Burness Genealogy and Family History

John Brown¹

#48301, b. 22 September 1836, d. 23 August 1874

John Brown was born on 22 September 1836 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.¹ He was the son of John Brown and Helen Anderson.^1,2 He was baptized on 23 October 1836 in Trinity Parish, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.¹ He died on 23 August 1874 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia, at age 37.²

Charts: Brown Family

Citations

FamilySearch, Tasmania Civil Registration, 1803-1933.
Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Isabella Brown¹

#48302, b. 15 May 1838, d. 8 March 1882

Pedigree

Isabella Brown was born on 15 May 1838 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.¹ She was the daughter of John Brown and Helen Anderson.^1,2 She was baptized on 3 July 1838 in Trinity Parish, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.¹ She died on 8 March 1882 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at age 43.²

Charts: Brown Family

Citations

FamilySearch, Tasmania Civil Registration, 1803-1933.
Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Elizabeth Strachan Brown¹

#48303, b. 2 October 1832, d. 27 September 1863

Pedigree

Elizabeth Strachan Brown was born on 2 October 1832 in Maryton, Angus, Scotland.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Brown and Helen Anderson.^2,1 She was baptized on 14 October 1832 in Maryton, Angus, Scotland.² She married Thomas Brown on 22 January 1851 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^4,1 She died on 27 September 1863 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, at age 30.¹

Charts: Brown Family

Children of Elizabeth Strachan Brown and Thomas Brown

Mary Helen Brown+^4,1 b. 15 Feb 1853, d. 31 Mar 1934
Elizabeth Kate Brown+^4,1 b. 15 Jul 1854, d. 22 Jan 1934
Isabella Henrietta Brown+^5,4,1 b. 17 Mar 1856, d. 27 Feb 1934
Annie Lydia Brown+^4,1 b. 3 Aug 1857, d. 6 May 1944
Emily Edith Brown+^5,4,1 b. 7 Dec 1858, d. 24 Oct 1932
Thomas Brown^5,4,1 b. 12 Aug 1860, d. 19 Dec 1892
Frances Brown+^5,1 b. 31 Aug 1862, d. 30 May 1893

Citations

Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
OPR Maryton.
Find A Grave.
Marriage Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Birth Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Mary Anne Brown¹

#48304, b. 25 December 1839, d. 20 March 1904

Pedigree

Mary Anne Brown was born on 25 December 1839 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹ She was the daughter of John Brown and Helen Anderson.^1,2,3,4 She was baptized on 31 March 1840 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^1,2 She married Thomas Charles Napier Cooper on 2 February 1858 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^3,4 She died on 20 March 1904 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, at age 64.⁴

Charts: Brown Family

Children of Mary Anne Brown and Thomas Charles Napier Cooper

John Brown Cooper^1,4 b. 31 Dec 1858, d. 17 Jan 1859
Giffard Thorold Cooper+^1,3,4 b. 26 Jul 1860, d. 22 Jan 1899
Marmion Napier Charles Cooper^1,4 b. 14 Jul 1862, d. 23 Dec 1867
Constance Cooper+^1,3,4 b. 24 Apr 1864, d. 19 May 1903
Thomas Charles Strachan Cooper^1,4 b. 19 Apr 1866, d. 25 Aug 1867
Eva Isabel Cooper+^1,3,4 b. 7 Feb 1868, d. 20 Jul 1957
Marmion Thomas Stewart Cooper+^1,3,4 b. 9 Apr 1869, d. 2 Oct 1927
Vessey Seymour Cooper+^2,3,4 b. 11 Jul 1870, d. 17 Apr 1942
Beatrice May Cooper^1,3,4 b. 10 May 1872, d. 19 Jul 1966
James Brown Cooper+^1,3,4 b. 26 Jan 1874, d. 27 Aug 1944
Myra Amy Cooper+^1,3,4 b. 21 Feb 1875, d. 2 Mar 1922
Zoe Cooper^1,4 b. 3 Aug 1876, d. 28 Mar 1877
Zoe Kathleen Edith Cooper+^1,3,4 b. 8 Sep 1877, d. 4 Mar 1953
Blanche Emmie Cooper+^1,3,4 b. 25 Feb 1879, d. 5 Sep 1966
Dora Petronel Cooper^1,4 b. 26 Oct 1880, d. 25 Aug 1881
Thomas Charles Roy Cooper^1,4 b. 4 May 1882, d. 22 Oct 1882

Citations

Birth Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
FamilySearch, Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981.
Marriage Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Robert Brown¹

#48305, b. 26 October 1841, d. 10 September 1882

Pedigree

Robert Brown was born on 26 October 1841 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹ He was the son of John Brown and Helen Anderson.^1,2,3,4 He was baptized on 6 January 1842 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^1,2 He married Annie Frances Wellard on 9 January 1878 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia.^3,4 He died on 10 September 1882 in Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, at age 40.⁴

