Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Colin Cranstoun BROWN (1884-1953)

Personal data Colin Cranstoun BROWN 


Household of Colin Cranstoun BROWN

He is married to Maude Anette POTTERTON.

They got married on January 7, 1919 at Ireland, he was 34 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. (Not public)
  3. Robert Cranstoun BROWN  1921-1992 
  5. (Not public)


Notes about Colin Cranstoun BROWN

Farmer Glen Avon, Somerset East
6/9/22032 R304
Name of Deceased: Colin Cranstoun BROWN
Place of Birth: Durban, Natal, South Africa
Age of Deceased: 69 years 3 months
Occupation: Farmer
Ordinary Place of Residence: 'Glen Avon', Somerset East, Cape Province
Married
Surviving Spouse: Maude Anette POTTERTON
Place of last Marriage: Ireland 7 January 1919
Date of Death: 10 November 1953
Place of Death: Grand Hotel, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
Names of Children:
Robert Cranstoun BROWN
Kathleen Cranstoun PAYNE (born BROWN)
Orea Cranston VAN NIEKERK (born BROWN)
Annette Cranston BROWN
Signed: R.C. Brown, Son.

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    Historical events

    Birthday August 20, 1884

    • The temperature on August 20, 1884 was about 19.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
      • April 20 » Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
      • June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
      • July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
      • October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
      • November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.

    Day of marriage January 7, 1919

    • The temperature on January 7, 1919 was between 3.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
      • January 16 » Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later.
      • February 6 » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
      • April 13 » Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops lead by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer killed approx 379-1000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India; and approximately 1,500 injured.
      • June 21 » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
      • July 11 » The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands.
      • December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.

    Day of death November 10, 1953

    • The temperature on November 10, 1953 was between 3.3 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
      • February 19 » Book censorship in the United States: The Georgia Literature Commission is established.
      • March 6 » Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
      • June 19 » Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
      • July 7 » Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
      • July 26 » Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek raid.
      • October 29 » BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.
    

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