David Brown (1849 - 1934)

Born 1849 in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Husband of Sarah (McMillan) Brown — married 21 Feb 1873 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died 1934 at about age 85 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

David was a coal miner.

David was born in 1849. He was the son of Gabriel Brown and Elizabeth Rae. ^[1]

He was a coal miner at Cambusnethan like his father.

He married Sarah McMillan in 1873. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

They lived in Campbeltown, where he was a coal miner at Drumlemble. ^[5]

Later they lived in Carmichael, Lanarkshire.

David passed away in 1934.

Children

1. Gilbert Brown 1873-1878
2. James Martin Brown 1875-1915 Killed in World War I
3. Gilbert Brown 1878-1948
4. Margaret “Maggie” Brown 1881-1884

In 1911 son James is living with a sister Mary Brown, born about 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire.

1871 Scotland Census

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire

DAVID BROWN

Registration district: Cambusnethan

Civil parish: Cambusnethan

County: Lanarkshire

Address: Anderson St.

Occupation: Coal Miner

• Gabriel Brown 49 Head Rutherglen, Lanark
• Elizabeth Brown 44 Wife Rutherglen, Lanark
• David Brown 22 Son Rutherglen, Lanark
• Thomas Brown 11 Son Kitshill, Lanark
• George Brown 17 Son Cambusnethan, Lanark
• Janet Brown 15 Daughter Cambusnethan, Lanark
• Isabella Brown 12 Daughter Cambusnethan
• Esther Brown 9 Daughter Cambusnethan
• Elizabeth Brown 3 Daughter Cambusnethan
• Ann Brown 1 Daughter Cambusnethan
• James McBride 5 Nephew Cambusnethan

1881 Scotland Census

Campbeltown, Argyll

DAVID BROWN

Registration district: Campbeltown

Civil parish: Campbeltown

County: Argyll

Address: Drumlemble

Occupation: Coal Miner

• David Brown 33 Head Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
• Sarah Brown 36 Wife Campbeltown
• James Brown 5 Son Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
• Gilbert Brown 3 Son Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire

1. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Paisley Abbey; ED: 7A; Page: 43; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1851_126; Year: 1851 Accessed on ancestry.com, May 2021. Ancestry Record 1076 #1580790 (requires subscription).

   Name: David Brown

   Age: 2

   Relationship: Son

   Father: Gabriel Brown

   Mother: Elizh Brown

   Where born: Gorbals, Lanarkshire

2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYC-LHC : 11 February 2020), David Brown, 1873.
3. ↑ Statutory registers - Marriages Ref# 628/50. (Fee required for details)

   February 21, 1873

   School House, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire

   DAVID BROWN, Coal Miner

   Age: 24

   Residence: Cambusnethan

   Father: Gabriel Brown, Coal Miner

   Mother: Elizabeth Rae

   SARAH McMILLAN, Domestic Servant

   Age: 26

   Residence: Cambusnethan

   Father: James McMillan, Engine Keeper

   Mother:Margaret McFarlane

4. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMKK-3ZS : 4 February 2020), David Brown, Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 13, PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 203,555.
5. ↑ 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Cambusnethan; ED: 6; Page: 2; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_120. Ancestry Record 1104 #1885658