Charles James Brown

CHARLES JAMES BROWN birth: 24 Jan 1859 Rectory House/Rectory Place baptism 2 Mar 1859 Woolwich St Mary Magdalene father clerk Rector of Woolwich
Father's Name: Henry Brown
Mother's Name: Maria Brown née Blomfield

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace census 1871
Henry Brown Head M 66 St Georges Bloomsburn, Middlesex
Maria Brown Wife F 57 Bunton, Buckinghamshire
Alice M Brown Daughter F 26 Finsbury, Middlesex
Constance J Brown Daughter F 23 Boreham, Essex
Helen M Brown Daughter F 21 Boreham, Essex
Ada Dor T Brown Daughter F 18 Woolwich, Kent
Ethel Louisa Brown Daughter F 16 Woolwich, Kent
Charles J Brown Son M 12 Woolwich, Kent
Henry B Brown Son M 20 Boreham, Essex
Jane Lomas Servant F 25 Stone, Staffordshire
Elizabeth Jenkyns Servant F 30 Llanville, Brecknockshire
Eliza Lloyd Servant F 23 Princefield, Berkshire
Mary Ann Alwin Servant F 17 Rugby, Warwickshire

Marriage 03 Feb 1885 Stoke Damerel Devon, to Florence Anna Gill
Inquest 10 Dec 1890 • Brentwood, Essex, England, at the courthouse, death from syncope

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Lieutenant Wilfrid Henry Westcott Haslam

Son of Ethel Louise Haslam maiden name Brown , of Dagenham House, Newton Abbot, and the late Rev. F. Haslam (Vicar of Hernhill, Faversham).
Birth Date: 9 Dec 1886 (shown in baptism register)
Baptism: 10 Jan 1887 Rickmansworth, Hertford, England (Father: Frederick Haslam, Mother: Ethel Louisa)

Probate: 5 Sep 1917, Registry: London, England to Ethel Louisa Haslam (widow) - Mother

HASLAM, Frederick Head Married M 52 1839 Clerk In Holy Orders Curate London
HASLAM, Ethel L Wife Married F 36 1855 Woolwich, Kent
HASLAM, Dorothy Daughter F 5 1886 Charlton, Kent
HASLAM, Wilfred H Son M 4 1887 Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
DAWSON, Mary A Servant Single F 25 1866 Cook Berkshire
KING, Ada Servant Single F 19 1872 Housemaid Plumstead, Kent

Monday 7 February 1916 – We Lost 344

Lieutenant Wilfrid Henry Westcott Haslam (Royal West Kent Regiment) is killed in action in Mesopotamia at age 29. He is the son of the late Reverend F Haslam, Vicar of Hernhill, Faversham and a Rosslyn Park Rugby footballer.

LIEUTENANT WILFRID HENRY WESTCOTT HASLAM

QUEEN'S OWN (ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT)

DIED ON 7 FEBRUARY 1916 AGE 29

BASRA WAR CEMETERY

IRAQ

Ethel Louisa Brown

ETHEL LOUISA BROWN birth: 2 Nov 1854 baptism 5 Dec 1854 Woolwich St Mary Magdalene Father's Name: Henry Brown
Mother's Name: Maria Brown née Blomfield

Name: Ethel Louisa Brown
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Event Place: St Mary, London, Kent, England
Enumeration District: 8
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Marital Status: Unmarried
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Birthplace: Woolwich, Kent


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henry Brown Head M 66 St Georges Bloomsburn, Middlesex
Maria Brown Wife F 57 Bunton, Buckinghamshire
Alice M Brown Daughter F 26 Finsbury, Middlesex
Constance J Brown Daughter F 23 Boreham, Essex
Helen M Brown Daughter F 21 Boreham, Essex
Ada Dor T Brown Daughter F 18 Woolwich, Kent
Ethel Louisa Brown Daughter F 16 Woolwich, Kent
Charles J Brown Son M 12 Woolwich, Kent
Henry B Brown Son M 20 Boreham, Essex
Jane Lomas Servant F 25 Stone, Staffordshire
Elizabeth Jenkyns Servant F 30 Llanville, Brecknockshire
Eliza Lloyd Servant F 23 Princefield, Berkshire
Mary Ann Alwin Servant F 17 Rugby, Warwickshire


