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George BROWN & Rebecca CRAVEN

They had three sons and three daughters, named William, John, Joseph, Jane, Eleanor and Rebecca.

Personal Details
- George BROWN
  George was born in 1819 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Birth dates from IGI Marriage. BMD ref:- Whitby 24 571 Mar 1/4 1846
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  - Death Notes
    - In 1851 the family were living at No.1 Church Street, Whitby. George died sometime after the birth of Joseph Henry and the census of 1861. There is a possible BMD ref:- Whitby 9d 294 Dec 1/4 1857 whic> h could be him. In 1861 the family were living at No 10 West Terrace.
  Rebecca CRAVEN
  Rebecca was born in 1823 in Cloughton, N.Yorks.¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Birth date from 1851 census and IGI

Children
- William George BROWN
  William was born in 1846 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Birth date from 1851 census and BMD. Incomplete ref from BMD. Ref:- Whitby 24 5** June 1/4 1846 At the time of the 1861 census William George was counted at his Grandparents in Church St along with his sister Ellen.
  Jane BROWN
  Jane was born in 1847 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Birth. BMD ref:- Whitby 24 563 June 1/4 1847
  Eleanor BROWN
  Eleanor was born in 1848 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Birth. BMD ref:- Whitby 24 587 Sept 1/4 1848 At the time of the 1861 census Ellen was counted at her Grandparents house in Church St along with her brother William George.
  Rebecca BROWN
  Rebecca was born in 1849 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Birth. BMD ref:- Whitby 24 577 Sept 1/4 1849
  John BROWN
  John was born in 1850 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Birth date from 1851 census.
  Joseph Henry BROWN
  Joseph was born in 1857 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Birth date from 1861 census

Family Timeline

¹ IGI
² Shears Family Website
³ 1851 UK Census
⁴ BMD
⁵ 1861 UK Census