Last updated - 13/5/2003
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Brown Meaning Earliest Mention |
Old English (Also Brun etc) - Brown, Dark Red Very Common name in Scotland. Circa 900 | KEY |
This family tree is ordered in the generations in which they occur - the Initial Generation being the first known ancestors (on the Brown side) of all the sixth and seventh generations of Browns and Clelands listed on the last page. To work out bloodlines follow the parents. For example under the Seventh Generation KATE CLELAND b. 28 Oct 1986 Thurso - parents EJAB & RC shows that her parents are ELIZABETH JULIE ANNE BROWN and ROBERT (Sam) CLELAND. Julie's parents being RB & LJR. Bob's parents being EB & SQ and so on. Entries with no parents listed are not connected to the previous generations and may appear on a separate family history. If parents are not known they are stated as "Parents not known". Those highlighted in bold are the main connecting generations and connect to the author. Abbreviations b. d. m. have been used as for birth, death, marriage. Marriages, where known, are CoS unless stated. Name in brackets or underlined is usual name of person. If a code number is recorded that is the code used in the General Registers for Scotland at New Register House - year, district, entry no. Census entries have M, W, U for married, widow(er) and unmarried.
Please note that this is a work in progress and some comments will relate to further research to be done. However if anyone has any further information (dates or anything of interest) or is aware of any errors please contact the author, Neil Brown (6th Generation) at neil.brown5@virgin.net. or 17 Carr Cresent Crail, Fife, KY10 3XR.
Please note that this is a work in progress and some comments will relate to further research to be done At the moment the history mainly covers the bare facts but it is eventually intended to include information that gives a flavour of what life was like for previous generations and indeed what the previous generations were like so please send in photos, descriptions, personality details, information on major events and anything that you think I & other family members will be interested in. So if you have any additional information or are aware of any errors please contact the author, Neil Brown (6th Generation) at neil.brown5@virgin.net.
INITIAL GENERATION
BROWN - details unknown - likely from Islay, Argyll
PHILIP JEFFREY (Private Soldier) - Parents not known m. circa 1795
RACHEL FRYER - Parents not known
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Jeffrey |
Norman Origins. From Geoffroi or OE - Godfrith |
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After Norman conquest - Circa 1100 |
Children
RICHARD JEFFREY b. 1801 - See first generation below
HARVEY (or Harvie) - details unknown - Possibly from Glasgow
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Harvey |
Battle worn. Norman Origins |
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or Harvie |
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JOHN HAMMEL (Private Soldier) b (Prob) Ireland (pos 1780, Antrim) d bef 1851 - Parents not known m. bef 1820 (maybe circa 1814?)
ELIZABETH BURNS b circa 1787 Ireland d (prob) Glasgow (1851-54) - Parents not known
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Hamill |
Norman Origins. Placename - Hameville (in Normandy?) |
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also Hamell, Hamil |
In reign of William the Lion, Walter de Hamill settled in Lothian with some land. |
1851 Census - Glasgow
Elizabeth Hamill, W, 64 b Ireland - See James Niblock & Mary Hamil below
Children
MARY HAMILL b. circa 1821 Ireland - See first generation below
WILLIAM HANNAH (Fisherman) b. circa 1797 d after 1841& before 1874 - Parents not known m. 27/5/1815 St Quivox & Newton, AYR
MARGARET LEES b circa 1801 d after 1841 - Parents not known
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Hannah |
Ap sheanaigh - son of senach |
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Also Ahannay |
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Children
AGNES HANNAH b. 6/6/1818 Ayr c. 7/6/1818 d. young?;
MARGARET HANNAH b. 29/4/1820 Ayr c. 30/4/1820 d young?
WILLIAM HANNAH b. 26/8/1822 Ayr - see below;
JOHN MCKENZIE HANNAH b. 23/1/1825 Ayr c. 30/1/1825
1861 census - Ayr book 11 pg 7
John 34, Margaret 32, John 10, Margaret 4, Agnes 2 months. All b. Ayr except Margaret, Maybole. Dates and names fit so this is prob the correct john
JANE HANNAH b. 2/11/1827 Ayr c. 4/11/1827
I have a William Hannah d 1872 (82) from Newton, Ayr. He is recorded as a Lawyer. Could be a vague connection.