Name Rev Frederick Haslam Their marriage, Q3 of 1884, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p. 1613], [5, 1891: RG12, Piece 628, Folio 37, Page 16], [3, His birth, Q4 of 1838, Bloomsbury dist, vol 1 p. 70], [3, His death, Q1 of 1908, Faversham dist, vol 2a, p. 682]
Birth ca Nov 1838, Bloomsbury, London
Death ca Feb 1908, Faversham district, Kent
General Curate at Bromley, Kent
Spouses
1Ethel Louisa Brown 36, Andrew Haig, 7 Jan 2004, "Brown/Trotter"], [3, Her birth, Q4 of 1854, Greenwich dist, vol 1d, p. 533], [5, 1871: RG10, piece 784, folio 64, p. 9], [3, Her death aged 77, Q1 of 1932, Newton A district, vol 5b, p. 261], 1C3R
Birthca Nov 1854, Woolwich, Kent
Death ca Feb 1932, Newton Abbot district, Devon
General 6th dau., 7th child.
Father  Rev Henry Brown (1804-1875)
Mother Maria Blomfield (<1814-ca1884)
Marriage ca Aug 1884, Woolwich district, London [3, Their marriage, Q3 of 1884, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p. 1613]
Children Dorothy (ca1885-)
Wilfred Henry W (ca1886-1916)

HASLAM, Frederick Head Married M 52 1839 Clerk In Holy Orders Curate London
HASLAM, Ethel L Wife Married F 36 1855 Woolwich, Kent
HASLAM, Dorothy Daughter F 5 1886 Charlton, Kent
HASLAM, Wilfred H Son M 4 1887 Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
DAWSON, Mary A Servant Single F 25 1866 Cook Berkshire
KING, Ada Servant Single F 19 1872 Housemaid Plumstead, Kent

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Henry Wood

Spouse of Helen Mary Brown

Birth 26 March 1835 • Marylebone, London, England (date shown in army record)
Education 1848 • left Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
Military 12 Mar 1853 - Ensign 69th Regiment
Military 18 Oct 1859 - exchanged for 3rd Batt Rifle Brigade
Marriage 15 Aug 1866 • Murree, Punjab, Pakistan - Charlotte Frances Smith age 18 = Henry Wood, Captain Rifle Regiment fathers Robert Henry Wood (Major 18th Bengal Cavalry) & Frederick Henry Smith (Major BSC) - Charlotte Frances Smith (1846–1869)

Marriage 17 Oct 1871 • St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, England – “Tuesday 17th parish church of St. Mary. Woolwich, by the Lord Bishop of Rochester, assisted by the Rev. F. G. Blomfield, Captain Henry Wood, Rifle Brigade, to Helen Mary, fourth daughter of the Rev. Henry Brown, hon. canon of Rochester, rector of Woolwich”
House Purchase 1873 Chernocke Place, No 35 Southgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire, England - No 35 was the home first of the Lavie family from 1845 to 1873. After the Lavie's left, Colonel Henry Wood C.B., Rifle Brigade and an early photographer, owned No 35 until 1919. "Colonel Henry Wood C.B., Rifle Brigade and an early photographer, owned No 35 until 1919. His photographs were used to illustrate an ITV series. Henry Wood had the skull of a Russian soldier killed in the Crimea as a lampshade" (rented out 1875) - from City of Winchester Trust (This article was first printed in the Institute of Transport Administration Journal)

