In Search of a Glemsford Family

Tracking the Browns.

Goerge Brown

George Brown (we think!)

During Steve's absence for marking exam papers, Tracey, who was now in contact with Sandra, had a very busy few months and between them and the names Steve had already given them managed to trace a considerable number of Browns.

George and Susanna were married 25th December,1873.

Araminta was born 15th March, 1874, (this is Sandra's Great Grandmother and in fact is the Minnie to whom the Savage, Martha and letters from Susanna are written) and died 1948, Bradford.

Florillo William born 18th January,1877

Alvah born 25th March 1878 (emigrated to Ontario, Canada 1909, and joned the Canadian Army in the Great War in 1915). The website of the Canadian National Archive shows that he reached the rank of Sergeant.
His son Ron was in the Canadian Army in the Second World War, and also visited Yorkshire in search of his family roots:
Ron
Alvah's son Ron

Martha Aseneth 17th May 1888

Mercy born 1st February 1883 died in infancy

Gershom Dan born 14th May 1884

Alice Maud Mary 5th September 1886 died in infancy 1887

Willie Esau 15th January 1888 (with twin Jacob Smith - Tracy's Great Grandfather,
(actual birth certificate shows time of birth for Jacob 10.15 p.m.) died 7th March 1959, Keighley.)
Esau jacob and esau montage jacob

Esau and Jacob Brown, and a fascinating montage which shows the twins shared features.

We now know that Jacob married Alice Sarah Webber in Newcastle, in December 1915.

Ethel Anna born 1890

Olive May born 1893

Herbert 1894 died in infancy 1894.

With the help of such unusual first names this did make Tracy and Sandra's job much easier .

With the help of the Savage letters, to which Steve devoted many hours of time, even missing his important cricket, so involved did he become - Thank you Steve - a small time in history was opened up to them, in particular the two letters from their Great Great Grandmother Susannah who died at the age of 43 years, and the very interesting and moving letters from Martha, probably a very homesick child (she would have been 14 years old and already in service in London).

The Savage story brought a different dimension into the already growing story, that was unfolding.

Further research enabled Tracy and Sandra to go back in time even further.
The names include, John Brown and Ellen Dowsett, (married 12th October 1850 - George's Parents) and Charles Smith and Sarah Ambrose(Susannah's parents).

Joseph Brown married Keziah Plum 26th July 1825 (John's parents); John Plum and Sarah Twitchet (Keziah Plum's parents)

Joseph Brown's they have been unable to trace at this moment in time, but work continues.

Other research, and the 1861 Census
took us further forward.
This is what we found.
or
you can read about where they ended up in the 20th Century

 		  

Follow the search for the
Savage family
of Cavendish, with several twists and turns
or go
straight to the start of our findings.

 

Go straight to
Letters from and to the Browns

 

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© Tracey Foulds, Sandra Poole and Stephen Clarke
September 5 2005
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