Some Ayr 1841 census data below
Folio 0 Page 48 Sched - Sandgate St
HANNAH Willm M 40 Labourer AYR
HANNAH Margt F 35 AYR -
HANNAH Mary F 20 AYR -
HANNAH Agness F 18 AYR -
HANNAH John M 15 Shoemaker Appren AYR -
HANNAH Jane F 12 AYR -
COOPER John M 6 AYR -
Although no William aged 18 here this is highly likely family. The John Cooper helps. John Hannah would be 16 and Jane 12. Agness should be 21 though. Margaret could be Mary. Margaret, 35 appears a bit young to have married in 1815. However if she said she was 39 it would have been recorded as 35. That still makes her 13 when married. However it is not unusual to have incorrect ages in the 1841 Census.
Folio 0 Page 40 Sched 6 - Harbour St
YAING Margaret F 20 Independent AYR
STEWART Thomas M 25 Merchant Seaman AYR
HANNAH William M 15 Blacksmith Appren AYR
Could be William, 18. 1841 census dates went to nearest 5 years below age. A boiler maker could have trained as a blacksmith. Note - these appear to be the correct census info although I will check the 1841 census data for St Quivox & Newton to be sure.
FIRST GENERATION
JOHN BROWN (Harbourlabourer/Railway Engine Driver) b. 1819- 1821 d aft 1881? Parents not known - POS m. 28/3/1837 Kilchoman, Argyll (Islay)
ANN BROWN b 1823 d aft 1876 bef 1881 - Parents not known
The names Agnes, Ann, Nan and Nancy appear to be interchangable.
Children
PETER BROWN b 1847 Lanarkshire, Lanark;
DUGALD BROWN b 1852/3, Lanarkshire, Lanark - see below;
RODGER BROWN b 29/7/1852, Barony, Lanarkshire, Glasgow;
DONALD BROWN b 29/11/1854 (Barony to John & Agnes Brown) Glasgow;
AGNES BROWN b 1856/7 Glasgow;
MARY BROWN b 11/4/1859 Glasgow;
ISABELLA BROWN b 11/4/1859 Glasgow.
There appears to be a strong connection with Dugald and Roger.
Good possibility now - 1861 Census - Tradeston, Glasgow - 29 Bolton Street.
John Brown, head, M 40, Carter b. Isle of Islay, Argyleshire
Agnes, wife, 38 b Isle of Islay, Argyleshire
Peter, son, 13, Message Boy, b Lanarkshire, Lanark
Dougald, son, 11, b Lanarkshire, Lanark
Rodger, son, 9, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Donald, son, 7, b Glasgow
Agnes, dau, 4 b Glasgow
Mary, dau,2, b Glasgow
Isabella, dau, 2 b Glasgow
1881 census possibility - 350 paisley Road, Govan
John Brown, W, 62 Head, Crane Labourer, b Bowmore, Inverness
Donald Brown, U, son, Warehouse salesman, 26 b Old Monkland, Lanark
Mary Brown, U, 21, Housekeeper, b Glasgow
Isabella, U, 21, Biscuit Packer, Glasgow. Looks like same family as 1861 census. Bowmore could be misinterpreted as Inverness. Mother/s deceased though.
These still leaves questions - has Ann died or mispronounced earlier? Roger is recorded as son to John & Ann but Donald is John & Agnes. Mary & Isabella is John & Ann again - unless there are more twins or 1 is slightly older. Islay connection seems right though.
Extracted (slightly abridged) from the Glasgow Islay Society.
Life for the Highlander in Glasgow was hard. Between 1818 and 1852 Glasgow had experienced five outbreaks of typhus and in 1832 and 1849 two major outbreaks of cholera. Although disease is no respecter of persons, the newly arrived Highlanders would have little or no immunity to the diseases which owed their spread and effect to the slum housing conditions and poor and defective supplies of water.
Because of their language difference and their tendency to stay close to their own kind they were looked upon with some suspicion and indeed hostility. In 1846 "The Scotsman" newspaper stated: "It is a fact that morally and intellectually the Highlanders are an inferior race to the Lowland Saxon". The prejudices against the Highlander were revealed in jokes about their accent and that they were stupid and slow. Despite all this antagonism and prejudice they still came south to the main centres of population.
They were however not ignorant nor were they morally inferior to their lowland counterpart. In fact they were a proud people with a great sense of family bred into them through the centuries of living in a kin-based society. They were keen to succeed in the world and instilled into their children a fierce motivation for learning and the scholar in their society held pride of place.
There are diverse accounts of the numbers of Gaels in Glasgow prior to the more accurate census results of 1881. The census of 1881 calculates the Gaelic speaking community of the city at over 11,000 people rising to a peak of around 18,500 in 1901.
