John BROWN (1832-1909)

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John BROWN, Brown John and Hannah grave

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John BROWN was born in 1832. calculated from headstone. John was an Engineer.1 He married Hannah M CRICHTON in 1861 in Sydney. 545/1861. John died on 22 Aug 1909. He was buried in Rookwood cemetery. Old Presbyterian section.2

 

 

Mentioned as Alexander Crighton's brother-in-law in a funeral notice.

Also an informant on Sarah Isabella Crighton's death certificate.Mentioned as an executor of Alexander Crighton's will. Living cnr. Pashley and Palmer Streets, Balamain, in 1884.1,3,4

 

 

Hannah M CRICHTON, daughter of Charles McLean CREIGHTON OR CRIGHTON (1798-1871) and Rachel MEADOWCROFT (1808-1874), was born in 1841.5 V 184195 25A/1841. Hannah died on 12 Jul 1925.2 She was buried in Rookwood cemetery. Old Presbyterian section.2

Sources

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Sydney Morning Herald.

2.

SAG, Rookwood cemetery transcriptions, (Society of Australian Genealogists, transcribed Aug. 1986).

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Death Certificate transcription Isabella Crighton.

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Alexander Crighton Will and probate 1884, (findmypast).

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NSW Gov, NSW Marriages.