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Laura Brown

Laura was born in June 1870 in Burnley.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 10m in 1871
  Aged 30 in 1901, born Burnley
  
  BROWN, LAURA HARGREAVES
  GRO Reference: 1870 J Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION
  Volume 08E Page 242

Laura's father was William Brown and her mother was Jane Hargreaves. Her maternal grandparents were James Hargreaves and Mary Slater. She was an only child. She died at the age of 44 in March 1915 in Burnley.²

Death Notes
- Name    Laura Shepherd
  Age    44
  Estimated Birth Year    1871
  Registration Quarter    Jan-Feb-Mar
  Death Registration Place    Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
  Death Date    Mar 1915
  Volume    8e
  Page    395

General Notes
- 27 Dec 1884, Laura married William Hartley Shepherd at Holme in Cliviger when she was only 14 years old. She recorded her age as 18. She had probably had a son just before she married that died an infant.
  
  In 1892, Effie was born
  
  In 1911, Laura Shepherd (41) had been married 24 years and had 3 children, but only Effie Brown Shepherd (19) survived. She was with her mother Jane Brown (76) and Hartley William Shepherd (49, a carter) at 20 Pollard Street, Nelson.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Brown
  - b.1848 in Burnley
  
  Laura Brown
  - b.Jun 1870 in Burnley d.Mar 1915 in Burnley
  
  Henry Hargreaves
  - b.1763 R Cliviger & Mereclough d.>  1851
  
  James Hargreaves
  - b.1810 R Cliviger & Mereclough
  
  Jane (Jenny) Whitaker
  - b.1771 in Whalley d.<  1851
  
  Jane Hargreaves
  - b.1835 R Cliviger & Mereclough d.Dec 1919 in Burnley
  
  Mary Slater
  - b.25 Jan 1811 R Cliviger & Mereclough d.Dec 1875 in Burnley
  
  John Slater
  - b.~  1770 R Cliviger & Mereclough d. R Cliviger & Mereclough
  
  Elizabeth (Betty) Slater
  - b.1790 R Cliviger & Mereclough
  
  Susan Britcliffe
  - b.~  1770

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¹ 1901 UK Census
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