Walter Hoy Brown (1832-1907)

Parents
Brinton Paine Brown and Elizabeth Hoy
Birth
May 21, 1832, Southwold Township, Elgin, Upper Canada (Ontario)
Death
March 15, 1907 , 55 Stanley St., St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada   Obits
Buried
Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County, Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada (behind Delmer United Church)
Occupation
Farmer
Marriage
July 06, 1855
Mary Anne/Marianne Lish, in Oxford County, Ontario (see census info below)
Born July 17, 1834, in Kilmarnock, Scotland
Died February 06, 1908, in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Obit
Buried in Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County, Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada (behind Delmer United Church)
Golden Wedding Anniversary Announcement

Children of Marriage to Mary Ann Lish
George Brinton Brown (Rev.)
1908 Photo
Born  July 11, 1856

Married March 26, 1879, Brownsville, Ont., Canada, Ida Belle Brown (b. July 11, 1858; d. April 08, 1928)  Obit

1901 - pastor, Blenheim Baptist Church, Blenheim, Ontario, Canada
1905 - 1907, pastor, Bloomsburg Baptist Church
Oct. 1907 - July 1908, pastor, Beamsville Baptist Church

Children:
Pearl Brown,
Audrey Lawrence Brown:
- Principal, Leamington Business College (1901)
- Married Ethel Foster, April 09, 1901
- Pastor, Beamsville Baptist Church, Aug. 1908 - Fall 1909 -   Article
Died July 30, 1908
Burial Stone
Buried in Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County, Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada (behind Delmer United Church)
Newspaper Articles (death by drowning).
Adelia Rebecca Brown
Born  April 06, 1858
Married Rev. Samuel A. Hoffman Sept. 7, 1892
Died
Mary Elizabeth Brown
Born April 17, 1860
Married Dec. 3 ,1897? Rev. Isaac Sanborn (1823 - 1913)  Obits
Died May 11, 1950 in Orlando, Florida USA  Obit
Buried May 13, 1950, St. Thomas West Avenue Cemetery, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Isaac Walter Brown
Born April 15, 1862
Married Annie Hansen Apr. 15, 1897 in Cassville, Wisconsin

Step-daughters:
Mrs. Winnifred W. Welch ( - 1973), and then Mrs. Winnifred McTeer  obit (married Walter S. McTeer (1899-1976 obit) in Aylmer, Ontario

Mrs. James Ernest Richards nee Daisey Colville - husband James Richards ( - 1954)  obit

Mrs. Dorphia Silkanak (Chicago, Il., USA
Died July 08, 1932 in Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Death Certificate
Obits
Buried, St. Thomas West Avenue Cemetery, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
(Buried in same plot: Isaac Sanborn (b. Dec. 20, 1822, buried May 24, 1913) and Mary Elizabeth Sanborn (Brown) buried May 13, 1950
Rosa Louise Brown
Born January 28, 1865

Married July 19, 1913 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, James Henry Hopkins (1856 - July 09, 1927) Obits

Children:
Harry Scott Hopkins (March 12, 1879 - Oct. 30, 1934)
Chester Hunter Hopkins (1881 - 1953)
Died April 7, 1926  Obits
Buried, St. Thomas West Avenue Cemetery, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

1851 Census of Ontario info on Lish
District #02:  County: Oxford
Sub-District:  Township of Dereham
Reel Number C-11745, Page 61
Name
Occupation
Country or Prov of Birth
Religion
Age at Next B'Day
Marital Status
Sex
Geo Lish
Farmer
England
W. Methodist
60
Married
M
Mary Lish
 
England
W. Methodist
60
Married
F
Ingersoll Chronicle, Friday, May 5, 1865, Pg 3, Col 5: "At the residence of Mr. W. H. Brown, Brownsville, Mrs. Lish, aged 82 years."
Gravestone of George and Mary, Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada
Geo Lish Jr.
 
England
W. Methodist
27
Married
M
Rosey? Lish
 
Ireland
W. Methodist
28
Married
F
Gravestone of George J. Jr. and Rose Ann, Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada
Mary Ann Lish
 
Scotland
W. Methodist
17
Single
F

1861 Census of Ontario info on Brown, Walter
Enumeration District 04, Township of Dereham
Reel Number 1060, Page 24/105
Name
Occupation / Relationship
Country of Birth
Religion
Age
Walter Brown
Farmer
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
27
M. Brown
Wife
Scotland
New Connexion Methodist
25
G. Brown
Son
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
5
A. Brown
Daughter
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
3
M. Brown
Daughter
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
1
M. Lish
 
England
Wesleyan Methodist
70
L. Steinhoff
Labourer
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
 
M. Steinhoff
Wife
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
 
A. Steinhoff
Child
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
 

1871 Census of Ontario info on Brown, Walter H
District A;  South Oxford (013)
Sub-District:  Township of Dereham (A) Division 2
Reel Number C-9910, Page 05
Name
Sex
Age
Country or Prov. of Birth
Religion
Origin
Profession
Walter H
M
39
Ontario
Methodist New Connexion
Irish
Farmer
MaryAnn
F
37
Scotland
Methodist New Connexion
England
 
George B
M
14
Ontario
Methodist New Connexion
Ontario
 
Adelia
F
12
Ontario
Methodist New Connexion
Ontario
 
Mary E
F
10
Ontario
Methodist New Connexion
Ontario
 
Isaac W
M
8
Ontario
Methodist New Connexion
Ontario
 
Rosa
F
6
Ontario
Methodist New Connexion
Ontario
 

1901 Fourth Census of Canada info on Brown, Walter
District #57:  District Name:  Elgin E.
Sub-District:  St. Thomas, Number E;  Polling Subdivision No. 1
Township of Dereham,
Reel Number T-6465, Page 07
Enumerated April 20 - 23, 1901, Enumerator - Donald A. Mac...?
Name
Sex
Colour
Rel'nship to head of family or household
Single, married, widowed or divorced
Month and date of birth
Year of birth
Age at last b'day
Country or place of birth
Racial or tribal origin
Nationality
Religion
Profession, occupation, trade or means of living of each person
Brown Walter
M
W
Head
M
May 21
1832
68
Ont "U"
English
Canadian
Meth.
retired
Brown Mary
F
W
Wife
M
July 17
1834
66
Scotland
Scotch
Canadian
Meth.
 
Brown Lulu
F
W
Daughter
S
July 28
1865
35
Ont "U"
English
Canadian
Meth.
 


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