It is true that they tended to stick together for protection and companionship and this is illustrated in some interesting features of their social behaviour in the city. Like those emigrating to America where some kinsman would sponsor and help the new emigrant, so it was in Glasgow. A family member or friend from the native area would help and sponsor the new incomer to the city. He or she was helped with accommodation and with the task of finding employment. When they were established with their own home and employment they, in turn, extended the helping hand to someone else. It therefore became natural to stay in the area where friends already resided. Often the men worked in the same areas of employment, having been introduced by friends already working there.
In Glasgow the great Highland area was Partick and indeed to this day one can hear Gaelic spoken frequently when on Dumbarton Road and buy Marag Dhubh (Black Pudding) from Stornoway in the butchers or delicatessen shops. (Authors note - Stornoway Black Pudding is indeed excellent).
Many areas of Govan and Kingston also had large populations of Highland families living in close proximity to each other. In nearby Paisley and Clydebank many Highland families were established and their progeny to this day consider themselves to be Highland.
When it came to employment a very similar pattern to housing was evident. On the basis of speaking for your friends and relations some Glasgow institutions became very decidedly 'Gaidhealach' in their employment practices. The famous Clyde Trust who, in Glasgow and the Clyde, operated many of the maritime related operations, such as docks, the movement of ships, ferry services etc strongly favoured men from the Highlands and Islands. The ferry services which operated on the Clyde were often referred to as the 'Skye Navy'. Men from the islands were naturally attracted to the sea and sailed in the merchant navy both in the coastal trade and deep sea but always using Glasgow as their home port. The Highlanders also made a contribution to the shipyards and engineering industries on the Clyde with many taking apprenticeships and eventually going to sea as engineers.
Socially the Gaels met in halls and rooms and although the Ceilidh became more formalised with platforms and piano accompaniment they still served their original purpose. Friends came together, news of home was swapped, songs were sung and stories told. Pipes and fiddles were played and for a magic hour or two the audience were oblivious to the noise and bustle of the city as they were returned in spirit to their own Tir nan Og.
The strong Highland communities of Partick and Govan have scattered to the suburbs as they progressed to more affluent circumstances. They were once a tight knit community often working together, socialising together and their offspring intermarrying, keeping the community still tight knit. Only in the past 50 years or so did they become part of the greater Glasgow community. This could be one reason of the drop in the number of Gaelic speakers in Glasgow. They don't meet under the Central Station Bridge, affectionately known as 'The Heilanman's Umberella', any more on a Sunday evening, where many marriages were initiated.
In a Gaelic speaking population in Scotland of some 65,000 people, 6500 of them reside in Glasgow which shows that the roots have not entirely withered away.
WILLIAM HANNAH (Boilermaker Journeyman) b. 26/8/1822 d. 9/8/1874 - Parents WH & ML m. 17/7/1843 St Quivox & Newton, Ayr
AGNES BAIRD b. 1826 d. bef 1874 - Parents not known
William d. (52) 128 Holson (?) Street, Blytheswood, Glasgow. Widower of Agnes Baird. Large Bubo (?) 2 months recorded by Jane Souter, daughter (her x mark)
(1874 Blytheswood 389)
Children
ROBERT HANNAH b. 1844 Ayr;
MARGARET HANNAH b. 1847 Kilmarnock;
JANE HANNAH b. 1854 Kilmarnock;
AGNES HANNAH b. 1852 Kilmarnock;
WILLIAM HANNAH b. 4/9/1856 Kilmarnock;
MARY HANNAH b. 16/2/1859 Ayr - see below;
ISABELLA HANNAH b. 29/4/1861 Kilmarnock;
THOMAS BAIRD HANNAH b. 12/9/1863 Tradeston, Glasgow;
JOHN COOPER HANNAH b. 17/12/1867 Kilmarnock
Looks like Mary (daughter) may have been born at her grandparents house in Ayr. Either that or they briefly moved back to Ayr.
Some Ayr 1841 census data below
Folio 0 Page 34 Sched 1 - Boat Vennel
BAIRD Daniel M 45 Wright AYR
BAIRD Agnes F 16 Dress Maker AYR
BAIRD William M 14 Clerk AYR -
BAIRD Margaret F 14 Dress Maker AYR -
BAIRD Alexander M 4 AYR -
Possible - Agnes is right age
Folio 0 Page 7 Sched 16 - Charlotte St
BAIRD Grace F 55 Lodging Keeper AYR
BAIRD Agnes F 25 Teacher AYR
BAIRD Mary F 20 Teacher AYR
BAIRD Euphemia F 15 AYR
BAIRD Margaret F 15 AYR
BAIRD Euphemia F 45 Independent AYR
I did not think this was likely family.
