Individual Details
John Edward BROWN
(7 Feb 1833 - 25 Nov 1924)
Events
| Birth | 7 Feb 1833 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 10 Mar 1833 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1841 | Warborough, Oxfordshire, England |  | | |
| Census | 1851 | Ag Lab - Warpsgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | Abt Apr 1859 | (Registration District), Thame, Oxfordshire, England - Sarah WRIGHT | | ||
| Occupation | From 27 Jun 1859 to 28 Sep 1883 | Police Constable - Metropolitan Police, | | | |
| Census | 1861 | Policeman - Park Road, Hornsey, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Census | 1871 | Police Constable - 3 Park Terrace, Hornsey, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Census | 1881 | Police Constable - 3 Park Terrace, Hornsey, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Residence | 28 Sep 1883 | 76 Park Road, Hornsey, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Census | 1891 | General Labourer - Bray, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Police Pensioner - Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Residence | Abt Nov 1924 | Chapel Lane, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Death | 25 Nov 1924 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 22 Dec 1924 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah WRIGHT (1834 - 1911) |
| Child | John Edward? BROWN (1859 - ) |
| Child | William BROWN (1862 - ) |
| Child | Emma BROWN (1864 - ) |
| Child | Daisy BROWN (1866 - 1951) |
| Child | Matilda BROWN (1869 - ) |
| Child | Walter BROWN (1870 - ) |
| Child | Louisa BROWN (1872 - 1931) |
| Child | Sarah BROWN (1877 - ) |
| Child | Rose BROWN (1877 - ) |
| Child | Grace BROWN (1879 - ) |
| Father | William BROWN (1806 - 1851) |
| Mother | Sarah WHITE (1801 - 1891) |
| Sibling | William Henry BROWN (1828 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Louisa BROWN (1829 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Emma BROWN (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth BROWN (1841 - ) |
Notes
Census
Age: 8 - Born in CountyOccupation
Extract from Metropolitan Police Pension Register.No on Pension Register: 5860
Y or Highgate Division
1st day of October 1883 - Report of particulars transmitted by direction of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, to the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District, relating to the under-mentioned person pensioned by order of the Secretary of State.
John Edward Brown late a Police Constable resigned from this division on the twenty eighth day of September 1883 with pay to the 25th day of September 1883, to which day inclusive he will be paid, and he is entitled to a pension of £51 0s 0d per annum, commencing on the 26th day of September 1883. signed Superintendent
Description:
Age on resignation: Fifty years complete
Height: 5 ft 9¾ins
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Dark
Particular marks etc: None
Where & when born: Chalgrove (Oxfordshire) the 7th February 1833
Name of father: William Brown - Name of mother: Sarah Brown
Date of joining the Police: at Whitehall Place on the 27 June 1859.
Particulars of service: Constable - N Division from 27 June 1859 to 9 October 1865
Constable - Y Division from 10 October 1865 to 28th September 1883.
If injured in service: Nil
Martial Status: Married
Present next of kin: Wife
Intended residence: 76 Park Road, Couch End, Hornsey
Present address: 76 Park Road, Couch End, Hornsey
Pensioners signature: John Edward Brown.
Census
Birthplace: Oxfordshire - at the same address his unmarried sister Mary.Census
At the same address:Mary Chalk - Visitor - 23 - General Servant - born: Stone Maria?, Essex
Census
At the same address:Caleb Bunce 18 - Lodger - Butcher - born: Chalgrove (see Rec # 2743 )
Arthur Twigg 22 - Lodger - Butcher - born: Layton (sic) Buzzard, Bucks
Census
Listed as a widowerProbate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1924Brown John Edward (the elder) of Chapel Lane Chalgrove Oxfordshire died 25 November 1924 Probate Oxford 22 December to Grace Brown spinster. Effects: £367.
Endnotes
1. London, England, Metropolitan Police Pension Registers, 1852-1932, Piece : Piece 16: Pension Numbers 5501 - 6000.
2. England - Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FHL Film Number: 95224.
3. 1841 Census of England and Wales, Class: HO107; Piece: 881; Book: 23; Civil Parish: Warborough; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 1; Page: 1.
4. 1851 Census of England and Wales, Class: HO107; Piece: 1726; Folio: 21; Page: 34.
5. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1859 Apr/Jun - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 667.
6. London, England, Metropolitan Police Pension Registers, 1852-1932, Piece : Piece 16: Pension Numbers 5501 - 6000.
7. 1861 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG 9; Piece: 791; Folio: 19; Page: 30;.
8. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1335; Folio: 74; Page: 38.
9. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1375; Folio: 48; Page: 89.
10. London, England, Metropolitan Police Pension Registers, 1852-1932, Piece : Piece 16: Pension Numbers 5501 - 6000.
11. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 1003; Folio: 50; Page: 7.
12. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 8076; Schedule Number: 32.
13. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1924 - Brown, John Edward.
14. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1924 Dec - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 1049.
15. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1924 - Brown, John Edward.
16. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1924 - Brown, John Edward.