Birth16 Aug 1811, St George Bloomsbury parish, London
Baptism24 Jan 1812, St George Bloomsbury parish church, Middlesex
Death23 Sep 1856, 23 Saville Road, London
Burial27 Sep 1856, Brompton Cemetery, London
General9th s. d. unm. and sp.
Notes for Robert James Brown
His baptism transcibed by me from an image of the parish register:
[ Camden > St George, Bloomsbury > 1775-1812
“Born 1811 Baptized
“1811 1812
“. . . .
“Augt. 16 Robert James son of George and Margaret Brown Jany. 24”
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There is no Robert James Brown who is in FreeBMD for dying in 1839, though there are loads of plain Roberts.
Nor can any will be found by him - on TNA.
Nor has any burial been found.
So, currently, no public record for his death.
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Mar, 2021, TFPL: However there is this burial record which could just be his, though it is before the Brown record of his death date, 23 Sep 1839, which was:
“ BURIALS in the parish of Ockley in the Countey of Surrey in the Year 1839
“. . . .
“ Name Abode When buried Age Celebrant
“. . . .
“Robert Brown Abinger Mar 3rd 28 J Cook
“321
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And this could be the registration for the above burial:
Name: Age at Death (in years):
BROWN, ROBERT 28
GRO Reference: 1839 M Quarter in DORKING Volume 04 Page 53
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I wonder, did he die outside England and Wales?
FindMyPast, Ancestry, FamilySearch, Burials have all been searched and no “Robert James Brown” and jumped up to say he was there! There are far too many Robert Browns to begin to guess.
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March 2021, TFPL: Finally, found his burial, confirming that the list had been guessed wrongly!
He did not die until the 1850s, in fact in Sept 1856.
He is buried in Old Brompton Cemetery, transcribed by me from an image of the entry in the register:
“REGISTER OF BURIALS IN THE WEST OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER CEMETERY, EARL’S COURT, OLD BROMPTON
ESTABLISHED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, 1ST VICTORIA, CAP. 130.
Name Death Place Burial Date Age Celebrant Grave Location Parish Of Origin Church Remarks
Robert 23 Saville 1857 Sep 27 45 Rev J.G. Private grave St James church No
James Row, St. yrs Belling- I115.6X151.0 Westminster extra
Brown James ham depth
14165
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And, looking at him again a few weeks later, I found his entry on the new GRO site with ages at death, he being the only 45-year old Robert James Brown who died from 1854 to 1858 inclusive:
Name: Age at Death (in years):
BROWN, ROBERT JAMES 45
GRO Reference: 1856 S Quarter in SAINT JAMES WESTMINSTER Volume 01A Page 248
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Mon Inscripts notes for Robert James Brown
First name(s) Robert James
Last name Brown
Burial date 27 Sep 1856
Residence 23 Saville Row, St James
Print number 13738
Burial register number 14165
Piece description Brompton Cemetery burial book no. 51
Records year range 1856-1856
Archive reference WORK 97/259
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