Henry BROWN & Mary HEPPEL

Joseph BROWN
Joseph was born in 1876 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.² 

• Birth Notes
  • Birth date from 1881 census and BMD. This is probably the reference for his birth but the certificate would be required for absolute verification. And the same with his marriage details. Birth. GRO ref: Whitby 9d 475 June 1/4 1876 In the 1901 census Joe is working as a Baker and Bread Maker`s Assistant. Marriage:- GRO ref:- Whitby 9d 821 Sept 1/4 1902. Details on `certificates`
    

Fanny BROWN
Fanny was born on October 16th, 1880 in Ruswarp, England and her baptism took place on December 9th, 1880 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.^3 4 

• Birth Notes
  • About Brown, Fanny
    Birth. GRO ref:- Whitby 9d 451 Dec 1/4 1880 (yes) Death. GRO ref:- Whitby 1b 816 Jun 1/4 1959 Shown as a Milliner in 1901 census Bill Shears said that, when Fanny married Christopher Breckon Shears, she brought her 3 children into the marriage. Joe, Roger, and Mary. Bill does not know if Fanny had been married or had the children out of wedlock. I have since checked this information and it does not appear that Fanny was married when she had Joe, Roger, and Mary. There is no fathers name on Roger or Mary`s birth certificates. According to Peggy Shears, Jack`s wife, in her last years Granny Shears lived in Boltons Buildings in Cliff St. The people living in each of the three flats paid the princely sum of one shilling a week rent! Fanny was buried on May 13th 1959 in grave 5272 in Larpool Lane cemetery, WHitby. There is no headstone.
    Source: Shears Family Website

She died at the age of 78 on May 10th, 1959 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.⁴