Name |
George Harold BROWN [1, 2] |
Alt-Birth Date |
Dec 1878 |
New Brunswick [3] |
Birth |
25 Dec 1879 |
Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada [4] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1881 |
, Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada [5] |
- Enumerated in the household with Charles (age 33)were his wife Amelia (age 33), sons Stanley (age 9), Harry (age 4), daughter Hattie (age 7) & Daisy (age 2) and Sarah (Lutes) (age 72), mother of Charles (Sarah's surname was entered incorrectly as Brown). Charles was a labourer. Charles and his immediate family were Baptists, Sarah was Methodist.
- Role: Son
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1881 Canada Census - Charles B 1881 Canada Census, Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick. Household of Charles Brown, his wife Amelia Seaman, children Stanley, Hattie, Harrie & Daisy, and Sarah (Gibson) Brown, mother of Amelia. |
Census |
25 Apr 1891 |
, Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada [6] |
- Charles (age 43) was head of household in the 1891 census, with his wife Amelia (age 42), sons Stanley (age 20), Harry (age 15) and Harly/Harold (13), daughters Hattie (age 18) and Daisy (age 6). His occupation was listed as "Section Foreman I.C.R." (I.C.R. was the Inter Colonial Railway). His son Stanley was listed as a telephone operator. The family religion was Baptist. Their house was described as wooden, 1.5 stories and 7 rooms.
- Role: Son
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1891 Canada Census - Charles B 1891 Canada Census, Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick. Household of Charles Brown, his wife Amelia Seaman, their children Stanley, Hattie, Harry, Harold and Daisy. |
Census |
9 Apr 1901 |
, Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada [7] |
- Charles (age 53) was head of the household, living in Sussex, New Brunswick, with his wife Amelia (age 52), spelled Emelia in the 1901 census form), and children Harold G. (age 22), Daisy (age 15), Marion (age 7) and Harry (age 24). Charles was employed with the T.E.R. (railway). Harold was a music teacher. Charles and Amelia were Baptists, and their children were Methodists.
- Role: son
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1901 Canada Census - Charles B 1901 Canada Census, Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick. Household of Charles Brown, his wife Amelia (Seaman), their children Harold, Daisy, Marion and Harry. |
Census |
1911 |
, 315 Victoria Ave., Westmount, Québec, Canada [3] |
- included in the household with George (age 32) were his wife Isabell (age 29), son Ronald (age 1), mother Amelia Seaman (age 62) and sister Marion (age 16). George's occupation was entered as organist.
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1911 Canada Census - George H. 1911 Canada Census, Westmount, Québec. Household of George H. Brown, his wife Isabell, their son Ronald, George's mother Amelia (Seaman) and his sister Marion. |
Census |
9 Apr 1930 |
952 W. 15th St., Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA [8, 9] |
- Enumerated in the household of Harold Brown (age 48) were his wife, Isabel Dick (age 46), their children, James (age 20), Gordon (age 17), Angus (age 11), Kenneth (age 0) and Gladys (age 6). Harold was an organist, James a book keeper at a bank, Gordon a clerk at a department store.
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Census |
8 Apr 1940 |
756 18th St., Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA [10] |
- Enumerated in the household of George Brown (age 52) was his son Ken (age 18). George was a church organist, Ken a custodian at a rooming house.
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Biographical Note |
- Harold was an associate of the Royal College of Organists, London, England. He was organist at St. Paul's Episcopal church and at First Methodist church in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Living |
1942 |
2140 Grand Ave., Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA [2] |
Milit-Draft |
1942 |
Des Moines, Iowa, USA [2] |
- The contact person on his darft card was his son, James R. Brown, employed at the Des Moines National Bank, Des Moines, Iowa.
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ResidenceLast |
2715 High St., Des Moines, Iowa, USA [11] |
Name |
G. Harold Brown [12] |
Name |
George H. Brown [3] |
Name |
Harly Brown [13] |
Name |
Harly Brown [6] |
Name |
Harold Brown [7] |
Occupation |
Drake University, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA [9] |
a Professor of Music, formerly head of the Organ Department |
Death |
27 Oct 1944 |
Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, USA [11] |
- Harold was an Associate of the Royal College of Organists, London, England. He was formerly organist at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and at First Methodist Church. He was formerly a member of the faculty at old Des Moines University and Drake University.
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Person ID |
I265 |
Ancestral Trails |
Last Modified |
12 Jun 2024 |
Family |
Isabel Robertson DICK, b. Jun 1881, Québec |
Marriage |
11 Sep 1907 |
the home of the bride's parents, 119 Mountain St., Montréal, Québec, Canada [1, 3] |
- They were married by license. George was a bacelor, Isabel a spinster.
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Children |
| 1. James Ronald BROWN, b. 9 Jul 1909, , Westmount, Québec, Canada d. 7 Aug 1993, , Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA (Age 84 years) |
| 2. Gordon Harold BROWN, b. Abt 1913, , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 17 Nov 1967, , Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, USA (Age ~ 54 years) |
| 3. Angus Herbert BROWN, b. 17 Dec 1917, , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 30 Jul 1930, , Broadlawns Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA (Age 12 years) |
| 4. Kenneth Leslie BROWN, b. 22 Feb 1921, , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 21 Mar 1992, , Mease Hospital Countryside, Safety Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida, USA (Age 71 years) |
| 5. Gladys I. BROWN, b. Abt 1924, , Montréal, Québec, Canada  |
| 6. Betty BROWN |
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Family ID |
F23054 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
23 Apr 2024 |