CFHS code : AL15
Parish : St Andrew the Less
Inscription : In Loving Memory of ANN BROWN d April 26 1884 aged 47 also THOMAS BROWN d July 18 1886 aged 23 In Loving Memory of JOHN BROWN d Feb 20 1890 aged 56
Monument : Headstone
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon : 52.204202, 0.1377966 – click here for location
Monument
Situated in the north meadow.
Inscription
west face
In Loving Memory of ANN BROWN who died April 26. 1884, aged 47 years.
“Weep not for me but be content
I was not yours but only lent
Wipe off those tears and weep no more
I am not lost but gone before.”
Also THOMAS BROWN died July 18, 1886, aged 23 years.
“afflictions sore I long time I bore.”
east face
In Loving Memory of JOHN BROWN who died Feb. 20. 1890 aged 56 years.
Ann Brown (1837 – 26 April 1884)
Ann was born in Great Chesterford, near Saffron Walden and married John Brown. They had at least ten children: Emma (1855-), William (1856-1887), Mary Ann (1858-), Thomas (1863-1886), John (1865-), Clara (1867-), Flora (1869-), Samuel (1870-), Alice (1872-1930) and Elizabeth (1876-). In 1861 they were living at 15 New Street, and John was documented as being a dealer in earthenware. By 1871 he was running the White Swan Pub, 42 Staffordshire Street, and was also a corn dealer. Ann died at the White Swan and was buried on 1 May 1884
Thomas Brown (1863 – 18 July 1886)
In 1881 Thomas was working as a corn dealer with his father, and living at the White Swan with his parents and siblings. He died at New Street and his funeral was held on 23 July.
John Brown (c.1833 – 20 February 1890)
John was born in Towcester, Northamptonshire and was the son of James and Mary. His father was a general dealer and the family moved to Cambridge when he was a young boy. In 1851 William was living with his family at 26 Staffordshire Place and working as a labourer. He ran the White Swan for many years and was still the landlord in July 1887 when his eldest son William (known as Bill) drowned in the River Cam aged 29 years old. An inquest was held and John testified that his son had been hospitalised for seven or eight weeks and had only been discharged a few days before. John had thought he seemed depressed and had warned him not to drink any alcohol. Bill was found in the water near the University Boat House a few days later and the inquest returned a verdict of ‘suicide whilst the deceased was in a state of temporary insanity’. John died at 86 Gwydir Street aged 56 years old.
William (Bill) Brown (1856-1887) was buried in the St. Andrew the Less area of Mill Road Cemetery on 27 July 1887. It is thought he was buried with his infant daughter Beatrice Elizabeth Brown, who died in March 1882 aged 3 years old. The grave has not yet been identified.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
Parish burial records transcribed by CFHS
by Claire Martinsen
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