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Robert BROWN
Abt 1786 - 1846 (~ 60 years)
Has 25 ancestors and 223 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Robert BROWN Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1786 Baptised 19 Apr 1786 St. Alban’s Church, Earsdon, Northumberland, England 
- From transcribed data (by Northumberland & Durham FHS, on FMP, 10 Apr 2019)
Shown as Robert Brown, son of Robert and Catharine, resident South Blyth, father a blacksmith.
Also from BT entry (image on FamilySearch) shows:
"Robert S of Robt & Catherine Brown Blacksmith of So. Blyth [April] 19th."
Gender Male Occupation Abt 1825 Iron Works, Bridport, Dorset, England Blacksmith Physical Description 1827 - (Published in 1827, though could be based on seeing him sometime before)
"He is about 5 feet 8 inches high, 41 years of age, round shouldered, of a fair complexion, has blue eyes, a Roman nose, and speaks the Northumberland dialect."
Residence Abt 1827 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England - A newspaper notice looking for him in 1827 refers to him lately being known to be in Bristol.
Being sought Nov 1827 Due to recieve an inheritance from an uncle - An item appeared in The Bristol Mirror (pub. Bristol, England) on 17 Nov. 1827:
"Robert Brown, otherwise Robert Johnson Brown.
Any Person giving such information as will lead to
the discovery of the residence of Robert Brown, otherwise
Robert Johnson Brown, formerly of Blythe, in the County of
Northumberland, Blacksmith, but who was lately (and it is
believed is now) in Bristol, or its Neighbourhood, will be re-
warded for his or her trouble. He is about 5 feet 8 inces high,
41 years of age, round shouldered, of a fair complexion, has blue
eyes, a Roman nose, and speaks the Northumberland dialect.
If the said Robert Brown, otherwise Robert Johnson Brown,
should see this Advertisement, and will apply at our Office, he
will hear of something to his advantage, occasioned by the
death of his Uncle Johnson.
Cary & Cross, Solicitors, 29, Clare-Street, Bristol"
Being sought Jan 1828 Due to recieve an inheritance from an uncle - An item appeared in Bell's Life in London (pub. London, England) on 20 Jan. 1828:
"Notice. - If Robert Brown, otherwise
Robert Johnson Brown, Blacksmith, late of Blyth,
Northumberland, and who was working at the iron Works at Bridport,
in 1824 and 1825, will let his Sister, A. B., know where he is, he will hear
of something to his advantage, by the Death of his Uncle Johnson, who
has left him considerable Property. - Address to 33, Wignore-street, Cavendish-square, London."
Also known as Robert Johnson BROWN Residence 1841 Cove Passage, Weymouth, Dorset, England Occupation Blyth, Earsdon, Northumberland, England Blacksmith Occupation Ship Smith - Given as his occupation on his widow Barbara née Hutchinson's death certificate. According to this Wikipedia article the use of iron instead of wood as the primary material used for ships' hulls began in the 1830s. As a blacksmith I guess it may have been this change of material that led to Robert moving from traditional blacksmith work to being a ship smith. However, since this change happened after Robert had left Barbara, it seems most likely he had been working on ship't metal fixtures and fittings at the time they were still mainly made of wood. And although there was some shipbuilding in Bridport Robert is said to have been working at the iron works, where the work would not have been specifically that of a ship's smith.
It may be that he left Barbara and his family in Newcastle by taking a job on board a ship as their smith, and then decided not to return home.
Died 14 May 1846 North Quay, Weymouth, Dorset, England Cause: Consumption of the lungs, 1 year - GRO ref: BROWN, Johnson q2 1846 Weymouth RD 8 100; GRO online index shows age at death as 62
Details from his death certificate. Although shown as dying on the 'Fourteenth' I wonder if this should be the 'Nineteenth'? 14 and 19 can look similar, and the death was not registered until the twentieth, an unusually long time after, and at that time a burial 9 days after the death would also have been unusual.
Buried 23 May 1846 All Saints’ Church, Wyke Regis, Dorset, England - From PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 16 Jun 2021)
"Name: Johnson Brown, Abode: Weymouth, buried: May 23., Age: 62 years, Ceremony performed by: J Burn Anstis Curate"
Siblings1 brother and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
George BROWN, b. Est 1668, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandfather)
Jane, b. Abt 1675, bur. 7 Feb 1742/43, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England (Age ~ 68 years) (2 x Great Grandmother) Person ID I28568 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 6 May 2023
Father Robert BROWN, b. Abt 1754, d. 17 Nov 1798 (Age ~ 44 years) Mother Catharine JOHNSON, b. Abt 1761, bur. 18 Jan 1794, St. Alban’s Church, Earsdon, Northumberland, England (Age ~ 33 years) Banns of marriage to 17 Feb 1782 St. Alban’s Church, Earsdon, Northumberland, England - From FamilySearch
Married 23 Feb 1782 St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England - Date, place from FamilySearch
Also from BTs (image on FamilySearch :
"Feby - 23 - Robt. Brown of Earsdon Parish and Catharine Johnson of the Chapelry of Newbegin - were married by Banns"
Family ID F11038 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Barbara HUTCHINSON, b. Abt 1782, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England , d. 12 Feb 1858, Smith’s Court, Prudhoe Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England (Age ~ 76 years) Marriage License 10 Jun 1807 - Image of allegation on FamilySearch
"Robert Brown of the Chapelry of Blythe in the County of Northumberland and Diocese of Durham Smith ... of the Age of Twnety One Years and upwards and a Bachelor and intends to marry Barbara Hutchinson of the Chapely of Allsaints in the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne and Diocese aforesaid aged Twenty One Years and upwards, and a Spinster ...".
Bonds men were Robert Brown Smith (presumably this one, the groom, as his father had died) and John Taylor of Newcaste, slater.
Married 11 Jun 1807 All Saints’ Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England - From BTs (image on FMP, viewed 17 Jun 2021)
"11 Robert Burn [sic] & Barbara Hutchinson L.[icense]" - under heading 'Married in June 1807'
Children7 children Last Modified 6 May 2023 Family ID F11034 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary DARE, b. Abt 1795, Axbridge, Somerset, England , d. Mar Q 1853, Weymouth Reg Dist, Dorset, England (Age ~ 58 years) Married 12 Dec 1824 St. Mary’s Church, Bridport, Dorset, England - From PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 16 Jun 2021)
"Robert Johnston Brown of this Parish
Widower
and Mary Dare of this Parish
Spinster
were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of
[blank] this twelfth Day of
December in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty four
By me David Williams Rector
This Marriage was solemnized between usJohRobert Johnston Brown, Mary Dare [both signed]
In the Presence of [Evan Flide[?], G P Curme [both signed]"
(G P Curme was probably the parish clerk as he seemed to have witnessed most or all marriages around this time)
Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Children6 children Last Modified 24 Feb 2022 Family ID F2167 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From transcribed data (by Northumberland & Durham FHS, on FMP, 10 Apr 2019)