11/5520/112/35)
Mary was at home in Biddulph Moor with sons Frederick, Rowland and Eli and her grandson, Rowland NIXON, aged 5. (Rowland was the first-born son of Emma Brown, who had married William NIXON.) Frederick was a coalminer, Rowland Brown was a stonemason and Eli worked as a labourer in the iron works.
(On the same census page was Enoch and Elizabeth Brown and their 3 children, and another Daniel and Fanny Brown and their 6 children.) (RG11/3535/87/25)
Ten years later, in 1891, Daniel and Mary were still in Biddulph Moor. Eli was at home and Roland NIXON, 23, was still with his grandparents. Both Eli and Roland were coalminers. (Another Daniel and Fanny Brown lived a few doors away with their daughter, Frances. This Daniel had been born in Congleton, Cheshire, but Fanny and Frances had been born in Biddulph.) (RG12/2846/67/16)
Mary died on October 31st 1892. She was 58 years old and wife of Daniel Brown a stonemason. She died of fatty degeneration of the heart and syncope. The death was certified. Her husband, Daniel was present at her death and registered the death on the same day.
Daniel died on December 16th 1899 – seven years later. He was 64 and suffered from chronic bronchitis, which he had had for about a year, and exhaustion. His son, Herbert Brown, was present at his death.
ELLEN BROWN AND ABRAHAM STANWAY
Ellen BROWN was born in 1841, daughter of Daniel Brown and Mary, formerly BAILEY.
Ellen married Abraham StanwaY, son of Joseph and Sarah Stanway, born about 1829, when she was only 14 and at the time of the 1861 census Abraham was away from home. The 1861 census shows Ellen, now STANWAY, living with her mother, Mary BROWN. Ellen worked as a shirt maker. (RG9/2612/82/15)
Abraham and Ellen had 10 children:
Sarah STANWAY born about 1860
Joseph STANWAY born about 1865
Mary E STANWAY born about 1867
Agnes STANWAY born about 1869
Maria STANWAY born about 1872
Elizabeth STANWAY born about 1875
Abraham STANWAY born about 1877
Isaac STANWAY born about 1879
John STANWAY born about 1882
Enoch STANWAY born about 1885
In 1871 Abraham had returned home. He was a 40-year-old ag.lab. and Ellen was 29. They had four children by this time –Sarah, 11, Joseph, 6, Mary E, 4 and Agnes, 2. All had been born in Biddulph. The family lived at Sidebottoms, Biddulph.
(RG10/3702/37/19)
By 1881 Abraham and Ellen lived at Hurst, Biddulph. Agnes Ann was then 12 and the family had grown. Marria was 9, Elizabeth, 6, Abraham, 4,and Isaac was 2. (RG11/3535/6/17)
In 1891 the family had moved to 13, Lower 2 Ball Lane, Leek. The older children had left home and Maria was now the eldest – a 19-year-old silk piecer. Emily aged 16 (is this the same as Elizabeth in the previous census?) was a braid worker. Isaac was a scholar and he then had two younger brothers – John, 9 and Enoch, 6. (RG12/2185/43/19).
ISAAC BROWN AND ELLEN BATTERSBY
Isaac BROWN, son of Daniel and Mary Brown (formerly Bailey) was born on 22nd March 1852.
Isaac and Ellen had
He first appears, aged 9, on the 1861 census for Biddulph Moor living with his widowed mother and his older married sister, Ellen STANWAY. His mother was 55 and was a shopkeeper. Sister Ellen, 20, was a shirt maker. (RG9/2612/82/15)
Isaac married Ellen Battersby on August 5th 1869 at The Register Office, Wolstanton, Staffordshire. Isaac said that he was 21 and Ellen was also 21. The marriage was by certificate. Isaac was a Writing Clerk and lived in High Street, Tunstall. His father was Solomon Brown, deceased, a builder. Ellen’s father was Thomas Battersby, a farmer from Horton.