Charts: Brown Family

Citations

Birth Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
FamilySearch, Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981.
Marriage Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Susan Brown¹

#48306, b. circa 1843, d. 24 March 1882

Pedigree

Susan Brown was born circa 1843 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^2,1 She was the daughter of John Brown and Helen Anderson.^2,1 She married Samuel Dougan Bird on 16 May 1872 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia.^2,1 She died on 24 March 1882 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹

Charts: Brown Family

Child of Susan Brown and Samuel Dougan Bird

Helen May Bird+^3,2,1 b. 7 Apr 1873, d. 10 Oct 1924

Citations

Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Marriage Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Birth Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

James Brown^1,2

#48307, b. 31 October 1845, d. 18 June 1872

Pedigree

James Brown was born on 31 October 1845 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹ He was the son of John Brown and Helen Anderson.^1,2 He was baptized on 28 January 1846 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹ He died on 18 June 1872 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia, at age 26.²

Charts: Brown Family

Citations

Birth Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Thomas Brown¹

#48308, b. circa 1829, d. 27 April 1891

Pedigree

Thomas Brown was born circa 1829 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.^2,1 He married Elizabeth Strachan Brown, daughter of John Brown and Helen Anderson, on 22 January 1851 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^2,1 He married Helen Brown, daughter of John Brown and Helen Anderson, on 12 May 1866 in Toorak, Victoria, Australia.^2,1 He died on 27 April 1891 in Prahran, Victoria, Australia.¹

Charts: Brown Family (#1)
Brown Family (#2)

Children of Thomas Brown and Elizabeth Strachan Brown

Mary Helen Brown+^2,1 b. 15 Feb 1853, d. 31 Mar 1934
Elizabeth Kate Brown+^2,1 b. 15 Jul 1854, d. 22 Jan 1934
Isabella Henrietta Brown+^3,2,1 b. 17 Mar 1856, d. 27 Feb 1934
Annie Lydia Brown+^2,1 b. 3 Aug 1857, d. 6 May 1944
Emily Edith Brown+^3,2,1 b. 7 Dec 1858, d. 24 Oct 1932
Thomas Brown^3,2,1 b. 12 Aug 1860, d. 19 Dec 1892
Frances Brown+^3,1 b. 31 Aug 1862, d. 30 May 1893

Children of Thomas Brown and Helen Brown

Majoribanks Strachan Brown¹ b. c 1867, d. 9 Jun 1885
Vernon Ritchie Brown+^3,2,1 b. 23 Jun 1868, d. 9 Jul 1902
Montague Brown¹ b. 6 Aug 1870, d. 24 Dec 1942
Godfrey Brown¹ b. 6 Aug 1870

Citations

Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Marriage Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Birth Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Mary Helen Brown¹

#48309, b. 15 February 1853, d. 31 March 1934

Pedigree

Mary Helen Brown was born on 15 February 1853 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Thomas Brown and Elizabeth Strachan Brown.^3,1 She was baptized on 25 March 1853 in Chalmers Free Church, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.² She married Charles Smith on 18 December 1872 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia.³ She died on 31 March 1934 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, at age 81.¹

Charts: Brown Family

Children of Mary Helen Brown and Charles Smith

Millicent Mary Strachan Smith¹ b. 11 Oct 1873, d. 20 Jun 1973
Charles Reardon Strachan Smith¹ b. 28 Oct 1874, d. 15 Apr 1875
Helen Kate Strachan Smith¹ b. 6 Dec 1875, d. 1947
Charles Horace Strachan Smith¹ b. 3 Nov 1889, d. 19 Nov 1976

Citations

Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
FamilySearch, Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981.
Marriage Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Elizabeth Kate Brown^1,2

#48310, b. 15 July 1854, d. 22 January 1934

Pedigree

Elizabeth Kate Brown was born on 15 July 1854 in St Enochs, Ripon County, Victoria, Australia.^3,1,2 She was the daughter of Thomas Brown and Elizabeth Strachan Brown.^1,2 She married Joseph Clifden Beckett on 17 September 1881 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.¹ She died on 22 January 1934 in Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, at age 79.²

Charts: Brown Family

Children of Elizabeth Kate Brown and Joseph Clifden Beckett

Thomas Alfred Joseph Beckett² b. 14 Jun 1882, d. 11 Dec 1899
Clarice Marjoribanks Beckett² b. 21 Mar 1887, d. 6 Jul 1935
Hilda Ruby Beckett² b. 4 Mar 1891, d. 29 Oct 1980

Citations

Marriage Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Death Registration, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Geelong Advertiser ans Intelligencer, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.