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Ancestry report for Josephine Brown, daughter of Joseph Brown, bootmaker and Caroline Brown [Cross]
Generation No. 1
1. Josephine Brown was the daughter of (2) Joseph Brown, bootmaker and (3) Caroline Brown [Cross]. She was born 1857 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
 
Generation No. 2
2. Joseph Brown, bootmaker was the son of (4) Joseph Brown, bricklayer and (5) Sophia Brown [Peerless] [Upton]. He was born 1816 at Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th May 1816 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 6th Dec 1893 at Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; buried after 6th Dec 1893 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent
iCaroline who was born 1842 St. James, London
iiSophia who was born 1844 St. Martins, London; died 22nd Aug 1898 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; buried after 22nd Aug 1898 St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent
iiiEmma who was born 1846 Oxted, Surrey
He married Caroline Cross on Jan to Mar 1847 at Marylebone, London, registered at Marylebone District, London, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 1 Page 222. She was born 1820 at Northampton, Northamptonshire; died Dec 1890 at Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; buried Dec 1890 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
iAgness who was born 1848 Oxted, Surrey
iiBertha who was born 1853 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
iiiAlbert who was born 1855 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
ivJosephine who was born 1857 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
 
3. Caroline Brown [Cross] She was born 1820 at Northampton, Northamptonshire; died Dec 1890 at Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; buried Dec 1890 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent
iCaroline who was born 1842 St. James, London
iiSophia who was born 1844 St. Martins, London; died 22nd Aug 1898 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; buried after 22nd Aug 1898 St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent
iiiEmma who was born 1846 Oxted, Surrey
She married Joseph Brown, bootmaker on Jan to Mar 1847 at Marylebone, London, registered at Marylebone District, London, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 1 Page 222. He was born 1816 at Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th May 1816 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 6th Dec 1893 at Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; buried after 6th Dec 1893 at St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
iAgness who was born 1848 Oxted, Surrey
iiBertha who was born 1853 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
iiiAlbert who was born 1855 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
ivJosephine who was born 1857 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
 
Generation No. 3
4. Joseph Brown, bricklayer He was born 11th Feb 1787 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th Feb 1787 at St. Peter's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
He married (1) Sophia Peerless on 22nd May 1810 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. She was born 23rd Dec 1784 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 6th Feb 1785 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents James & Maria Upton; died May 1826 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 1st Jun 1826 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
iJoseph who was born 17th Feb 1811 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 24th Feb 1811 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
iiEleanor who was born 6th Dec 1812 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1813 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
iiiHenry who was born 1815 Rusthall, Kent; christened 12th Feb 1815 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
ivJoseph who was born 1816 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th May 1816 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 6th Dec 1893 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; buried after 6th Dec 1893 St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent
vSophia who was born 1817 Rushall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Dec 1817 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
viJames who was born 1819 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Feb 1819 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
viiCharles who was born 1820 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Jul 1820 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
viiiEliza who was born 1821 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Dec 1821 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
ixArthur who was born 1823 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1st Jun 1823 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xHarriet who was born 1824 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th Dec 1824 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 11th Dec 1824 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
He married (2) Mercy Mercer on 23rd Apr 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingly, Sussex. She was born 18th May 1802 at Loose, Kent; christened 20th Jun 1802 at All Saints Church, Loose, Kent, parents William & Sarah Mercer
 
5. Sophia Brown [Peerless] [Upton] She was born 23rd Dec 1784 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 6th Feb 1785 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents James & Maria Upton; died May 1826 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 1st Jun 1826 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
She married (1) Robert Peerless on 12th Oct 1807 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. He was born 1781 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4th Dec 1781 at St. John's Church, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex, parents William & Ann Peerless; died 27th Nov 1808 at Speldhurst, Kent; buried 30th Nov 1808 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
She married (2) Joseph Brown, bricklayer on 22nd May 1810 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. He was born 11th Feb 1787 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th Feb 1787 at St. Peter's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
iJoseph who was born 17th Feb 1811 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 24th Feb 1811 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
iiEleanor who was born 6th Dec 1812 Speldhurst, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1813 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
iiiHenry who was born 1815 Rusthall, Kent; christened 12th Feb 1815 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
ivJoseph who was born 1816 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th May 1816 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 6th Dec 1893 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; buried after 6th Dec 1893 St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent
vSophia who was born 1817 Rushall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Dec 1817 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
viJames who was born 1819 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Feb 1819 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
viiCharles who was born 1820 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Jul 1820 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
viiiEliza who was born 1821 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Dec 1821 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
ixArthur who was born 1823 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1st Jun 1823 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
xHarriet who was born 1824 Rusthall, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th Dec 1824 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 11th Dec 1824 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
 

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