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NameHenry Blomfield Brown 
[9, Andrew Haig, 7 Jan 2004, "Brown/Trotter"], [3, His birth, Q1 of 1851, Chelmsford dist, vol 12, p. 51], [4, 1871: RG10, piece 784, folio 64, p. 9]
[9, Andrew Haig, 7 Jan 2004, "Brown/Trotter"], [3, His birth, Q1 of 1851, Chelmsford dist, vol 12, p. 51], [4, 1871: RG10, piece 784, folio 64, p. 9]Birth4 Jan 1851, Vicarage House, Boreham, Essex
Baptism16 Jan 1851, Boreham, Essex
Death8 Mar 1923, Toorak, Victoria, Australia
BurialVictoria, Australia
General1st s., 5th child. 1871: Bank clerk. 1881: coffee planter.
FatherRev Henry Brown (1804-1875)
MotherMaria Blomfield (<1814-ca1884)
Spouses
Marriage14 Jun 1883, Christ Church, Geelong, Australia [16, Their marriage no 570, Ch Ch, Geelong, Aus on 14 June 1883]
Notes for Henry Blomfield Brown
His birth index:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
BROWN, HENRY BLOMFIELD BLOMFIELD
GRO Reference: 1851 M Quarter in CHELMSFORD Volume 12 Page 51
A PDF copy of his birth certificate was ordered on 1 May 2021. Delivery due on or by 10 May. Received on 8 May, good but not up to Nat Arch for wills which is immediate.
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His birth registration:
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Chelmsford
Registrar’s District: Great Waltham
1851. Births in the District of Great Waltham in the County of Essex
NO: 222
When Born: fourth January 1851, Boreham
Name: Henry Blomfield
Sex: boy
Father name: Henry Broen
Mother name: Maria Brown formerly Blomfield
Profession: Clerk
Informant: Maria Brown, Mother, Boreham
When Reg: twentyfive January 1851
Registrar Robert Dannatt, Registrar
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His baptism:, transcribed by me from the image of the Baptism regfister:
“ Page 12
“BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Boreham
“in the County of Essex in the Year 1851
“. . . .
“When baptized:
“No:
“Child’s forename:
“Parents’ Forenames: Henry & Maria
“Parents’ surname: Brown
“Abode: Vicarage House, Boreham
“Profession: Clerk
Celebrant: Henry Brown
In the margin is added “Privately. Received into Church - Febry 9th”
This indicates that Henry Blomfield was thought unlikely to survive so was baptised soon after birth, probably by his father and within their house. Then this was repeated on the 9th February in the Church, publicly. This places his birth in early January.
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There are far too many Henry Browns in the 1881 census, but this is him with, I think from his birth place, his cousin George S Park:
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
FISHER, James Head M M 50 1831 Lodging Housekeeper Hessingfield, Suffolk
FISHER, Daria Wife M F 46 1835 Italy
FISHER, William Nephew S M 30 1851 Valet Hessingfield, Suffolk
FISHER, James Nephew S M 16 1865 Servant (Domestic) Hessingfield, Suffolk
PINKERTON, Obeson Boarder S M 16 1865 Clerk London Howland St, London
WELSH, Catherine Servant S F 26 1855 Servant Romford, Essex
PARK, George S Boarder S M 43 1838 Bengal Civil Servant (Ret)
Bedford Sq, London
MEYER, Frederick Boarder S M 46 1835 Exchange Broker Seymour St, London
BROWN, Harry B Boarder S M 30 1851 Coffee Planter Boreham Village, Essex
GOFF, William Boarder S M 39 1842 No Profession Retired Dublin Kingston CO
MILTON, May A Servant S F 26 1855 Servant Romford, Essex
Ref: RG number: RG11 Piece: 128 Folio: 98 Page: 27
Registration District: Westminster
Sub District: Berwick Street
EnumerationDistrict:
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Civil Parish: St James Westminster
Municipal Borough:
Address: 29, Bury Street, St James Westminster
County: Middlesex
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There are only two deaths on FreeBMD for a Henry B Brown born in 1850-1 between 1881 and 1950:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1896 (>99%)
Brown Henry Bradshaw 45 Greenwich 1d 698
Deaths Mar 1901 (>99%)
Brown Henry Bates 51 Marylebone 1a 381
But neither is him. Though as a coffee planter he probably went back to his plantations and may have died there.
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One internet site indicates he went to Australia and had a family of Bromfield Browns there: <http://tww.id.au/>. And <https://www.bellsite.id.au/helen_tree/HTMLFiles/HTMLFiles_09/P8964.html>; has a list of descendants too, though both sites suffer from the usual lack of availability of the Vital Records from the Register Offices in Australia.
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On 24 Sep 1875, the London Gazette had a notice stating that an accounting partnership between Henry Blomfield Brown and John Hepburn Dudgeon had been mutually dissolved.
This gives this career path:
1871: Bank clerk,
1875: Accountant,
1881: Coffee planter.
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Nov 2012, TFPL: I have followed up the above first internet site and got my own copy of Henry’s marriage record (at a price for image only of $Aus 23. While this was expensive, it was worth it to verify the viability of the information on this site, which had in fact included the marriage reference number totally correctly. So I will accept their information on the descendants without spending further money!
The site includes that he was at one stage mayor of Geelong; his marriage record includes that at marriage he was an estate agent.
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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
BROWN, HENRY BLOMFIELD BLOMFIELD
GRO Reference: 1851 M Quarter in CHELMSFORD Volume 12 Page 51
A PDF copy of his birth certificate was ordered on 1 May 2021. Delivery due on or by 10 May. Received on 8 May, good but not up to Nat Arch for wills which is immediate.