Isaac and Ellen had seven children:
Mary J BROWN b. 21st April 1870, bp. 6th November 1870, Biddulph Moor
Charles BROWN b. 24th June 1872, bp.28th July 1872, Biddulph Moor
Isaac BROWN born about 1876 (imbecile)
Hannah BROWN born about 1878
Ellen BROWN born about 1882
Tom BROWN born about 1887
John BROWN born about 1890
When the 1871 census was taken Isaac and Ellen had an 11-month-old daughter, Mary J Brown. The family were living at 32 Waterloo Street, Burslem – in the potteries of Staffordshire. Isaac was a ‘shopman’. Ellen and her daughter had been born in Horton. (RG10/2852/130/43)
By 1881 the family had moved to Runcorn, Cheshire and were living at Irwell Lane. Isaac, 29, was an earthenware dealer. Their daughter, Mary J. now had a 5-year-old brother, Isaac, and a sister, Hannah, aged 3. Isaac had been born in Runcorn –their previous home – and he was listed as an imbecile. Hannah had been born in Warrington, Cheshire. (RG11/3515/57/38)
In 1891 the family were living at Earthenware Depot, Park Street, Stansty, Wrexham, Denbighshire. Isaac, at 39, was an earthenware dealer. Little Isaac, the imbecile, was not present, but there were three more children. Ellen, 9, was born in Runcorn, Tom, 4, was born in Stansty and John, 1, was also born in Stansty. The family now had a domestic servant – Mary H Jones, 14, born in Wrexham. This census taken in Wales added the language spoken. Mary H Jones spoke both English and Welsh but the Brown family only spoke English. (RG12/4619/105/13)
Isaac died and the 1891 census shows that Ellen, his widow, was at 1 Madeira Hill, Wrexham, Denbighshire. She was ‘living on her own means’. Her daughter, Ellen, 19, Thomas, 15 and John, 11, were living with her and since the previous census her daughter Mary J had married Edward Davies. Edward was 28 and was a China Dealer employing staff. He had been born in Runcorn. Edward and Mary J had a daughter, Dorothy M, who was 2 at the time of this census and had been born in Wrexham.
CHILDREN OF DANIEL BROWN AND MARY BOOTH
WILLIAM BROWN AND JANE BROUGH
William BROWN was born in 1850 and married Jane BROUGH in the parish church, Leek on 31st May 1868. He was 18 and she was 23. William was a coal miner and lived in Bath Street. Jane also lived in Bath Street and she was the daughter of Charles Brough, a coal miner. The marriage was by certificate.
William and Jane had seven children:
Vernon BROWN b. February 5th 1869, bp. June 18th 1870, Biddulph Moor
Enos BROWN b. November 11th 1871, bp. May 19th 1875, Biddulph Moor
Mary H BROWN b. December 19th 1873, bp. May 19th 1875, Biddulph Moor
Cinderella BROWN b. 2nd January 1876
William H BROWN born about 1880
Enoch BROWN born about 1883
Lilly B BROWN born about 1888
The 1871 census shows the family living at the end of Bailey’s Hill, Biddulph Moor. They had a son, Vernon, aged 2. Jane BOOTH, William’s Aunt (his mother’s sister), aged 50 was living with them. She was a pauper and had been blind from birth. Other relatives were also living with the family – Arthur BROWN, William’s brother, James Brough, Henry Brough and Selina Brough, Jane’s brothers and sister. Selina was a silk wonder and Arthur, James and Henry were coal miners. (RG10/3702/54/27)
In 1881 William and Jane’s family had grown. William was now a stonemason. Vernon was 12 and had four siblings, Enos, 9, Mary H, 7, Cinderella,5 and William H was 7 months. Aunt Jane Booth was still living with them. (RG11/3535/75/2)
Cinderella was born on 2nd January 1876. She later called herself Ella.
By 1891 the family had moved to Robin Hill, Biddulph Moor. In addition to working as a miner, William was also a general grocer. Vernon was still at home. Mary H, 17, and Cinderella, 15, were fustian cutters. William H was a scholar and there was an additional brother, Enoch,8, and a sister Lilly B, aged 3. Aunt Jane was still living with the family – she was 68 when this census was taken. (RG12/2846/73/27)
Aunt Jane Booth died in 1893.