Folio 0 Page 40 Sched 6 - Harbour St
YAING Margaret F 20 Independent AYR
STEWART Thomas M 25 Merchant Seaman AYR
HANNAH William M 15 Blacksmith Appren AYR
I will want to check St Quivox & Newton for 1841 as well.
1851 Census - On the Index they are in Kilmarnock: Kilmarnock area 10:19 -check
William Hannah head age 28 boiler maker born Ayr.
Agnes Hannah wife age 25 born Ayr.
Robert Hannah,son age 7 born Ayr.
Margaret Hannah daughter age 4 born Kilmarnock.
Also shows a daughter Janet aged 2.
1861 Census - 110 Douglas Street, Kilmarnock
William, Head, 38 Boiler maker, Ayr; Agnes, wife 35, Ayr; Robert, son 17 Boiler maker, Ayr; Margaret, dau, 14, cotton loom weaver, Kilmarnock; Agnes, dau, 9, scholar, Kilmarnock; Jane, dau, 7, scholar, Kilmarnock; William, son, 4, Kilmarnock, Mary, dau, 2, Ayr.
William & Agnes and families from Ayr did gravitate toward Glasgow stopping off along the way in Kilmarnock and nearby towns. If Jane could not write it is likely that her parents and siblings were also illiterate.
RICHARD JEFFREY (Teuter (Journeyman)) b. 1801 d. 24/12/1875 - Parents PJ & RF m. 12/12/1852 Glasgow
AGNES HARVEY (also Harvie) b. 1832? d. aft 1870 bef 1881 - Parents not known
Richard d. (74) Bronchitis 10 Little Dovehill, Blackfriars, Glasgow - recorded by Martin Jeffrey, son (1875 644/5 1428). If this is the same Martin below, he is only 15
Children
AGNES JEFFREY - See below b 1852/3;
PHILLIP JEFFREY b. 1/1/1855 Eastwood, Renfrew;
CHRISTINA JEFFREY b. 26/10/1856 Neilston, Renfrew;
THOMAS JEFFREY b. 18/10/1858 Neilston, Renfrew;
MARTIN JEFFREY b. 9/5/1860 High Church, Glasgow;
THOMAS HARVEY JEFFREY b. 23/5/1862 High Church, Glasgow - See 1881 Census for Henry Niblock below.
JAMES NIBLOCK (Painter) b. circa 1816/7 Ireland d. bef 1861 - Parents unknown m. circa 1839 MARY HAMILL b. circa 1821 Ireland d. 27/3/1873 Calton, Glasgow - Parents JH & EB
Niblock - Name Origins and meaning unknown but is recorded in MacLysaght's 'The Surnames of Ireland' . Main concentration appears to be Antrim & Down and other parts of Ulster but not rest of Ireland. Niblock is near the middle of antrim parish, NI
Both James & Mary are likely to be from families that emigrated to N. Ireland after 1603 when the Ulster immigrants displaced native Irish. Antrim & Down were not part of the forced plantations but was displaced by economic migrants. The short distance from N. Ireland to Scotland (less than 20 miles) is shorter than than a trip from Glasgow to Edinburgh.
Mary d. (44) Chronic Bronchitis, 49 Tureen Street, Glasgow. Spouses James Niblock, housepainter and John Smith, housepainter - recorded by H Niblock, son, 17 Wellpark Street (1873 644/4 289). Mary should have be 51 when she died not 44 as recorded by Henry - I can only assume that Mary did not have any record of her birth for Henry to rely on.
James d. ?
Probable Catholic marriage.
Children
WILLIAM NIBLOCK b 1840 Glasgow
HENRY NIBLOCK b. 1848/9 - see below;
JOSEPH NIBLOCK b. late 1850, Glasgow d 1911 or bef 1920? (Joseph m Catherine Fitzpatrick 28/11/1872 Bridgeton)
JOHN NIBLOCK or Smith b 1854/5
ELIZABETH NIBLOCK or Smith b 1859 Glasgow
MATTHEW SMITH b 7/3/1861
Mary's son Matthew Smith (1861 heigh church 1127) b 7th March 1861 3am at 27 or 37 Little Dovehill Glasgow to John Smith, House Painter, Journeyman, deceased and Mary Smith MS Hamil. Marriage recorded as --------- --------- --------- Ireland. Birth registered on 19th June 1861 by Mary Smith, mother. This raises some questions - why did Mary not know when she married and why was birth registered so late? Perhaps John was dying or Mary was recovering from the birth.