Military Apr 1885 return from final service overseas
Military 1890 • Norwich , Norfolk, England
30th Regt. Crimea, including siege/fall of Sebastopol ; campaign on N.W. Frontier 1862, action at Shubkudder ; Rifle Brigade in Afghan War 1878-9 ; expedition against Mahsood Wuzeerees 1881 ; commanded 9th Regt. Dist. 1887-90 ; C.B. Colonel ; retd 1890
1) Victorian Companion of the Order of the Bath. 2) Victorian Crimea medal with Sebastopol clasp. 3) Victorian Indian General Service medal with North West Frontier clasp. 4) Victorian 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 medal. 5) Turkish Crimea medal. (auctioned 2017
Residence 1891 • 95, Thorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England - retired army Colonel age 56 with spouse 5 daughters and son in law
Residence 1901 • Norwich, Norfolk, England, Relation to Head of House: Head
Occupation 1909 - "From the family album of 1909. Colonel Henry Wood was an 'early adopter' of photography and all his albums are now on loan to the National Trust at Lacock"https://www.facebook.com/kittag/
Residence 02 Apr 1911 • 71 Thorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England - Married 39 yrs 7 children 4 alive; Head of House: Retired Major Army Pensioner
Death 17 Mar 1919 • Norwich, Norfolk, England – “Colonel Henry Wood. C. B., a Crimea veteran, died at Norwich, aged 84. 28 March 1919” - Diss Express - arthritic and blind towards end of life according to obituary
Burial Norwich , Norfolk, England - Rosary cemetery in plot G1129 “His headstone records that he died on 17th March 1919 in Norwich. - We came across his headstone when clearing brush and I was intrigued by it.” http://www.tim.ukpub.net/pl_tree/ps50/ps50_473.html
Probate 5 Jun 1919 - of 71 Thorpe Road, Norwich, C.B. Probate London to Charles Frederick Wood and Arthur Henry Wood esquires. - Effects £35,076 10s 8d.
2017 - Auction - His original miniature mess dress medals (cased) together with obituary and related paperwork & photos.

thanks Ray!

Helen Mary Brown

HELEN MARY BROWN b 1850 Boreham Essex baptism 17 Jun 1849 Boreham St Andrew
Father's Name: Henry Brown
Mother's Name: Maria Brown maiden name Blomfield
Birth 1849 • Boreham Essex England - BROWN, HELEN MARY, Mother's Maiden Surname: BLOMFIELD, GRO Reference: 1849 J Quarter in CHELMSFORD Volume 12 Page 52
Baptism 17 Jun 1849 • Boreham Essex England
Residence 1851 • Woolwich, Kent, England, 49, Rectory Place, Woolwich, Greenwich with parents and 4 siblings
Residence 2 Apr 1871 • Rectory Place, The Rectory, St Mary, Woolwich, London, England - with parents and 6 siblings
Marriage 17 Oct 1871 • St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, England – “Tuesday 17th, parish church of St. Mary. Woolwich, by the Lord Bishop of Rochester, assisted by the Rev. F. G. Blomfield, Captain Henry Wood, Rifle Brigade, to Helen Mary, fourth daughter of the Rev. Henry Brown, hon. canon of Rochester, rector of Woolwich”
Residence 1891 • 95, Thorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England, with spouse 5 daughters and son in law and 4 servants
Residence 1901 • Norwich, Norfolk, England, Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence 02 Apr 1911 • Norwich, Norfolk, England 71 Thorpe Road, Married 39 yrs 7 children 4 alive; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Death 23 Aug 1922 • 39 Southern Road, West Southbourne, Hampshire, England - info from another tree
marriage Capt Henry Wood of Rifle Brigade

Colonel Henry Wood
b.1835, MaryLeBone, London
d.17 Mar 1919, Norwich district, Norfolk
Helen Mary Brown
b.ca May 1849, Boreham, Essex
d.23 Aug 1922, 39 Southern Road, West Southbourne, Hampshire
4th dau., 4th child. m. Capt Henry Wood of Rifle Brigade.

Children

Hazel Mary Wood(8 Aug 1872 - 28 May 1958)
Mary Olive Wood(ca Feb 1878 - 21 Jul 1947)
Isabel Myrtle Wood(16 May 1881 - 19 Feb 1971)
Mary Holly Wood(4 Jan 1890 - 17 Mar 1973)

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Birth 1849 • Boreham Essex England - BROWN, HELEN MARY, Mother's Maiden Surname: BLOMFIELD, GRO Reference: 1849 J Quarter in CHELMSFORD Volume 12 Page 52

Baptism 17 Jun 1849 • Boreham Essex England

Residence 1851 • Woolwich, Kent, England, 49, Rectory Place, Woolwich, Greenwich with parents and 4 siblings

Residence 2 Apr 1871 • Rectory Place, The Rectory, St Mary, Woolwich, London, England - with parents and 6 siblings

Marriage 17 Oct 1871 • St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, England – “Tuesday 17^th, parish church of St. Mary. Woolwich, by the Lord Bishop of Rochester, assisted by the Rev. F. G. Blomfield, Captain Henry Wood, Rifle Brigade, to Helen Mary, fourth daughter of the Rev. Henry Brown, hon. canon of Rochester, rector of Woolwich”

