Family of Thomas Brown & Mary Ann Postans

Thomas and Mary were married on August 22nd, 1875 in Ludlow.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Name: Thomas Brown
  Year of Registration: 1875
  Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
  District: Ludlow
  County: Herefordshire, Shropshire
  Volume: 6a
  Page: 1016
  
  Mary Ann POSTANS or POSTON
  Birth:
  Christening: 25 JUL 1854   Tenbury, Worcester, England
  Parents:
  Father: William CLEMENTS
  Mother: Anne POSTANS
  Marriages:
  Spouse: Thomas BROWN
  Marriage: 22 AUG 1875   Ludlow, Shropshire, England

They had four biological sons and four biological daughters, named Thomas, John, Mathew, Arthur, Mary, Nell, Elizabeth and Jane. They also had an adopted daughter named Evelyn. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- Thomas Brown
  Thomas was born in 1847 in Tugford.²
  - Birth Notes
    - 13 on 1861 census from Tugford
      22 on 1871 census
      38 on 1881 census, born Ludlow
      39 on 1891 census, born Ludlow (and named SMITH !)
      59 on 1901 census, born Ludlow
      63 on 1911 census, born Ludlow (perhaps 3 is an 8)
  He died at the age of 70 in June 1917 in Ludlow.³
  - Death Notes
    - Shown as Deceased in 1902 when Ellen married
      Died after 1911
      
      Deaths Dec 1916 (97%)
      Brown Thomas 74 Ludlow 6a 765
      
      or
      
      Deaths Jun 1917 (>99%)
      Brown Thomas 70 Ludlow 6a 669
  Mary Ann Postans
  Mary was born in June 1854 in Tenbury and her christening took place there on July 25th, 1854.²¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Orlton is just South of Ludlow, but indexed as Oslton in 1861 census.
      
      Cleobury Mortimer (where birth is registered) is about 6 to 8 miles East of Ludlow, on the Ludlow Road between Ludlow and Kidderminster.
      
      Name: Mary Ann Postans
      Year of Registration: 1854
      Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
      District: Cleobury Mortimer
      County: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire
      Volume: 6a
      Page: 544
      MMN = TAYLOR (from GRO)
      
      Mary Ann POSTANS or POSTON
      Birth:
      Christening: 25 JUL 1854   Tenbury, Worcester, England
      Parents:
      Father: William CLEMENTS
      Mother: Anne POSTANS
      Marriages:
      Spouse: Thomas BROWN
      Marriage: 22 AUG 1875   Ludlow, Shropshire, England
      
      1881 census, aged 27, born Tenbury, Worcesteshire
      1891 census, aged 39, born Ludlow
      1901 census, aged 51, born Ludlow
      1911 census: aged 56, born Ludlow, Married 35 years
  She died at the age of 74 on May 8th, 1929 in Ludlow.³
  - Death Notes
    - Did Mary Brown continue to live in Ludlow on her own after Thomas's death? The second reference here is a good match, so perhaps she did.
      
      Deaths Mar 1925   (95%)
      BROWN Mary A 79 Ludlow 6a 754
      
      or
      
      Deaths Jun 1929   (95%)
      Brown Mary A 76 Ludlow 6a 648
      
      MARY ANN POSTANS
      Birth:
      Christening: 25 JUL 1854   Tenbury, Worcester, England
      Death: 08 MAY 1929
      Parents:
      Mother: ANN POSTANS

Children
- Thomas Brown
  Thomas was born on January 28th, 1876 in Ludlow.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Mar 1876
    Brown Thomas, Ludlow 6a 613
  Mary Ann Brown
  Mary was born on April 27th, 1877 in Ludlow and her christening took place there on April 27th, 1877.⁴¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Jun 1877
    BROWN Mary Ann Ludlow 6a 578
    
    FamilySearch.org.uk has actual date
  She died at the age of 87 on May 1st, 1964.¹
  John Brown
  John was born in September 1879 in Ludlow and his christening took place there on July 24th, 1879.⁴¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Another John Brown was born Ludlow, Sep 1880
    
    Name: John Brown
    Year of Registration: 1879
    Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
    District: Ludlow
    County: Herefordshire, Shropshire
    Volume: 6a
    Page: 578
  Ellen (Nell) Brown
  Ellen, known as Nell, was born on March 13th, 1881 in Ludlow and her christening took place there on March 13th, 1881.⁴¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    3w old on 3-April-1881
    30 on 1911 census
    
    Ellen BROWN
    Birth:
    Christening: 13 MAR 1881 Ludlow, Shropshire, England
    Parents:
    Father: Thomas BROWN
    Mother: Mary Ann POSTANS or POSTON
    
    Ellen or Ellen Louise?
    Well there are no Birth or Christening or Marriage or Census records found that have Ellen's middle name as Louise, so I think I must have been told by my cousin Les. I have not been able to corroborate the Louise.
  She died at the age of 52 on March 23rd, 1933 in Birkenhead.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Aged 53 on Death Certificate
    
    Name: Ellen Bayley
    Birth Date: abt 1880
    Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1933
    Age at Death: 53
    Registration district: Birkenhead
    Inferred County: Cheshire
    Volume: 8a
    Page: 928
  Mathew Brown
  Mathew was born on May 1st, 1882 in Ludlow.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Jun 1882
    Brown Matthew, Ludlow 6a 590
    
    MATTHEW BROWN
    Event(s):
    Birth: 01 MAY 1882   Ludlow, Shropshire, England
    Christening:
    Death: 12 MAR 1957
    Parents:
    Father: THOMAS BROWN
    Mother: MARY POSTON
  He died at the age of 74 on March 12th, 1957.¹
  - Death Notes
    
    MATTHEW BROWN
    Event(s):
    Birth: 01 MAY 1882 Ludlow, Shropshire, England
    Christening:
    Death: 12 MAR 1957
    Parents:
    Father: THOMAS BROWN
    Mother: MARY POSTON
  Arthur Brown
  Arthur was born in September 1884 in Ludlow.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name: Arthur Brown
    Year of Registration: 1884
    Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
    District: Ludlow
    County: Herefordshire, Shropshire
    Volume: 6a
    Page: 565
    
    No Christening record, although all others were Christened.
  Elizabeth Brown
  Elizabeth was born on February 29th, 1888 in Ludlow.¹ She died as an infant in 1888 in Ludlow.
  - Death Notes
    
    Assumed two Elizabeths, but may be the same one as older sister, as no death record to confirm
  Jane Elizabeth Brown
  Jane was born about August 1890 in Ludlow and her christening took place there on June 28th, 1890.⁶¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Sep 1890 (>99%)
    Brown Jane Elizabeth Ludlow 6a 534
    
    Aged 9 months on census of 5-April-1891
  - Death Notes
    
    Presumed died by 1901
  Evelyn May Brown
  Evelyn was born in 1902 in Ludlow.⁷ Evelyn is no longer alive.

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