Came across Joseph by accident when checking census records.
1881 Census - 26 Hutcheson sq, Govan
Joseph 29, Ironturner, Catherine 29, Mary 8, Catherine 4, Elizabeth 2
1891 Census - Hutchesontown, Glasgow (644/11 072 pg16)
334 Matheson Street, Govan
Joseph M 39 Iron Turner; Catherine 39; Mary 19, Apprentice Bookfolder; Catherine 14, Apprentice Bookfolder; Lizzie 11; John 6; Jessie 8 months; All born Glasgow except Catherine - Ireland
Best other Niblock potential is a William Niblock from Ireland, living in Govan as an Iron tube maker. Dau aged 16 from Glasgow. Now I know that there is a William, son to James this is worth checking further.
1851 Census - 6 Goosedubs Street, Glasgow (St Enoch)
James Niblock, M, 34, Painter b Ireland
Mary, wife, 30 b Ireland
William, son, 11, Tobacconist's boy b Glasgow
Henry, son, 3, b Glasgow
Joseph, son, 1, b Glasgow
Elizabeth Hamill, mother-in-law, W, 64 b Ireland
2 lodgers
1861 Census - High Church, Glasgow 644/2 Book 62, page 13, lines 18-23
Mary Smith, 39, b Ireland
Henry, 13, b Glasgow
Joseph, 10, b Glasgow
John, 6, b Glasgow
Elizabeth, 2, b Glasgow
Matthew, 1 month, b Glasgow
Glasgow from around 1700 started to attract large numbers of immigrants to feed the industrial revolution. Immigration peaked around mid 1800's to early 1900. 20/30% of Glasgow's population was Irish by the end of the 19th Century. Other immigrants would have come from the Highlands and Dumfrieshire in particular.
SECOND GENERATION
DUGALD BROWN (Hammerman) b. 1852 Tollcross, nr Glasgow d. 2/10/1922 - parents JB & AnnB m. 22/12/1876 Kelvin, Glasgow
MARY HANNAH (Cotton Weaver?) b. 16/2/1859 Ayr - parents WH & AB
Children
ROGER BROWN b. 16/1/1877 - see below - Photos available;
MAGGIE BROWN b.1878 England;
JOHN BROWN b.1880 Glasgow
ISABELLA BROWN m Mr Douglas
4 others? 2 merchant seamen eaten by sharks - parents DB & MH
Roger had a younger brother and sister alive in 1949.
The story has it (Mary Milne - Parents - MB & GM) that the younger brother fell in the sea and the other tried to save him. This was a major trauma in the family. Dates - if John was the older brother aged between 17-27, 1897-1907 is the likely search period.
Dugald m. (24) 35 Hill Street, Anderston, Glasgow - witnesses Joseph Lang and Walter Key (1876 Kelvin 683 - official copy available) d. (70) - Senility &? Myocarditus 137 Centre Street, Glasgow - Recorded by Isabella Douglas, 13 Ardgowan Place, Glasgow, daughter.
Mary b. Clunes, Newal?, Newton, Ayr (1859 578 122) m. (18) 37 Hill Street, Anderston, Glasgow, her X mark d. AFT Dugald?
1881 Census - 3 Alice Place, Abbey, Renfrew (573 99 pg17)
Dugald M 28 Tollcross, head, General Labourer; Mary M 22, wife, Ayr; John 7m, son Glasgow; Rodger 4 Glasgow, son; Maggie 3 England, dau
The sea seems to play a part in family occupations. Dugald's father was a harbour labourer, Dugald was a Hammerman. Dugald would have worked from time to time on the docks and this included work in England, perhaps Liverpool where later relations were known to have moved to. Dugald appeared to move often so difficult to trace. See also John for research
HENRY NIBLOCK (Iron Turner/Journeyman) b. 1849/1850 d. 1893?- Parents JN & MH m. 13/5/1870 Calton, Glasgow
AGNES JEFFREY (Power Loom Weaver) b. 1853/4 d. after 1899 - Parents RJ & AH
Both 10 Little Dovehill, Glasgow on marriage - St Alphonsas chapel, Glasgow (Catholic) (1870 Calton 146 - Official certificate available), both X marks. Witnesses Thomas Collins & Mary Ann O'Hara. Henry 20, Agnes 16. Henry's mother now Mrs Smith.