Residence 1891 • 95, Thorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England, with spouse 5 daughters and son in law and 4 servants

Residence 1901 • Norwich, Norfolk, England, Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 02 Apr 1911 • Norwich, Norfolk, England 71 Thorpe Road, Married 39 yrs 7 children 4 alive; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Death 23 Aug 1922 • 39 Southern Road, West Southbourne, Hampshire, England - info from another tree

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace census 1871Henry Brown Head M 66 St Georges Bloomsburn, Middlesex
Maria Brown Wife F 57 Bunton, Buckinghamshire
Alice M Brown Daughter F 26 Finsbury, Middlesex
Constance J Brown Daughter F 23 Boreham, Essex
Helen M Brown Daughter F 21 Boreham, Essex
Ada Dor T Brown Daughter F 18 Woolwich, Kent
Ethel Louisa Brown Daughter F 16 Woolwich, Kent
Charles J Brown Son M 12 Woolwich, Kent
Henry B Brown Son M 20 Boreham, Essex
Jane Lomas Servant F 25 Stone, Staffordshire
Elizabeth Jenkyns Servant F 30 Llanville, Brecknockshire
Eliza Lloyd Servant F 23 Princefield, Berkshire
Mary Ann Alwin Servant F 17 Rugby, Warwickshire
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The sleeping shepherd

Samuel Palmer
The Sleeping Shepherd

Provenance. The artist's cousin, James Giles, given in 1874 as a wedding present to Joseph Watson Overbury and by descent to his son John Giles Overbury.

John Giles Overbury

John Giles Overbury.born 09 Jan 1881, and his spouse Agnes born 18 Jul 1889
The Sep 1939 Register shows John and spouse at Barrow Green Court , Godstone, Surrey, England He is a stockbroker (and ARP, Red Cross in coming war) .
The 1881 census records him, four months old living at the family home at 30 Norfolk Crescent, Paddington, London, with his parents Joseph W[atson] [b.1840 London] and Ada Dorothy nee Brown [b.1853 Woolwich, London], and his older sisters Winifride D [b.1876 Paddington], Olive Margaret [b.1877 Paddington], Edith Barbara [b.1878 Paddington] along with five servants. His father’s occupation is given as Stock Broker.
The 1891 census records the whole family as visitors at a guesthouse in Seeeton, Devon.
The 1901 census records the family [minus the eldest daughter] living at 5 Cambridge Square, Paddington [only a few meters away from the previous home at Norfolk Crescent]. John’s occupation is not recorded.
The 1911 census records him living at 25a Norfolk Crescent with his wife Agnes Constance Mary nee Wilson [b.1890 London] whom he married in February 1910, at St George’s, Hanover Square, London. His occupation is given as Stock Broker.
He was the second cousin of Samuel Morrow Palmer, famous watercolour artist.

the sleeping sheepherd by Samuel Palmer 

Gazetted as promoted to 2n Lieutenant on 9th March 1909
Promoted Major 10th May 1917
Died in the last quarter of 1952, London.

John Giles Overbury was commissioned into the Territorial Force as a Second Lieutenant in the 10th Battalion (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment on 1st March 1909. [LG 28236 dated 26 Mar 1909].

Lieutenant J G Overbury MIDDLESEX was promoted to Captain on 15th August 1912. [LG 28645 dated 17 Sep 1912].

10th Battalion Middlesex Regiment mobilised for wartime service at Sheerness in August 1914. On 30th October 1914 the Battalion, having entrained for overseas service at Sittingbourne, sailed from Southampton for India, arriving in Bombay on 2nd December. 1/10th Middlesex remained in India throughout the 1914-18 war.

John Giles Overbury survived the war and he and Agnes had two children; John B, b. 1920: and Ursula M, b. 1925



In January 2010 Christie's, New York gave the Provenance of a Samuel Palmer watercolour 'The Sleeping Shepherd' as:
The artist's cousin, James Giles, given in 1874 as a wedding present to Joseph Watson Overbury and by descent to his son John Giles Overbury. Mrs. A. C. Overbury by 1959, by whom sold through Agnew's to her nephew John Giles Pilcher, Horsham, Surrey, by 1961, and to his widow Nancy Pilcher (d. 1987). with Agnew's, London, from whom purchased by the present owner in 1992.

