THE BROWN FAMILY
of Scotland.
and also of South Africa and Canada.

Ancestors and relatives of Andrew BROWN, who arrived in Port Adelaide, South Australia aboard the "Fairfield" on 30 Apr 1839, with his wife, Jane PENTLAND, and baby son, James.


  1. John BROWN,
    b. abt 1796, Scotland
    m. Marian JOHNSTONE,
    b. abt 1796, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    on 21 Apr 1822, Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
    And had issue:

    1. Andrew BROWN
      b. 1823, Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
      d. 21 Nov 1894, Nelson, Victoria, Australia
      m. Jane PENTLAND,
      b. 1824, Penuicik, Midlothian, Scotland
      d. 17 Sep 1915, Dartmoor, Victoria, Australia.
      Married 7 Dec 1849, Glenelg, South Australia
      For their descendants, see The Brown Family of South Australia

    2. William BROWN
      b. abt. 1819, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland;
      d. 1 Jan 1886, Victoria Harbour, Greenock, Scotland.
      m. Mary KINLOCH
      daughter of William Kinloch and Euphemia Johnstone
      b. abt. 1821, Thornhill, Dumfrieshire, Scotland;
      d. 1 Jan 1886, Victoria Harbour, Greenock, Scotland.
      married 10 Dec 1842, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
      and had issue:

      1. Jean Kinloch BROWN
        b. abt. 1846, Helensburg, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
        m. Alexander McPHAIL
        son of Lachlan McPhail and Ann MacGilp
        b. 16 Sep 1845, Glassary, Argyllshire, Scotland.
        Married 6 Jun 1864, Greenock, Scotland
        and had issue:

        1. Mary McPHAIL
          b. 29 Jul 1864, Greenock, Scotland
          Further information unknown.

        2. Angus McPHAIL
          b. 18 Feb 1866.
          Further information unknown.

        3. Jean McPHAIL
          b. 7 Apr 1868, Greenock, Scotland
          Further information unknown.

        4. Janet Brown McPHAIL
          b. 23 Feb 1870, Greenock, Scotland
          Further information unknown.

        5. Alexander McPHAIL
          b. 8 Apr 1872, Greenock, Scotland
          Further information unknown.

        6. William Brown McPHAIL
          b. 22 May 1874, Greenock, Scotland
          Further information unknown.

        7. Edward McPHAIL
          b. 1877, Greenock, Scotland
          Further information unknown.

      2. John BROWN
        b. 1 Jul 1848, Greenock, Scotland;
        d. 6 Apr 1899, Greenock, Scotland.
        m. Janet HUDSON
        daughter of Charles Hudson and Margaret Dick
        b. 1851, Renfrewshire, Scotland;
        d. 5 Nov 1921, Greenock, Scotland.
        Married 28 Oct 1868, Greenock, Scotland.
        and had issue:

        1. Mary Johnstone BROWN
          b. 29 Dec 1869, Greenock, Scotland;
          d. 19 Jun 1939, Capetown, South Africa.
          m. John Henry Scott GOW
          son of William Gow and Ann Maria Adams.
          b. 24 Mar 1870, Greenock, Scotland;
          d. 26 Dec 1932, Capetown, South Africa.
          Married 27 Sep 1894, Greenock, Scotland
          and had issue:

          1. Maria Adams GOW
            b. abt 1895;
            d. aft. 1839.
            Further information unknown.

          2. Mary Brown GOW
            b. 1895, Greenock, Scotland
            d. aft. 1839.
            m. Leslie Louis SMALL
            b. abt 1890
            d. aft. 1839.
            Further information unknown.

          3. Janet Hudson GOW
            b. 1897, Greenock, Scotland
            d. aft. 1839.
            m. Isaac GREEN
            b. 1895, Ireland
            d. aft. 1839.
            and had issue:

            1. Yvonne Kathleen GREEN
              b. 1920
              Further information unknown.

            2. John Henry GREEN
              b. 1925
              Further information unknown.

        2. Margaret Dick BROWN
          b. 3 Feb 1872, Greenock, Scotland
          d. 7 Feb 1912, Greenock, Scotland
          m. Hugh FORBES
          son of Hugh Forbes and Isabella Simpson
          b. 1 Feb 1871, Greenock, Scotland
          d. 3 Jan 1956, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
          Married 21 Apr 1900, Greenock, Scotland
          and had issue:

          1. Janet Hudson FORBES
            b. 31 Jan 1901, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 2 Mar 1949, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
            Further information unknown.

          2. Hugh Munro FORBES
            b. 31 Dec 1902, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 13 Nov 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            m. Mona Adrienne BROOKS
            b. 10 Jul 1910, London, England
            d. Apr 1980, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            Married 1 Jul 1935, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            Hugh and Mona had (at least) three children
            Further information unknown.

