William Longmore Brown 1873-1901

Longmore/Brown/Geddes Ancestry tree;

in contact with Ursularuth, its owner, who is related to the husband, Alexander Gowans, of William's daughter, Jessie L Brown 1897

1873. William Longmore Brown was born 8/2/1873 to James Geddes Brown & Jessie Longmore Keith - SP ,not purchased . First son . Baptised 11/2/1873. Father given as distiller. Parents married 26/2/1868 in Melbourne

1881C. William Longmore Brown, 8, is living Private House, Moss Street, Keith

James Geddes	Brown	Head	Married	Male	40	1841	Distiller & Miller Employ 33	Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Jessie	Brown	Wife	Married	Female	37	1844	-	Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Isabella J P	Brown	Daughter	-	Female	13	1868	Scholar	-
Helen	Brown	Daughter	-	Female	9	1872	Scholar	Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
William L	Brown	Son	-	Male	8	1873	Scholar	Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Alexander T	Brown	Son	-	Male	5	1876	Scholar	Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Ethel	Brown	Daughter	-	Female	0	1881	-	Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Mary	McRae	Servant	Unmarried	Female	33	1848	Housemaid	Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
Margaret	McRae	Servant	Unmarried	Female	31	1850	Cook	Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
Jane	Phimister	Servant	Unmarried	Female	21	1860	Nurse	Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Bethia	Middleton	Servant	-	Female	13	1868	Undernurse	Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

1891C. William Longmore Brown, 18, bank clerk, is living Albert Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen with his step grandmother, Jane Longmore, 2nd wife of his grandfather William Longmore 1806-1882

Jane	Longmure	Head	Widow	Female	73	1818	Living On Private Means	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jane R	Longmure	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	50	1841	Living On Private Means	Banffshire, Scotland
Helen C	Brown	Grand Daughter	Unmarried	Female	17	1874	Scholar	Banffshire, Scotland
William L	Brown	Grand Son	Unmarried	Male	18	1873	Bank Clerk	Banffshire, Scotland
Jannet	Paul	Servant	Unmarried	Female	32	1859	House Maid	Banffshire, Scotland
Betsy	Duguid	Servant	Unmarried	Female	20	1871	Cook	Aberdeenshire, Scotland

1895. William Longmore Brown married Gertrude Cooper on 17/9/1895 in Durban

 

1897 Their first daughter, Jessie Longmore Brown/Trixie, born on 25/6/1897 in Durban. He was working for South African Banking Corporation

1898/9. Edith Natalie Brown was born to William & Gertrude on 25/12 in Natal, South Africa. Her elder sister was born there 1897- newspaper entry- and she is given as aged 3 on 1901C: Edith as aged 2. So I feel she would hve been born 1898

1899. He was in the Thorneycroft Mountain Rifles : enlisted 27/10/1899, discharged 15/2/1901. He was awarded a medal & 6 clasps for hthis period: his mother seems to have claimed these in 1912( his mother, and NOT his wife!) . He saw action at Spion Kop, 1900,

1899-1901. His wife & 2 daughters must leave South Africa and travel to Scotland .

He fought at Colenso & Spion Kop

1901. William Longmore Brown enlisted 25/2/1901 in theJohannesberg/ 68 Mountain Rifles - trade given as book keeper.

1901. William Longmore Brown died on 13/8/1901 of wounds received Bethseda, Free State

Where was he buried??

The following on Longmore/Brown/ Ancestry tree- not verified by me : .

"Died of gunshot wound (Johannesburg Mounted Rifles - Boer War) National Archive roll has death listed as "Self-inflicted - Wounds died on 13 August 1901 at Johannesburg (Official casualty roll location: Johannesburg)"". Maybe he died in Johannesberg of the wounds suffered at Bethseda?

His record shows he had £8.50, but this was paid to Lt. Col Warren as repayment of an advance!

His medals were claimed by his mother, Mrs J Brown, Milton Lodge, Keith- not by his widow! Almost unreadable record on Ancestry tree

 

https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/475-thorneycrofts-mounted-infantry

https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/346-johannesburg-mounted-rifles

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