In 1901 William and Jane were still living at Robin Hill. William and his sons William H and Enoch were hewers underground in the coalmine. Mary H and Lilly were still at home but did not appear to be employed. There was a 7-year-old granddaughter, Mary BROWN there too. (RG13/2621/44/22)
William died on January 9th 1929.
HERBERT BROWN AND JANE STAN(D)WAY
Herbert, son of Daniel Brown and Mary Booth, was born on 25th February 1852 at 3.30am. He was the first twin to be born. He married Jane STANDWAY on 16th August 1869 in the parish church, Horton. Herbert was a collier, living at Greenway Moor and Jane was a silk piecer from Mill Street, Leek. Her father was Allen Standway, a farmer. The marriage was by certificate. Herbert signed the parish record himself but Jane made her mark.
Herbert and Jane had six children:
William H BROWN b. April 1st 1870, bp. August 14th 1870
Allen BROWN b. January 26th 1871, bp. August 14th 1875
Aaron BROWN born about 1874, d. June 19th 1926
Charles BROWN b. June 25th 1877, bp. October 7th 1877
Solomon BROWN born about 1880
Emmanuel BROWN born about 1882
The1871 census was the first to be taken after their marriage. They were living with
Jane’s parents, Allen and Hannah STANWAY. Allen was a farmer of 7 acres. Jane had a younger sister, Rachel, who was 16 and worked as a silkwinder. It is interesting to note Herbert and Jane’s ages – 19! Herbert and Jane had two young boys, William H, 1, and Allen, 2 months. (RG10/3702/47/12)
In 1881 the family were at the Farm House, The Moor. Herbert was a farmer of 6 acres and also worked as a coalminer. Both parents were now 29. William and Allen had three additional brothers – Aaron, 7, Charles, 3 and Solomon 1. (RG11/3535/82/16)
In 1891 Herbert and Jane were living in Biddulph Moor. They had three sons, William H., 21, Solomon, 11, and Emmanuel, 9. Herbert and his eldest son, William were coalminers. They had all been born in Biddulph. (RG12/2846/69/20)
In 1901 Herbert and Jane were at Biddulph Moor. They were both 49. Solomon, 21 and Emanuel, 19 were at home and all the men worked in the coalmine as hewers underground.
Their son, William H BROWN 31, a hewer underground, lived with is wife and family next door. William H had married Mary J, 27. They had a daughter, Sarah J, 8 and William H, less than 1 month old. (RG13/2621/41/16)
ARTHUR BROWN AND MARY SHUFFLEBOTTOM
Arthur BROWN, son of Daniel Brown and Mary, formerly BOOTH was the second twin, born on 25th February 1852 at 4.00am. His brother, Herbert was born half an hour earlier.
Arthur married Mary SHUFFLEBOTTOM on 27th November 1873. He was 22 and worked as a collier. Mary was 21, the daughter of James SHUFFLEBOTTOM, a labourer. The marriage took place, after banns, at Christ Church, Biddulph Moor. Emma Brown, Arthur’s sister, and Andrew Shufflebottom were witnesses.
Arthur and Mary had five children:
Herbert BROWN b. December 25th 1873, bp. May 19th 1875,
d. August 29th 1946
Edith A BROWN b. August 9th 1876, bp. October 15th 1876.
Arthur BROWN b. February 17th 1882, bp. April 5th 1882,
d. October 23rd 1951
Mary BROWN born about 1885
Enoch BROWN b. February 14th 1888, bp. May 5th 1888.
In 1881 Arthur was in Bersham, Wrexham with his father. They were employed as stonemasons. (RG11/5520/112/35)
In 1891 Arthur and Mary were living in Biddulph Moor, close to the School House. Arthur was 38 and Mary 27. They had five children at that time – Herbert, 17, Edith A, 12, Arthur, 9, Mary, 6, and Enoch, 4. Arthur (father) was a general labourer and his eldest son, Herbert, was a coalminer. All the children had been born in Biddulph. (RG12/2846/68/18)
When the census was taken in 1901 Arthur and Mary were visitors staying with Thomas BEECH, a 70-year-old farmer who was living on his own account at Biddulph Common, Biddulph. Arthur and Mary were both 48. (RG13/2621/25/6).
