William John Brown
1875 - 1943 (67 years)
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Name William John Brown [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Birth 1873 Ireland 
[1] Born 15 Oct 1875 Tandragee, County Armagh, Ireland [2, 3, 5, 7] Gender Male Arrival 1889 [5, 7] 15 Age: 15 Hobbies/Assoc. Freemasonry (King Solomon #378 AF&AM), bowling (league president) Race Irish [5] Immigration 1889 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Nationality Canadian [5] Occupation Bell Telephone linesman crew chief Residence 1891 Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada [1] Occupation 1901 Telephone Lineman Religion Anglican (Presbyterian til marriage) Residence 1901 Ward 3, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Residence 1911 , London City, Ontario StreetAddress: 136 William St; 37 Age: 37; Foreman Occupation: Foreman; Presbyterian Religion: Presbyterian; AccidentInsuranceCost: 5000; CanRead: yes; CanWrite: yes; CountingDistrictName: 24; CountingDistrictNumber: 24; CountyNumber: 94; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: Yes; HoursWorked: 60; Income: 600; InsuranceCost: 59.00; LanguageSpoken: E; LifeInsuranceCost: 1000; OccupationCode: 11-3-77; WeeksWorked: 40; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head Residence 1911 , London City, Ontario StreetAddress: 136 William St; Age: 37; Occupation: Foreman; Religion: Presbyterian; AccidentInsuranceCost: 5000; CanRead: yes; CanWrite: yes; CountingDistrictName: 24; CountingDistrictNumber: 24; CountyNumber: 94; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: Yes; HoursWorked: 60; Income: 600; InsuranceCost: 59.00; LanguageSpoken: E; LifeInsuranceCost: 1000; OccupationCode: 11-3-77; WeeksWorked: 40; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head Residence 1 Jun 1921 London, London, Ontario, Canada [7] Residence Religion: Anglican; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head Residence 1931 London, Ontario, Canada [8] _EMPLOY Bell Telephone [5] Employer: No Died 15 May 1943 London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada [3] Buried Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex County, Ontario Person ID I1999 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father John Brown, b. 19 Oct 1846, Derryagh, Milltown Cl, Armagh, Ireland , d. 1 Jul 1914, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years) Relationship natural Mother Sarah Cooke, b. 20 Apr 1854, Ireland , d. 18 Mar 1919, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years) Relationship natural Married 26 Sep 1867 Milton, Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland [9] Family ID F515 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Winnifred Merril Drake, b. 31 Jan 1881, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Nov 1960, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) Married 26 Jun 1907 St. Peter's Anglican Church, Dorchester, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada [2] Children 1. Merrill Elsie Brown, b. 15 May 1908, Dorchester, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Mar 2005, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years) [natural]2. Sarah Winnifred Brown, b. 29 Jul 1911, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada , d. 2 Sep 2004, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years) [natural]3. Jean Adeline Brown, b. 8 Aug 1916, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Jun 1994 (Age 77 years) [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F582 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William worked as a crew chief lineman for Bell Telephone for most of his life. He was a Freemason and an avid bowler. William was a "very strict father" who had a strong say in who his daughters dated. He even governed their personal appearance. Once, when Winn wanted her "beautiful long hair cut short like the other girls", William humiliated her by taking her to a men's barbershop where she received a crew cut. His eldest daughters never married.
In 1891 at age 18, he was residing in Hamilton with his parents and siblings and employed as a labourer.
In 1901 he was residing on his own in Hamilton and employed as a telephone lineman. His youngest brother James was also employed as a telephone lineman at the same time.
In 1911 he was residing in London and employed as a foreman in the accident insurance business.
In 1921, he was residing in at 311 Warncliffe Road in London with his wife and three daughters. He was employed as a foreman in the telephone industry. He had converted to Anglicanism.
- William worked as a crew chief lineman for Bell Telephone for most of his life. He was a Freemason and an avid bowler. William was a "very strict father" who had a strong say in who his daughters dated. He even governed their personal appearance. Once, when Winn wanted her "beautiful long hair cut short like the other girls", William humiliated her by taking her to a men's barbershop where she received a crew cut. His eldest daughters never married.
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Sources - [S3] 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online.
Record for John Brown - [S12] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for Winnifred Merri???? Drake - [S5] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1943; Collection: Registrations of Deaths, 1943.
Record for William John Brown
https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8946&h=4081433&indiv=try - [S18] Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Series: MS929; Reel: 220; Record Group: RG 80-2.
Record for Sarah Winnifred Brown
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8838&h=2459077&indiv=try - [S21] 1911 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1911; Census Place: 24, London City, Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 29.
Record for Merrill E Brown
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8947&h=5327067&indiv=try - [S18] Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Series: MS929; Reel: 16; Record Group: RG 80-2.
Record for Merrill Elsie Brown
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8838&h=2263262&indiv=try - [S374] 1921 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 70; Census Place: 70, London, Ontario; Page Number: 12.
- [S2569] 1931 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2023;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27278; Census Place: London, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: s.
- [S219] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Sarah Cooke
https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9904&h=1102936&indiv=try
- [S3] 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online.