_________________
His birth registration:
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Chelmsford
Registrar’s District: Great Waltham
1851. Births in the District of Great Waltham in the County of Essex
NO: 222
When Born: fourth January 1851, Boreham
Name: Henry Blomfield
Sex: boy
Father name: Henry Broen
Mother name: Maria Brown formerly Blomfield
Profession: Clerk
Informant: Maria Brown, Mother, Boreham
When Reg: twentyfive January 1851
Registrar Robert Dannatt, Registrar
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His baptism:, transcribed by me from the image of the Baptism regfister:
“ Page 12
“BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Boreham
“in the County of Essex in the Year 1851
“. . . .
“When baptized:
“No:
“Child’s forename:
“Parents’ Forenames: Henry & Maria
“Parents’ surname: Brown
“Abode: Vicarage House, Boreham
“Profession: Clerk
Celebrant: Henry Brown
In the margin is added “Privately. Received into Church - Febry 9th”
This indicates that Henry Blomfield was thought unlikely to survive so was baptised soon after birth, probably by his father and within their house. Then this was repeated on the 9th February in the Church, publicly. This places his birth in early January.
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There are far too many Henry Browns in the 1881 census, but this is him with, I think from his birth place, his cousin George S Park:
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born
FISHER, James Head M M 50 1831 Lodging Housekeeper Hessingfield, Suffolk
FISHER, Daria Wife M F 46 1835 Italy
FISHER, William Nephew S M 30 1851 Valet Hessingfield, Suffolk
FISHER, James Nephew S M 16 1865 Servant (Domestic) Hessingfield, Suffolk
PINKERTON, Obeson Boarder S M 16 1865 Clerk London Howland St, London
WELSH, Catherine Servant S F 26 1855 Servant Romford, Essex
PARK, George S Boarder S M 43 1838 Bengal Civil Servant (Ret)
Bedford Sq, London
MEYER, Frederick Boarder S M 46 1835 Exchange Broker Seymour St, London
BROWN, Harry B Boarder S M 30 1851 Coffee Planter Boreham Village, Essex
GOFF, William Boarder S M 39 1842 No Profession Retired Dublin Kingston CO
MILTON, May A Servant S F 26 1855 Servant Romford, Essex
Ref: RG number: RG11 Piece: 128 Folio: 98 Page: 27
Registration District: Westminster
Sub District: Berwick Street
EnumerationDistrict:
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Civil Parish: St James Westminster
Municipal Borough:
Address: 29, Bury Street, St James Westminster
County: Middlesex
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There are only two deaths on FreeBMD for a Henry B Brown born in 1850-1 between 1881 and 1950:
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1896 (>99%)
Brown Henry Bradshaw 45 Greenwich 1d 698
Deaths Mar 1901 (>99%)
Brown Henry Bates 51 Marylebone 1a 381
But neither is him. Though as a coffee planter he probably went back to his plantations and may have died there.
______________
One internet site indicates he went to Australia and had a family of Bromfield Browns there: <http://tww.id.au/>. And <https://www.bellsite.id.au/helen_tree/HTMLFiles/HTMLFiles_09/P8964.html>; has a list of descendants too, though both sites suffer from the usual lack of availability of the Vital Records from the Register Offices in Australia.
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On 24 Sep 1875, the London Gazette had a notice stating that an accounting partnership between Henry Blomfield Brown and John Hepburn Dudgeon had been mutually dissolved.
This gives this career path:
1871: Bank clerk,
1875: Accountant,
1881: Coffee planter.
_______________
Nov 2012, TFPL: I have followed up the above first internet site and got my own copy of Henry’s marriage record (at a price for image only of $Aus 23. While this was expensive, it was worth it to verify the viability of the information on this site, which had in fact included the marriage reference number totally correctly. So I will accept their information on the descendants without spending further money!
The site includes that he was at one stage mayor of Geelong; his marriage record includes that at marriage he was an estate agent.
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Notes for Henry Blomfield & Minna Spencer (Family)
Their marriage register image includes the following:
Reg No: 570
When and Where: June 14 1883, Christ Church, Geelong
Names: Henry Blomfield Brown; Minna Spencer Wills
Condition: Bachelor; Spinster
Children: (none)
Birthplace: Boreham Essex, England; Point Henry, Victoria
Profession: Estate agent
Age: 32; 27
Residence: Ryrie St; Western beach
Parents: [His] Henry Brown, Clerk in Holy Orders; Maria (Blomfield)
[Hers] Horatio Spencer Wills, Land owner; Elizabeth (Wyre)
A Ref NO: 1911
Notes: Very clearly he did not make out that his surname was ‘Blomfield-Brown’ but that Blomfield was a forename. His children appear to have hyphenated names, according to Celene Muller and Tom Wills’ excellent site of Wills family members in Australia.
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Reg No: 570
When and Where: June 14 1883, Christ Church, Geelong
Names: Henry Blomfield Brown; Minna Spencer Wills
Condition: Bachelor; Spinster
Children: (none)
Birthplace: Boreham Essex, England; Point Henry, Victoria
Profession: Estate agent
Age: 32; 27
Residence: Ryrie St; Western beach
Parents: [His] Henry Brown, Clerk in Holy Orders; Maria (Blomfield)
[Hers] Horatio Spencer Wills, Land owner; Elizabeth (Wyre)
A Ref NO: 1911
Notes: Very clearly he did not make out that his surname was ‘Blomfield-Brown’ but that Blomfield was a forename. His children appear to have hyphenated names, according to Celene Muller and Tom Wills’ excellent site of Wills family members in Australia.
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