Arthur died on September 31st 1932.
LAVINIA BROWN AND GEORGE WHITEHURST
Lavinia BROWN was the first daughter to be born to Daniel and Mary Brown, formerly BOOTH. She was born on 9th March 1854 in Biddulph. She married George WHITEHURST on 3rd November 1870 – she was only 16. George was of ‘full age’. His father was John Hackney, a collier. Both bride and groom were from New Street Biddulph Moor. The marriage was after Banns, so Daniel and Mary obviously consented. The witnesses were William and Jane BROWN, Lavinia’s eldest brother and sister in law.
George and Lavinia had ten children:
William WHITEHURST born about 1873
Mary WHITEHURST born about 1875
Arthur WHITEHURST born about 1878
George WHITEHURST born about 1880
Martha A WHITEHURST born about 1883
Gertrude WHITEHURST born about 1888
Frances WHITEHURST born about 1890
Frederick WHITEHURST born about 1893
Walter WHITEHURST born about 1896
In 1881 George and Lavinia were living at 1 Robin Hill, Biddulph Moor. George was a collier and had been born in Congleton, Cheshire. John H was 9, William H, 8,Mary L was 6, Arthur, 3 and George was a baby of 9 months. All the children had been born in Biddulph. (RG11/3535/78/8 and 79/9)
When the 1891 census was taken the family was living in Stringer Street, Bradley Green, Biddulph. William H had joined his father in the coalmine. John had left home. Mary Jane, 16, worked as a fustian cutter. Arthur, 13, was not yet employed. George, 11, was a scholar and he had three sisters, Martha, 8, Gertrude, 3 and baby Frances, who was 7 months old. (RG12/2846/113/29)
By 1901 they were living at 16, Cross Street, Bradley Green, Biddulph. George worked for the council, but his job is indecipherable on the census return. Arthur and George were hewers below ground in the coalmine. Martha A is recorded as Bertha Ann and she was a domestic servant. Gertrude and Frances had two younger brothers – Fred, 8,and Walter, 5. (RG13/2621/107/88)
Lavinia died on 20th December 1919 and George died on 6th September 1924. The family grave is in Biddulph Moor.
EMMA BROWN AND WILLIAM NIXON
Emma BROWN, daughter of Daniel Brown and Mary (Booth), was born on October 7th 1857 at Biddulph Moor. She married William NIXON, son of George and Mary NIXON, formerly PEARSON, on March 16th 1875 at the Register Office, Wigan, Lancashire. Emma was about seven months pregnant when she married but the couple returned to Biddulph for the birth of their son, Roland.
Emma and William had thirteen children:
Roland NIXON b. May 21st 1875, Biddulph Moor
Frank NIXON b. August 13th 1876, Biddulph Moor
Mary NIXON b. August 12th 1878, Padiham, Lancashire
John Willie NIXON b. March 1st 1880, Padiham, Lancashire,
d. June 22nd 1881, Wingate, Co. Durham.
John Willie NIXON b. April 12th 1882, Wingate,
d. June 23rd 1883, Wingate.
Effie NIXON b. March 29th 1884, Sunderland Bridge, Durham
Mark NIXON b. June 25th 1886, Wingate, Co. Durham
d. October 8th 1961, Wingate.
Emma NIXON b. September 7th 1888, Wingate
d. October 15th 1892, Wingate
George Herbert NIXON b. July 28th 1890, Wingate
d. November 5th 1892, Wingate.
Lavinia NIXON b. April 10th 1892, Wingate
d. October 23rd 1892, Wingate.
Ruth NIXON b. March 25th 1894, Wingate
d. March 28th 1972
Lillie NIXON b. November 10th 1896, Wingate
d. December 30th 1988, Australia.
