William Horace Brown

  General Notes:

Second wife Laura Louise is shown as a widow in 1939

and this is the only William H Brown death in Depwade district 1915-1939

Deaths Jun qtr 1921 Brown William H 41 Depwade 4b 231

this death entry makes his dob abt 1880

so think this is William

Births Mar qtr 1880 Brown William Horace Bradford, Y. 9b 69

1881 Census Cargate Common, Tibenham, Norfolk
First name Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Occupation Birth place
George Turner Head Married Male 72 Farmer of 124 acres employing 4 men 2 boys Tibenham, Norfolk
Mary Turner Wife Married Female 74 - Carleton Rode, Norfolk
Ann Turner Daughter Single Female 38 - Gissing, Norfolk
Ellen Turner Grand daughter Single Female 12 Scholar Winfarthing, Norfolk
Horace Browne Son in law Married Male 36 Son in law (farmers) Carleton Rode, Norfolk
Eliza Browne Daughter Married Female 32 - Gissing, Norfolk
Harriet Ann Browne Grand daughter Single Female 3 - Bradford, Yorkshire
William H Browne Grand son Single Male 1 - Bradford, Yorkshire


1901 census
Horace Brown age 56 Carleton Rode, Norfolk Head Carleton Rode, Norfolk
Eliza Brown age 52 Gissing, Norfolk Wife Carleton Rode, Norfolk
Harriet Brown age 23 Bradford, Yorkshire Daughter Carleton Rode, Norfolk
William Brown age 21 Bradford, Yorkshire Son Carleton Rode, Norfolk
John Brown age 16 Carleton Rode, Norfolk Son Carleton Rode, Norfolk
Ivy Brown age 7 Carleton Rode, Norfolk Daughter Carleton Rode, Norfolk
Ann Coleman age 58 Gissing, Norfolk Sister-in-law Carleton Rode, Norfolk
1901 census RG13 1864 103 9

Marriages Sep qtr 1907 Brown William Horace // Brown Margaret Kate Depwade 4b 440

First name William Horace
Last name Brown
Age 27
Occupation Farmer
Condition bachelor
Marriage date 25 Sep 1907
Parish Carleton Rode
Residence Carleton Rode
Diocese Norwich
Father's first name Horace Brown
Father's occupation Farmer
Spouse's first name Margaret Kate
Spouse's last name Brown
Spouse's age 24
Spouse's condition spinster
Spouse's residence Carleton Rode
Spouse's father's first name Walter William Brown
Spouse's father 's occupation Farmer
Witness 1 Walter William Brown
Witness 2 Laura Brown
Archive Norfolk Record Office
Archive reference PD 254/10
Archive year range 1837-1962
Page 161

Witnesses are Margaret Kate's parents

First wife Margaret with family
1891 census North Bunwell, Bunwell, Norfolk
First name Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Occupation Birth place
Walter W Brown Head Married Male 36 Farmer Bunwell, Norfolk
Laura Brown Wife Married Female 31 - Norfolk
Margaret K Brown Daughter - Female 7 Scholar Bunwell, Norfolk
Emma Denny Servant Single Female 17 Domestic servant Wicklewood, Norfolk


Margaret Kate Brown born abt 1884 Bunwell.
She is living in Carleton Rode in 1901 with parents Walter & Laura Brown

her son
First name William Percival
Last name Brown
Birth date 11 Aug 1908
Baptism date 20 Sep 1908
Parish Carleton Rode
Diocese Norwich
Father's first name William Horace
Father's occupation Farmer
Mother's first name Margaret Kate
Archive Norfolk Record Office
Archive reference PD 254/208
Archive year range 1861-2009
Page 88

Deaths Mar qtr 1910 Brown Margaret Kate 26 Depwade 4b 146

1911 Census completed by head of family
Name Relationship Status Years Married age Occupation Birthplace
William H Brown Head Widower Farmer 31 Bradford Yorkshire
Percival W Brown Son 2 Norfolk Carleton Rode
Harriet A Brown Sister Single 33 Yorkshire Bradford
Effie M Reeve Cousin Single 15 Norfolk Winfarthing

Address Farm Carleton Rode , Attleborough
Census reference RG14 PN11458 RG78 PN625 RD230 SD3 ED4 SN51

Marriages Sep qtr 1915 Brown William H // Chatten Laura L Depwade 4b 623

Name William Horace Brown
Age 35
Occupation Farmer
Condition widowed
Marriage date 30 Sep 1915
Parish Carleton Rode
Residence Carleton Rode
Diocese Norwich
Father's first name Horace Charles Sparrow Brown
Father's occupation Farmer
Spouse Laura Louisa Chatten
Spouse's age 50
Spouse's condition spinster
Spouse's residence Carleton Rode
Spouse's father's first name James Chatten
Spouse's father 's occupation Farmer, Deceased
Witness 1 Herbert Ellis Tricker
Witness 2 Mary Ann Spratt

1921 Census Church Farm, Carleton Rode, Norfolk - taken on 19 June 1921
First name Last name Relationship to head Sex Age Birth place Occupation Employer
William H Brown Head Male 41 Bradford, Yorkshire Farmer Employer
Laura L Brown Wife Female 55 Carleton Rode, Norfolk Home Duties -
Percival W Brown Son Male 12 Carleton Rode, Norfolk - -
Charlotte M Chatten Sister-in-law Female 60 Carleton Rode, Norfolk - -
Jessie E Payne Servant Female 18 Yaxham, Norfolk Domestic Private

Deaths Jun qtr 1921 Brown William H 41 Depwade 4b 231
Probate records show he died 23 June 1921

First name William Horace
Last name Brown
Age 41
Burial date 27 Jun 1921
Parish Carleton Rode
Residence Church Farm Carleton Rode

William married Margaret Kate Brown on 25 Sep 1907 in Carleton Rode, Norfolk. (Margaret Kate Brown was born about 1883 in Carleton Rode, Norfolk.)

William next married Laura Louise Chatten, daughter of James Chatten and Charlotte Slack Moore, in 1915 in Carleton Rode, Norfolk. (Laura Louise Chatten was born in 1865 in Carleton Rode, Norfolk and died on 26 Sep 1945 in Carleton Rode, Norfolk.)