          3. Isabella Simpson FORBES
            b. 2 Dec 1904, Greenock, Scotland
            m. Henry Drake HENDERSHOT
            b. 11 Jun 1915, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            d. 7 Jan 1995
            Married 7 Aug 1937, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            Henry and Isabella had (at least) two children
            Further information unknown.

          4. Margaret Dick Brown FORBES
            b. 17 Jan 1907, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 7 Jan 1992, Alberta, Canada
            m. Cyril MORRIS
            b. 17 Oct 1911, England
            d. 30 Mar 1991, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            Married 20 Jul 1925, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            Margaret and Cyril had (at least) two children
            Further information unknown.

          5. John FORBES
            b. 28 Jan 1912, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 15 Jun 1993, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
            m. Muriel HARRIS
            daughter of Frederick Kimber Harris and Gertrude Preston.
            b. 25 Nov 1912, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            married 3 Sep 1930, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            John and Muriel had (at least) three children
            Further information unknown.

        3. William BROWN
          b. 10 Apr 1874, Greenock, Scotland
          d. 21 Feb 1953, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
          m. Elizabeth Gilmour BOYD
          daughter of Thomas Gilmour Hamilton Boyd and Catherine Donald
          b. 20 Sep 1876, Ardrishaig, Scotland
          d. 5 Jan 1975, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
          married 19 Feb 1887, Greenock Scotland
          and had issue:

          1. Catherine Donald BROWN
            b. 22 Feb 1898, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 13 Apr 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            m. Harold Irwin SIMONS
            son of Andrew Simons and Emma Dunn
            b. 19 Jul 1895, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            d. 29 Sep 1966, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            married 29 Jun 1916, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
            and had issue:

            1. Ernest Newton SIMONS
              b. 17 Sep 1917, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              m. Mildred McCARTHY
              b. 28 May 1921, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              married 27 Dec 1941, Leaside, Ontario, Canada
              Further information unknown

            2. William SIMONS
              b. 20 Jun 1919, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              m. Kathleen Annie LEAVERS
              b. 20 Jan 1919, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              married 11 Oct 1941, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              Further information unknown

            3. Dorothy Evelyn SIMONS
              b. 6 Dec 1921, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              m. George IMLACH
              son of George Imlach.
              b. 15 Mar 1918, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              d. 1 Dec 1987, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              married 16 Jan 1943, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              Further information unknown

            4. Margaret Lilian SIMONS
              b. 26 Jan 1925, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              m. Alfred Edgar FRY
              b. 19 Oct 1921, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              d. 28 Apr 1994, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              married 20 Oct 1946, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              Further information unknown

          2. John BROWN
            b. 15 Feb 1900, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 30 Dec 1992, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            m. Kate TUCKER
            b. 1 Mar 1907, St Johns Woods, England
            married 9 Jul 1925, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            and had issue:

            1. William BROWN
              b. 19 Aug 1926, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              d. abt. 1990, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              Further information unknown

            2. Robert Tucker BROWN
              b. 5 Nov 1929, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
              Further information unknown

          3. Janet Hudson BROWN
            b. Nov 1902, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 15 Apr 1903, Greenock, Scotland
            Janet died in infancy.

          4. Margaret Dick BROWN
            b. 7 Oct 1907, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 4 Jan 1968, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            m. John WHYTE
            son of William Whyte and Mary Jamieson
            b. 23 Jan 1900, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 28 Jun 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            married 3 Sep 1937, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            Further information unknown

          5. Thomas Boyd BROWN
            b. 23 Apr 1913, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            d. 4 Jan 1995, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
            m. Adeline Edith HENDERSON
            daughter of Robert Henry Henderson and Maude Elenor Leech
            b. 14 Jan 1919, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            d. 6 Jan 1998, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            married 3 Jun 1939,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
            Further information unknown

        4. Helen Hay BROWN
          b. 1 Mar 1876, Greenock, Scotland
          m. Duncan HAMILTON
          son of James Hamilton and Elizabeth McBeth
          b. 6 Jun 1876, Riccarton, Peel, Ayrshire, Scotland
          m. 8 Jan 1900, Greenock, Scotland
          and had issue:

          1. James HAMILTON
            b. 23 Oct 1901, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 7 Feb 1920, Greenock, Scotland


        5. Janet Hudson BROWN
          b. 10 Jul 1883, Greenock, Scotland
          m. William KERRIGAN
          son of William Kerrigan and Mary Somerville
          b. 1877
          m. 18 Oct 1907, Greenock, Scotland
          and had issue:

          1. William KERRIGAN
            b. 1907, Greenock, Scotland
            Further information unknown

          2. Janet Hudson KERRIGAN
            b. 1911, Greenock, Scotland
            Further information unknown

          3. Mary Somerville KERRIGAN
            b. 1914, Greenock, Scotland
            Further information unknown

          4. John Brown KERRIGAN
            b. 1916, Greenock, Scotland
            Further information unknown

        6. Elizabeth Anderson BROWN
          b. 16 Oct 1888, Greenock, Scotland
          m. George KANE
          son of George Kane and Jane Munro
          b. 1889, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
          m. 7 Oct 1914, Greenock, Scotland
          and had issue:

          1. George KANE
            b. est. 1915-1925
            d. est. 1915-1925
            Further information unknown

          2. Peter KANE
            b. est. 1915-1925
            Further information unknown

          3. Elizabeth KANE
            b. est. 1915-1925
            Further information unknown

          4. George KANE
            b. est. 1915-1925
            Further information unknown

        7. Alice Hudson BROWN
          b. 29 Mar 1891, Greenock, Scotland
          d. 6 Oct 1958, Greenock, Scotland
          m. James WHITE
          son of Archibald White and Annie Turner
          b. 1 Sep 1888, Greenock, Scotland
          d. 3 May 1971, Greenock, Scotland
          married 3 Jan 1917, Greenock, Scotland
          and had issue:

          1. Archibald WHITE
            b. 20 Jan 1918, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 19 Dec 1958, Greenock, Scotland
            m. Jean Mitchell HUMPHREYS
            b. 18 Oct 1915, Paisley, Scotland
            d. 8 Mar 1954, Greenock, Scotland
            Married 8 Sep 1944, Greenock, Scotland
            and had issue:

            1. James WHITE
              b. 23 Jul 1945, Greenock, Scotland
              d. 24 Jul 1945, Greenock, Scotland
              James died in infancy.

          2. John WHITE
            b. 1921, Greenock, Scotland
            d. abt 1923, Greenock, Scotland
            John died in infancy.

          3. James WHITE
            b. 22 Dec 1927, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 29 Mar 1979, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
            Further information unknown.

        8. Jane Kinloch BROWN
          b. 31 Mar 1893, Greenock, Scotland
          d. bef. 1953, USA.
          Further information unknown.

      3. Mary BROWN
        b. 24 May 1854, Greenock, Scotland
        d 8 Apr 1856, Greenock, Scotland
        Mary died in infancy.

      4. William BROWN
        b. 8 May 1856, Greenock, Scotland
        m. Mary Jane HUDSON
        daughter of Charles Hudson and Margaret Dick
        and sister of Janet Hudson who married William's elder brother John.
        b. abt. 1854, Scotland
        married 1 Jul 1875, Greenock, Scotland
        and had issue:

        1. Sophia BROWN
          b. 1876, Greenock, Scotland
          d. aft. 1881
          Further information unknown.

        2. John BROWN
          b. 13 Jul 1880, Greenock, Scotland
          m. Elizabeth HARKINS
          daughter of Edward Harkins and Elizabeth Hanlin
          b. 5 Dec 1883, Greenock, Scotland
          Married 9 Aug 1901, Greenock, Scotland
          and had issue:

          1. Hugh BROWN
            b. Nov 1911, Greenock, Scotland
            d. 17 Feb 1912, Greenock, Scotland
            Hugh died in infancy.

      5. Janet Kellock BROWN
        b. 3 Jun 1858, Greenock, Scotland
        m. John LYALL
        son of John Lyall and Mary Campbell
        b. 1845, Greenock, Scotland
        Married 25 Oct 1875, Greenock, Scotland
        and had issue:

        1. Jean LYALL
          b. 1879, Greenock, Scotland
          Further information unknown.

      6. Mary BROWN
        b. 29 May 1860
        d. bef. 1865
        Mary died in infancy.

    3. James BROWN
      b. abt. 1821
      d. aft. 1851
      Further information unknown.

    4. Christian BROWN
      b. abt. 1826, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
      m. Robert DONACHIE
      b. abt. 1820, Ireland.
      married 11 Dec 1841, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbarton, Scotland
      and had issue:

      1. Ellen DONACHIE
        b. abt. 1842, Dunbarton, Scotland
        Further information unknown.

      2. Martha DONACHIE
        b. 7 May 1859
        Further information unknown.

    5. John BROWN
      b. 8 Mar 1829, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbarton, Scotland
      Further information unknown.

    6. Isobel BROWN
      b. 24 Jul 1831, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbarton, Scotland
      d. bef. 1841
      Isobel died in childhood.


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