Willie NIXON b. October 5th 1898, Wingate
Between March 1880, when the first John Willie was born in Padiham, Lancashire, and the 1881 census William and Emma had travelled on to Wingate, County Durham. They lived in Chapel Chare. William was 30 and Emma 23 and they already had four children – Roland was left with Emma’s mother, Mary Brown in Biddulph Moor but Frank, Mary and the first John Willie were living with them. William worked as a coal miner. (RG11/4970/39/35)
In 1891 the family had obviously decided to settle in Wingate. They were still in Chapel Chare at number 228. Frank was 14 and worked in the coal mine with his father, Mary was 12, Effie, 7, Mark, 4, Emma, 2 and George H was 2 weeks old. The two John Willies had died. (RG12/4111/58/27)
The story of Emma and William, together with the birth, marriage and death certificates are in the Nixon file.
FREDERICK BROWN AND HANNAH SUTTON
Frederick was born on February 24th 1864, son of Daniel BROWN and Mary, formerly BOOTH. He married Hannah SUTTON on November 26th 1881 at Christ Church, Biddulph Moor.
Children of Frederick and Hannah Brown:
Frederick and Hannah had at least nine children:
Isaac SUTTON born about 1881, Biddulph, Staffordshire
Charles William BROWN born about 1882, Biddulph, Staffordshire
Horatio BROWN born about 1885, Biddulph, Staffordshire
Violet BROWN born about 1887, Audley, Staffordshire
Frederick BROWN born about 1888, Audley,
Winifred BROWN born about 1890, Audley.
May BROWN born about 1893, Audley
Alfred BROWN born about 1895, Audley
Daniel BROWN born about 1901, Audley
In 1891 Frederick and Hannah were living in Lymblers Brook, Halmerend, Audley. Frederick was a coal miner. Hannah was born in Shropshire. Hannah had a ten-year-old son, Isaac SUTTON who had been born in Staffordshire. Charles William, 9, was the first child born to this marriage. Horatio was 6. Both Charles William and Horatio were born in Biddulph. Violet, 4, Frederick,3 and Winifred, 11 months, were all born in Audley, so the family had lived there for about 4 years. (RG12/2151/77/7)
By 1901 the family were still in Audley, but had moved to Heathcote Road, Miles Green. Frederick was now 37 and was employed as an Agent for Singer Sewing Machines. Isaac still called himself Isaac SUTTON and worked as a miner underground. Charles W and Horatio were also miners. There were three more children – May, 8, Alfred, 6 and Daniel, 2 weeks. Charles SUTTON, Hannah’s brother, was staying with them. He was 35 and worked as an examiner on the Railway. He had been born in Wolstanton. (RG13/2582/91/21)
ROLAND BROWN AND SELINA
Roland, son of Daniel Brown and Mary Booth, was born on August 1st 1865 at Biddulph Moor.
He married Selina in 1887
Roland and Selina had at least four children:
Roland BROWN born about 1888, Biddulph Moor
Isaac BROWN born about 1890, Biddulph Moor
Frederick BROWN born about 1883, Horton
Alice H BROWN born about 1896, Horton.
In 1891 Roland and Selina were living at High Bent, Biddulph Moor. Roland, 25, was a stonemason. Selina was 22 and had been born at Onecote, Staffordshire. Their son, Roland was 3 years old and they had a 5-month-old son, Isaac. Both boys had been born in Biddulph Moor. (RG12/2846/66/13)
In 1901 the family were living in Ball’s Cottage, Biddulph Moor. Little Roland was 13 and Isaac was 10. Another son, Frederick, aged 8 and a daughter Alice H., aged 5, were also in the census return. Isaac, Frederick and Alice H had been born in Horton, the neighbouring parish. (RG13/2625/68/21)
Roland died on October 2nd 1921, aged 56. His was living at Stockadilla Farm. The Revd Fletcher, Rector, buried him on October 4th 1821 at Christ Church, Biddulph Moor.
Selina died on December 28th 1958, aged 90.
ELI BROWN
In 1891 (RG12/2846/67/16) Eli was living with his parents, but in 1901, after their deaths, he was lodging at 2, Union Street, Congleton, Cheshire. He was single, aged 34. The head of the household was Emma Hackney, a 39-year-old single woman and her two daughters, Sarah A, 19, and Fanny, 15. Both worked in the silk mill preparing room. Eli was a hewer in the coalmine. (RG13/3349/52/25)