1 photo of Agnes and daughters Mary & Matilda - circa 1890. Featurewise Agnes is thin, slight build, probably attractive with straight hair. Daughters have curly/frazzled hair and also slight build.
Children
MARY NIBLOCK b. 13/3/1873 - See Below; photos available
WILLIAM NIBLOCK b. 1875; Photo available
MATILDA MCBLAINE NIBLOCK b. 1878 m. Mr Taylor - See below. Photos available
JOHN NIBLOCK b. 26/6/1870 High Church, Glasgow d. young?;
AGNES NIBLOCK b. 21/8/1871 High Church, Glasgow.
ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) NIBLOCK b 1882 Glasgow - Family still in Glasgow - Beth Brown used to visit her. (Mary Milne)
AGNES NIBLOCK b 1882 (Twin?) Glasgow;
HARRY NIBLOCK;
THOMAS NIBLOCK b 1890 Glasgow - Very Holy - Great Friend of the Priest (Mary Milne);
JIMMY NIBLOCK (Youngest)
Jimmy was known to have worked at the M&M sweetie factory when it was hit by a landmine. He survived. (advised by Mary Milne)
1871 Census - Parish of St James (644/8 20 pg 8) 10 Little Dovehill, Glasgow
Henry Niblock, married, 20, Iron Turner b. Glasgow
Agnes wife, 17 b. Glasgow
1881 Census - Govan - 97 Wolseley Street (644/11 99 pg10)
Henry 31 M Glasgow, head, Iron Turner; Agnes 28 M Glasgow, wife; Mary 8 Glasgow, scholar, dau; William 6, Glasgow, scholar, son; Matilda Mc Blaine 3, dau; Thomas Henry JEFFREY U 19 Glasgow, boarder, Iron Turner
1891 Census - Hutchesontown, Glasgow (644/11 079 pg13)
171 Sandyfaulds Street, Glasgow - 2 rooms with 1 or more windows
Henry M 42, Iron Turner, employed; Agnes M 37; Mary Un 18 Lapill? Weaver; William 15, message boy; Matilda 12, message girl; Lizzie 9, scholar; Agnes 9, scholar, Thomas 1: All born Glasgow
BERNARD QUIGG (Free Stone quarryman) - parents not known
m CATHERINE MCKENNA b. Ireland - parents not known
Catholic Marriage. Alive at Bernard's wedding.
B Quigg to Catherine Mckinney 18/11/1870 Eastwood.
Children
MARGARET QUIGG b 13/10/1871 Pollockshaws
MARY QUIGG b 26/1/1873 d young?
DAVID QUIGG b 1875 Pollockshaws
BERNARD QUIGG b 1879, Rutherglen - see below.
1881 census - 258 King St, Rutherglen
Bernard Quigg M 40, Head General Labourer b Pollockshaws, Renfrew, Catherine 38, Wife b Ireland, Margaret 10 b Pollockshaws, David 6, b Pollockshaws, Bernard 2, Rutherglen.
JOHN DONALDSON (Masons Labourer) - parents not known
m. SOPHIE ALLISON - parents not known
Children
PRUDENCE NIVEN DONALDSON b 1879 Rutherglen
MARGARET DONALDSON b 1881 Rutherglen
SAMUEL DONALDSON b 1884 Rutherglen
Possible Catholic Marriage. Alive at Prudence's wedding. Possible marriage 1879 627 93 or 1879 644/4 741. 6/6/1873? Renfrew. Son Hugh Alison Donaldson?
1891 census (654 005 23) gives Prudence Donaldson 13, Margaret 10, Samuel 7 - Rutherglen
THIRD GENERATION
ROGER BROWN (Engineers Machineman/Steelworker) b. 16/1/1877 d. 28/6/1957 - parents DB & MH m. 13/7/1899
MARY NIBLOCK (Power Loom weaver) b. 13/3/1873 d. 29/8/1954 - parents HN & AJ
Photos of Roger & Mary available.
