Walter “Wat” Brown W.S.Age: 661802–1869
- Name
- Walter “Wat” Brown W.S.
- Given names
- Walter
- Surname
- Brown
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- W.S.
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- Wat
Birth | August 27, 1802 Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 16 |
Marriage | Jane “Jeanie” Spowart — View family March 23, 1840 (Age 37) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 17 Text: Walter married Jane Spowart of Springbank, Dunfermline, March 23, 1840. They were married in the bride's home.
Marriages, South Leith, 692-2/24. Publication: Printed for the Society at the University Press, 1890. Citation details: p. 26 Text: Brown, Walter, of Colton. 6th July 1826.
Apprentice to John Russell.--Only son of Captain John Brown, of the ship Wellington, of Leith. Born 1802. Died 4th July 1869. Mar. 23d March 1840, Jane, second daughter of James Spowart of Springbank. |
Occupation | lawyer Employer: Brown and Shiels Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 16 Text: Walter Brown became a Writer to the Signet July 6, 1826. |
Religion | New Abbey Church 1840 (Age 37)Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 19 Text: He and Jane worshipped at the Abbey Church, called the New Abbey Church, after restoration in the middle of the nineteenth century. |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Christina Graham Brown November 12, 1841 (Age 39) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 17 Text: Their first child, Christina Graham Brown, was born there November 12, 1841. |
Birth of a son #2 | John Brown August 7, 1843 (Age 40) |
Birth of a daughter #3 | Harriet Johan Murray Brown April 28, 1845 (Age 42) |
Birth of a daughter #4 | Jane Waddell Brown 1847 (Age 44) |
Birth of a daughter #5 | Jemima Janet Spowart Brown August 27, 1848 (Age 46) |
Birth of a daughter #6 | Helen Brown July 18, 1850 (Age 47) |
Death of a son | John Brown January 31, 1851 (Age 48) |
Burial of a son | John Brown February 5, 1851 (Age 48) Cemetery: old cemetery of Dunfermline Abbey |
Death of a daughter | Helen Brown April 25, 1851 (Age 48) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 17 |
Birth of a son #7 | John Brown April 23, 1852 (Age 49) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 17 Text: The second child of this family named John (the one destined to go to America) was born in Colton mansion April 23, 1852. Note: As listed on gravestone in Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Florida. |
Residence | 1857 (Age 54) Publication: Dunfermline: W. Blackwood, 1859 Citation details: P. 119 Text: Town and Parish of Dunfermline
The following is a list of the Landowners in 1857: ...Walter Brown of Colton; ... |
Birth of a son #8 | James Walter Brown September 4, 1858 (Age 56) |
Marriage of a child | John Wilson MD — Harriet Johan Murray Brown — View family August 15, 1867 (Age 64) Publication: London: John Churchill and Sons, 1867 Citation details: p. 217 Text: Marriages
at Colton House, Fifeshire, ...John Wilson, M.D. West George street, Glasgow, to Harriet Joan Murray, second daughter of Walter Brown, Esq. W.S. of Colton. |
Death | July 4, 1869 (Age 66) |
Property | 278 acres 1873 (3 years after death)Publication: Edinburgh: Murray and Gibb, 1874 Citation details: p. 76 Text: Brown, Trustees of Walter
Colton, Dunfermline 278 acres
Gross annual value 404 13 |
Title | Writer to the Signet |
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Walter “Wat” Brown W.S. Birth: August 27, 1802 — South Leith, Edinburgh Death: July 4, 1869 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Family with Jane “Jeanie” Spowart - View family |
Walter “Wat” Brown W.S. Birth: August 27, 1802 — South Leith, Edinburgh Death: July 4, 1869 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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wife |
Jane “Jeanie” Spowart Birth: about 1813 — Death: July 28, 1874 — St. Andrew, Edinburgh |
Marriage: March 23, 1840 — Springbank, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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20 months daughter |
Christina Graham Brown Birth: November 12, 1841 39 28 — Duke Street, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
21 months son |
John Brown Birth: August 7, 1843 40 30 — Death: January 31, 1851 — |
21 months daughter |
Harriet Johan Murray Brown Birth: April 28, 1845 42 32 — Venturefair |
3 years daughter |
Jane Waddell Brown Birth: 1847 44 34 — Venturefair |
20 months daughter |
Jemima Janet Spowart Brown Birth: August 27, 1848 46 35 — Venturefair Death: March 19, 1897 — Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
23 months daughter |
Helen Brown Birth: July 18, 1850 47 37 — Venturefair Death: April 25, 1851 — |
21 months son |
John Brown Birth: April 23, 1852 49 39 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Scotland Death: 1919 — Palm Beach County, FL |
6 years son |
James Walter Brown Birth: September 4, 1858 56 45 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Birth | Story of a Nun: Jeanie Gordon Brown Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 16 |
Marriage | Story of a Nun: Jeanie Gordon Brown Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 17 Text: Walter married Jane Spowart of Springbank, Dunfermline, March 23, 1840. They were married in the bride's home.
Marriages, South Leith, 692-2/24. |
Marriage | History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet Publication: Printed for the Society at the University Press, 1890. Citation details: p. 26 Text: Brown, Walter, of Colton. 6th July 1826.
Apprentice to John Russell.--Only son of Captain John Brown, of the ship Wellington, of Leith. Born 1802. Died 4th July 1869. Mar. 23d March 1840, Jane, second daughter of James Spowart of Springbank. |
Occupation | Story of a Nun: Jeanie Gordon Brown Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 16 Text: Walter Brown became a Writer to the Signet July 6, 1826. |
Religion | Story of a Nun: Jeanie Gordon Brown Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 19 Text: He and Jane worshipped at the Abbey Church, called the New Abbey Church, after restoration in the middle of the nineteenth century. |
Residence | Historical and statistical account of Dunfermline Publication: Dunfermline: W. Blackwood, 1859 Citation details: P. 119 Text: Town and Parish of Dunfermline
The following is a list of the Landowners in 1857: ...Walter Brown of Colton; ... |
Property | Scotland. Owners of lands and heritages, 17 & 18 Vict. Cap. 91, 1872-73 Publication: Edinburgh: Murray and Gibb, 1874 Citation details: p. 76 Text: Brown, Trustees of Walter
Colton, Dunfermline 278 acres
Gross annual value 404 13 |
Source | FamilySearch.org Citation details: Marriage of John Brown and Nony Johnston |