The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Percy Rainsford Brown (1878-1961)

Personal data Percy Rainsford Brown 

  • He was born on May 12, 1878 in Winterton, Lincolnshire. England.
    First name(s) Percy Rainsford
    Last name Brown
    Birth year 1878
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's maiden name Wray
    District Glanford Brigg
    County Lincolnshire
    Country England
    Volume 7A
    Page 760
    Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1911 Drapers Assistant.
    • in the year 1939 Transport Worker.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1891: Victoria Street, Great Grimsby, Caistor, Lincolnshire.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Victoria Street, Great Grimsby, Caistor, Lincolnshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Thomas J Brown Head Married Male 57 1834 Lincolnshire, England Draper General
      Betsey Brown Wife Married Female 46 1845 Lincolnshire, England -
      Lizzie Brown Daughter Single Female 15 1876 Lincolnshire, England Scholar
      Nellie Brown Daughter Single Female 14 1877 Lincolnshire, England Scholar
      Percy R Brown Son - Male 12 1879 Lincolnshire, England Scholar
      Mary A Robinson Niece Single Female 25 1866 Lincolnshire, England Milliner
      George Stainton Boarder Single Male 20 1871 Lincolnshire, England Apprentice Draper
      John S Hall Boarder Single Male 16 1875 Lincolnshire, England Apprentice Draper
      Ellen M Humpheys Servant Single Female 19 1872 Lincolnshire, England Servant Domestic
    • in the year 1901: 284, Victoria Street, Grimsby, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      284, Victoria Street, Grimsby, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Betsy Brown Head Widow Female 56 1845 Burton Stather, Lincolnshire, England Draper & Milliner
      Margaret A Brown Daughter Single Female 31 1870 Winterton, Lincolnshire, England Draper's Assistant
      Lizzie Brown Daughter Single Female 25 1876 Winterton, Lincolnshire, England Board School Teacher
      Percy K Brown Son Single Male 22 1879 Winterton, Lincolnshire, England Draper's Assistant
      Mary Anne Robinson Niece Single Female 35 1866 Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England Milliner
      Mary Scuffam Servant Single Female 22 1879 Brigg, Lincolnshire, England General Servant Domestic
    • in the year 1911: 284, Victoria Street, Grimsby, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      284 Victoria St Grimsby, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Betsy Brown Head Widow Female 66 1845 Burton Stalker Lincs General Draper
      Margaret Alcie Mylene Daughter Widow Female 41 1870 Winterton Lincs Draper Assistant
      Lizzie Brown Daughter Single Female 35 1876 Winterton Lincs School Teacher
      Nellie Brown Daughter Single Female 34 1877 Winterton Lincs -
      Percy Rainford Brown Son Single Male 32 1879 Winterton Lincs Draper Assistant
      Donald Mackintosh Mylene Grandson - Male 5 1906 Ashby Lincolnshire
    • in the year 1939: 43 Saint Heliers Road, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.
      Brown Household (4 People) 43 Saint Heliers Road , Cleethorpes M.B., Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey), England

      First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
      Mabel Brown 02 Sep 1892 Unpaid Domestic Duties
      Percy R Brown 12 May 1878 Transport Worker
      Nancy Brown 20 Jan 1921 Paid Domestic Duties
      Stephen R Brown 27 Apr 1926 At School
  • He died on May 10, 1961 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. England, he was 82 years old.
    First name(s) Percy R
    Last name Brown
    Gender Male
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1879
    Age 82
    Death quarter 2
    Death year 1961
    District Cleethorpes
    County Lincolnshire
    Volume 3B
    Page 145
    Country England
    Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
  • Probate on May 26, 1961 naar Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
    Effects ¹1,098-8s-4d
    Name: Percy Rainsford Brown
    Death Date: 10 May 1961
    Death Place: Lincolnshire, Lincoln, England
    Probate Date: 26 May 1961
    Probate Registry: Lincoln, England
  • This information was last updated on October 16, 2021.

Household of Percy Rainsford Brown

He is married to Mabel North.

They got married on 2ND Q 1915 at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. England, he was 36 years old.

First name(s) MABEL
Last name NORTH
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1915
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ MABEL NORTH married
Percy R Brown
Spouse's last name Brown
District Grimsby
District number -
County Lincolnshire
Country England
Volume 7A
Page 1985

Notes about Percy Rainsford Brown

Children from this marriage...

Brown Nancy 1921 — 1921 England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Brown Stephen R 1926 — 1926 England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

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Historical events

Birthday May 12, 1878

  • The temperature on May 12, 1878 was about 14.5 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 9 » Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
    • February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
    • May 25 » Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London.
    • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
    • September 3 » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
    • November 17 » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.

Day of death May 10, 1961

  • The temperature on May 10, 1961 was between 7.6 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
    • January 9 » British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
    • January 23 » The Portuguese luxury cruise ship Santa Maria is hijacked by opponents of the Estado Novo regime with the intention of waging war until dictator António de Oliveira Salazar is overthrown.
    • March 14 » A USAF B-52 bomber crashes near near Yuba City, California whilst carrying nuclear weapons.
    • August 21 » Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit (in America), "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes.
    • October 29 » Syria exits from the United Arab Republic.
    • October 31 » In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.


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