Roger b. 35 Hill Street, Glasgow (1877 Anderston 93) recorded by Dugald Brown, father d. (80) 71 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen - Arteriosclerosis. Cardiac decompensation (1957 Rutherglen 130). Buried - Lair 749 Rutherglen Cemetery
Both 393 South York Street (now Moffat St?) on m. - Witnesses Thomas Lloyds and Christina Symington
Mary b. 50 Abercrombie St, Glasgow recorded by Agnes Niblock, mother - her X mark (1873 Bridgeton 944 - official certificate available) d. (81) 71 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen Carcinoma of the stomach 6 months. Metastases of liver 3 months. Toxaemia 14 days - recorded by Donald Brown, 15 Hillhead, Rutherglen. (1957 Rutherglen 184 - Official Certificate available)
Engaged in 1898. Golden Wedding July 1949. Roger - Furniture packer (EB birth) at 9 Mitchell Street, Rutherglen.
Rumour had it that Mary was from Islay but birth is Glasgow recorded and I couldn't find any Niblocks in Islay. Also no Catholic church on the Island at that time. Later research finds that the Browns were from Islay instead! See above John Brown.
71 Stonelaw Road was part of a tenement. It only had 1 bedroom which eventually slept Elizabeth Brown (Beth), Sitting room slept Robert (Bob) Brown and the kitchen Roger and Mary. Bob remembered electricity being connected just after the war (in 1947/9?)
Children
AGNES BROWN d 21Y (1/7) b. BEF 1911 (1890's?);
DONALD BROWN (2/7) b. BEF 1911 (1890's?);
MARY BROWN (3/7) b. BEF 1911 d. 1999;
HARRY BROWN b. BEF 1911 (4/7);
CHRISTINE (Tina) BROWN b. BEF 1911 d. AGED 30 (5/7);
ELIZABETH (Beth) BROWN b. 26/5/1911 - See below (6/7);
ROGER BROWN (7/7) b. AFT 1911
MATILDA MCBLAINE NIBLOCK b. 1878 - Parents HN & AJ. m. Mr TAYLOR
Matilda had 16 children and lived in Liverpool. Attended Golden Wedding.
Children
HELENA TAYLOR;
AGNES TAYLOR m. Billy Ford; Their Children Syliva (m Gus Nelson) & Billy (m Lee)
TOMMY TAYLOR
Emigrated to Canada. Died (Married) 2000
3 sets of twins, 1 twin from each set was named Matilda. The Matildas all died.
AGNES NIBLOCK b - Parents HN & AJ m Mr ROSS
Emigrated to USA
Children
Several including John Ross - here in '40 (Mary Milne)
HARRY NIBLOCK - Parents HN & AJ m ANNIE
Children
JEAN NIBLOCK - see below.
ALICE NIBLOCK; not married
HARRY NIBLOCK m ANNA (confused with Harry above?) 1 daughter.
BERNARD QUIGG b 1879 (Coalminer) - Parents BQ & CM
m. 6/5/1898 Rutherglen
PRUDENCE NIVEN DONALDSON b. 1879 (Paper Mill Worker) - Parents JD & SA
Bernard m. (19) 258 King St, Rutherglen - witnesses Charles O'Neil & Maggie Donaldson at Catholic Chapel, Rutherglen (1898 654 62)
Prudence m. (19) 55 Stonelaw Street, Rutherglen
Only other Quigg m Rutherglen around same time is David to Agnes Britton 1892 (Brother?)
Children
2 DAUGHTERS QUIGG (both married) b. bef 1906;
SOPHIA QUIGG b. 1906 (3/4) m. Mr MURPHY;
SAMUEL QUIGG b 27/6/1914 Rutherglen (4/4) - see below
FOURTH GENERATION
AGNES BROWN d 21Y (1/7) b. BEF 1911 (1890's?) - parents RB & MN
Died of TB (Mary Milne)
DONALD BROWN (2/7) b. BEF 1911 (1890's?) - parents RB & MN m.
PEGGY
Children omitted at request of relatives
MARY BROWN (3/7) b. BEF 1911 d. 1999 - parents RB & MN m.
GEORGE MILNE
Children
MARY MILNE b 17/3/1927
HARRY BROWN b. BEF 1911 (4/7) - parents RB & MN m.
SUSIE
Children - (8)
HELEN BROWN (eldest);
HARRY BROWN (2ND SON);
SILVIA GEORGINA (2ND DAUGHTER)
CHRISTINE (Tina) BROWN b. BEF 1911 d. AGED 30 (5/7) - parents RB & MN m.
WILLIE SIMPSON
Children
MOIRA SIMPSON - se below
ROGER BROWN (7/7) b. AFT 1911 - parents RB & MN m.
JESSIE MCEWAN
Children
ROGER BROWN - see below.
