Joseph Brown1

#20095, (c 1840 - 1907)
Extended Family
ChartsPeter Godart & Mary Dowson - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Joseph Brown and Mary Ann Godart
BirthJoseph Brown was born circa 1840 in Peckham, Surrey.2
 
MarriageHe married Mary Ann Godart, daughter of Peter Godart and Elizabeth Brooker, in Dec 1863 in St Mary St George's in the East, Middlesex.
From the register: Joseph Brown, full age, bachelor, plumber, residence Devonshire Street, father Thomas Brown, house decorator;
Mary Ann Godart, full age, Spinster, residence Wapping Wall, father Peter Godart, plumber;
They were married in the Parish Church by Banns and the witnesses were [Mary Ann's father or brother] Peter Godart and [Mary Ann's sister] Charlotte Godart.3 
1871 CensusJoseph and Mary Ann appeared on the 1871 Census of Mile End Old Town, London, at 37 Clark Street. Joseph was age 31, a Plumber, and was born in Peckham, Surrey. Mary Ann was 29 and born in St George East, Middlesex. Their children were Elizth Isab (6), Thos Peter (4), Louisa Chte (2), and Jos Wm (2 months.)2 
1881 CensusJoseph and Mary Ann appeared on the 1881 Census of Mile End Old Town, London, at 93 Devonshire Street. Joseph was age 41, a House Plumber, and was born in Peckham, Surrey. Mary Ann was 39 and born in St Georges, Surrey. Their children wee Elizth I (16), Louisa C (12), Joseph W (10), Florence A (5), and Fredk G (3). Elizabeth was a bookfolder and the next 3 were scholars.4 
1891 CensusJoseph and Mary Ann appeared on the 1891 Census of Hackney, London, at 58 Forest Road. Joseph was 51, employed as a Plumber, and was born in Peckham, London. Mary Ann was 49 and born in St George's E. With them were seven children: Louise C (22), Joseph W (20, brass finisher), Florence A (15, juvenile costume apprentice), Fredk S (13, cashier), Annie M (10, scholar), Frank C (7, scholar), and Harold J (3), as well as 2 lodgers.5 
1901 CensusJoseph and Mary Ann Brown appeared on the 1901 Census of Hackney, London, at 58 Forest Road. Joseph was 61, a House Decorator, and was born in Peckham. Mary Ann was 59, born in St Georges E. Their children were Elizabeth I (36), Louisa C (32, deaf from childhood), Frances A (25, postal counter clerk), Fredk G (23, hosiers assistant), Frank C (17, provision merchants assistant), and Harold J (13). All the children were born in Stepney. They also had one boarder.6 
DeathJoseph died in 1907.
This entry in the death index is the best fit. If this is your ancestor, please confirm that it is the correct record.7 
Last Edited4 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. GRO Indexes to Marriages, 1837-1983 (http://www.ancestry.com, online images), 1c 900.
  2. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/557 f17 p20.
  3. Marriages of St Mary Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex (also recorded as 'the new parish of St Mary in St George's in the East'). Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Joseph Brown & Mary Ann Godart, 1863, #460.
  4. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/479 folio 88 page 20 [ecclesiastical district St Anthony Stephen].
  5. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/193 folio 132.
  6. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/226 folio 61.
  7. FreeBMD. Joseph Brown, age 67, Dec Q 1907, Hackney RD.