Individual Details
Benjamin Brown
( - )
1852 marriage certificate for his son, Benjamin and Elizabeth Ellis, shows him as Benjamin and as a watch maker.
1851 census show him as age 48 (born 1803) and employed as a watch finisher. It shows him and his wife, Susanah age 47, living at Far Gosford St., Holy Trinity, Coventry with all the children born in Coventry. The oldest daughter, Hannah, was not in this census.
1850 Lascelles Coventry Directory shows several Brown names in the watch business in Coventry as follows: Brown Bros. watch mfg on Moat St.; Joseph Brown watch mfg with home on Moat St. (this is Benjamin's brother as proven by the 1851 census); Joseph Brown watch engine turner and engraver on Spon St. (see 1851 census which shows his age as 64 and may be an uncle); Samuel Brown watch mfg on Spon St.; Anthony Brown watch glass maker on Spon St.; Benjaman Brown watch maker on New St.; and Thos. Brown watch mfg on Summerland Pl.
1841 census for Coventry, St Michael Parish, shows him as age 38 (born 1803), a watch maker, living on Townwall St. with his wife, Susannah age 37 (born 1804), son Benjamin age 12, son Henry age 5, son James age 1, daughter Hannah age 14, daughter Emma age 9, and daughter Eliza age 3. All were born in the county. This census also has a Benjamin Brown age 70 (born 1771) and wife Elizabeth age 60 (born 1781), living on Hill St., St. John's Baptist Parish, Enumeration Dist #28, Coventry, a watch maker and not born in the county. These are his parents.
1828 christening of his son, Benjamin, per Bishop's Transcripts shows he was a watch maker living on Town Wall, Coventry with his wife Susannah (film 502208).
1825 marriage was established by review of the Bishops Transcripts for the Holy Trinity Church, Coventry. Present were James Blackwell and Isaac Brown (wife may be Hannah). The IGI also shows the marriage.
1802 christening is from the IGI and confirmed by review of St. John's Parish Register (film 560718). A review of the Bishop's Transcripts (film 428988) shows that the year 1802 is missing.
1851 census show him as age 48 (born 1803) and employed as a watch finisher. It shows him and his wife, Susanah age 47, living at Far Gosford St., Holy Trinity, Coventry with all the children born in Coventry. The oldest daughter, Hannah, was not in this census.
1850 Lascelles Coventry Directory shows several Brown names in the watch business in Coventry as follows: Brown Bros. watch mfg on Moat St.; Joseph Brown watch mfg with home on Moat St. (this is Benjamin's brother as proven by the 1851 census); Joseph Brown watch engine turner and engraver on Spon St. (see 1851 census which shows his age as 64 and may be an uncle); Samuel Brown watch mfg on Spon St.; Anthony Brown watch glass maker on Spon St.; Benjaman Brown watch maker on New St.; and Thos. Brown watch mfg on Summerland Pl.
1841 census for Coventry, St Michael Parish, shows him as age 38 (born 1803), a watch maker, living on Townwall St. with his wife, Susannah age 37 (born 1804), son Benjamin age 12, son Henry age 5, son James age 1, daughter Hannah age 14, daughter Emma age 9, and daughter Eliza age 3. All were born in the county. This census also has a Benjamin Brown age 70 (born 1771) and wife Elizabeth age 60 (born 1781), living on Hill St., St. John's Baptist Parish, Enumeration Dist #28, Coventry, a watch maker and not born in the county. These are his parents.
1828 christening of his son, Benjamin, per Bishop's Transcripts shows he was a watch maker living on Town Wall, Coventry with his wife Susannah (film 502208).
1825 marriage was established by review of the Bishops Transcripts for the Holy Trinity Church, Coventry. Present were James Blackwell and Isaac Brown (wife may be Hannah). The IGI also shows the marriage.
1802 christening is from the IGI and confirmed by review of St. John's Parish Register (film 560718). A review of the Bishop's Transcripts (film 428988) shows that the year 1802 is missing.
Events
| Christen | 3 Oct 1802 | St. John the Baptist Ch., Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 29 Sep 1825 | Holy Trinity Ch., Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - Susannah Brown | |||
| Census (family) | 1841 | Town Wall St., St. Michael dist., Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - Susannah Brown |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1851 | Far Gosford St., Holy Trinity dist., Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - Susannah Brown | | ||
| Occupation | 1851 | watch finisher - Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Marriage | 2 Sep 1855 | Parish Church, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - Ann Harrald Worwood | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | MJZJ-22N | ||||
| WikiTree | Brown-58205 |
Families
| Spouse | Susannah Brown ( - ) |
| Child | Hannah Brown (1827 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Brown ( - 1911) |
| Child | Emma Brown ( - ) |
| Child | Henry Brown ( - ) |
| Child | Eliza Brown ( - ) |
| Child | James Brown (1840 - ) |
| Spouse | Ann Harrald Worwood (1800 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Brown (1770 - 1846) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Warren ( - 1859) |
| Sibling | Joseph Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Eunice Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Edward Brown (1809 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Brown ( - ) |
| Sibling | Simeon Brown (1817 - 1848) |
Notes
Census (family)
1841 census shows his father, Benjamin as age 70 (born 1771), a watch maker, living on Hill St., St. John the Baptist dist, Coventry, with wife Elizabeth age 60. Nether of them were born in this county. Census also shows his brothers and him as follows: Simion a watch maker and wife Sarah on Hill St. in St. Johns dist; Joseph a watch maker and wife Mary on Moat St. in St. Johns dist ; Benjamin a watch maker and wife Susannah on Town Wall St. in St. Michael dist; and Edward a watch maker and wife Mary on Hartford Terrace in St. Michael dist.Census (family)
1851 census show him as age 48 (born 1803) and employed as a watch finisher. It shows him and his wife, Susanah age 47, living at Far Gosford St., Holy Trinity, Coventry with all the children born in Coventry. The oldest daughter, Hannah, was not in this census.Occupation
per the 8151 censusMarriage
"England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CG-2BZQ : 10 December 2017), Benjamin Brown in entry for Benjamin Brown and Ann Harrald, 02 Sep 1855; Marriage; citing Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, p. 232,Record Office, Warwick; FHL microfilm 1,067,462.Parish Register shows her a widow whose father was Joseph Worwood.