ELIZABETH (Beth) BROWN b. 26/5/1911 Rutherglen d. 1 April 2000 Glasgow (6/7) - parents RB & MN
SAMUEL QUIGG b 27/6/1914 Rutherglen d ? could still be alive (4/4) - parents BQ & PND
Elizabeth b. 9 Mitchell Street, Rutherglen (1911 Rutherglen 385 - Official certificate available) d. (88) Greenlees Nursing Home. Bronchopneumonia and Dementia (2000 573 89) Lived at 71 Stonelaw Road (prob after Mitchell Street until circa 1975, then moved to flat at 38 Landemeer Drive, Rutherglen, then diagnosed altzheimers and moved to nursing home circa 1987.
Samuel is described (around 1940's?) as bald, married with a child. Checked for marriage certificate but no Scottish record found. No death certificate either.
Children to Beth
ROBERT (Bob or Bobby) BROWN b. 8 Mar 1936 (Beth & Samuel);
JEAN NIBLOCK - Parents HN & not known m.
JOHN MCCABE
Children
MAUREEN MCCABE
FIFTH GENERATION
MARY MILNE b 17/3/1927- Parents - MB & GM
m. a) ALLAN MARSHALL
m. b) KEN SMITH
I only ever knew Mary & Ken and enjoyed trips to Birmingham to see them with the family.
ROBERT (Bob or Bobby) BROWN (RAF Navigator) b. 8 Mar 1936 4.20am Rutherglen d. 20 April 2000 St Andrews (1/2) - Parents EB & SQ m. 7 Sept 1959 Buckhaven
LILIAN JANETTE RENTON b. 2 Dec 1933 4am Glasgow
RB b. (1936 644/7 685) m. (23) Royal Air Force Station, Watton - St Michael's Church, Buckhaven
LJR b. 34 Norham Street, Glasgow - recorded by JC Renton, father, Bakery & Confectioner Engineer's (sic) supervisor (1933 Cathcart 917 - official certificate available) m. (25) 34 Norham Street, Glasgow - witnesses Wm Dunlop, 45 Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow S4, Catherine A Hutchison, 42 Norham Street, Glasgow S1 (1959 Buckhaven 127 - official certificate available)
RB Worked in a butchers at 14 during school holidays. Joined RAF 1952.
Children
ELIZABETH JULIE ANNE BROWN b. 1 Jan 1961 (1/3);
ROBERT DOUGLAS IAN BROWN b. 24 Jan 1963 (2/3);
JAMES EDGELY NEIL BROWN b. 11 March 1969
ROGER BROWN - Parents RB & J m.
ADA
Children
DEREK BROWN
MOIRA SIMPSON - Parents CB & WS m.
EDDIE CLAPPERTON
Children
YVONNE CLAPPERTON (1/2); 2 daughters
ALISON CLAPPERTON (2/2); 1son, 2 daughters
SIXTH GENERATION
ELIZABETH JULIE ANNE BROWN (Nurse) b. 1 Jan 1961 (1/3) - Parents RB & LJR
m. 14 Dec 1983 Lauder
ROBERT (SAM) CLELAND (Civil servant - Ag & Fish) b. 23 Feb 1957 Oban
Children
KATE CLELAND b. 28 Oct 1986 Thurso (1/3);
EILIDH CLELAND b. 14 July 1988 Thurso (2/3);
KIRSTY CLELAND b. 17 June 1991 Lerwick, Shetland (3/3)
ROBERT DOUGLAS IAN BROWN (Army Officer) b. 24 Jan 1963 (2/3) - parents RB & LJR
m. 28 Jan 1995 Wiltshire (Church of England?)
EMILY TOWB b. 30 April 1967
Children
TALLULAH BROWN b. 10 June 1997 Wiltshire (1/1)
JAMES EDGELY NEIL BROWN (Local Government) b. 11 March 1969 Wroughton 12.05pm (3/3) (neil.brown5@virgin.net) - parents RB & LJR
SEVENTH GENERATION
KATE CLELAND b. 28 Oct 1986 Thurso (1/3) - parents EJAB & RC
EILIDH CLELAND b. 14 July 1988 Thurso (2/3) - parents EJAB & RC
KIRSTY CLELAND b. 17 June 1991 Lerwick, Shetland (3/3) - parents EJAB & RC
TALLULAH BROWN b. 10 June 1997 Wiltshire (1/1) - parents RDIB & ET
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Note: in compiling this family tree I inadvertently included sensitive information about living relatives in the interests of accuracy. For the record this was not deliberate and I apologise if this has caused any offence. This revised family tree therefore has some omissions in order to respect their wishes.
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