Joseph Watson Overbury

Joseph Watson Overbury
Birth July 1839 • St Luke, London, England - OVERBURY, JOSEPH WATSON, Mother's Maiden Surname: WATSON, GRO Reference: 1839 S Quarter in SAINT LUKE MIDDLESEX Volume 02 Page 259

Residence 1841 • St Mary Islington East, Middlesex, England

Residence 1851 • Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England - Relation to Head of House: Boarder

Education 1856 • London, England “The prizes were then distributed in the usual way by the Head - Second class Joseph Watson Overbury” - June 25, 1856 Nonconformist

1861 • Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England Relation to Head of House: Son

Residence 1871 • St Marylebone, London, England - Relation to Head of House: Lodger

Marriage 20 Aug 1874 • St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, London, England

Ada Dorothy Brown = Joseph Watson Overbury Esquire at St Martins North Audley Street, Fathers Names: Henry Brown & Benjamin Overbury

Residence: 1876 • Paddington and St Marylebone, England

Residence 1877 • Paddington, Middlesex, England (Electoral Register)

Residence: 1881 • Paddington, London, England, Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married

Residence 1885 • Paddington and St Marylebone, England (Electoral Register)

Residence 1895 • Paddington South, England (Electoral Register)

Probate: 22 Dec 1896 probate after death of his father Benjamin shows his son Joseph Watson Overbury as executor in GWR records (as shareholder)

Residence 1901 • Paddington, London, England,Head of House

Residence 1907 • Paddington South, England (Electoral Register)

Residence: 6 Apr 1909 • City of London, London (Electoral Register)

Death 11 Oct 1909 • Kensington London England

Probate: 6 Nov 1909 Registry: London, England

1909 Occupation: Stock Broker - Stock Exchange

Spouse of Ada Dorothy Brown

Birth 15 Jul 1852 • Woolwich London England - BROWN, ADA DOROTHY, Mother's Maiden Surname: BLOMFIELD, GRO Reference: 1852 S Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 530

Baptism 7 Aug 1852 • Woolwich St Mary Magdalene, London, England (father clerk Rector of Woolwich)

Residence 1871 • Rectory Place The Rectory, Woolwich St Mary, London, England with parents and 6 siblings

Marriage 20 Aug 1874 • St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, London, England

Residence: 1881 • 30 Norfolk Crescent Kensington, London, England - with spouse and 4 children and 5 servants

Residence 1901 • Paddington, London, England, Relation to Head of House: Wife

Death 1908 • London England reg q3 Age at Death 56, St Marylebone, Volume 1a Page 284

census 1901
Name: Joseph W Overbury
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Paddington, London, Middlesex, England
County: London, Middlesex
Civil Parish: Paddington
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Johns
Sub-District: St John Paddington
Registration District: Paddington
Residence Note: Cambridge Square
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Occupation: Stock Broker
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Birthplace: London
Schedule Type: 142
Page Number: 30

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph W Overbury Head M 61 London
Ada D Overbury Wife F 58 Warwick
Wenifrida D Overbury Daughter F 25 London
Edith B Overbury Daughter F 23 London
John G Overbury Son M 20 London
Mary O Wood Niece F 23 Eastbourne, Sussex
Matilda A Brown Servant F 30 Warwick
Florence M Kettle Servant F 30 London
Henrietta Southam Servant F 33 Arley, Staffordshire
Ann E Hall Servant F 27 Saneyate, Kent
Mary A Collins Servant F 16 Walthamstow, Essex
Emily J Reid Servant F 20 Crowland, Lincolnshire

THE LONDON- GAZETTE, JULY 20, 1880,

Minna Spencer Wills

Marriage to Henry Blomfield Brown

BLOMFIELD BROWN-On February 14,
at Mathoura road, Toorak, Minna Spencer,
widow of the late H. Blomfleld Brown, of
Geelong, mother of Mrs. W. A. Beasley (de
ceased), Harold (Honolulu), Reginald (New
York), aged 87 years. (Privately Interred.)

Henry Blomfield Brown

HENRY BLOMFIELD BROWN birth: c1851 Reg Q1 1851 Chelmsford Volume: 12 Page: 51 baptism 16 Jan 1851 (age 2 months @1851 census)
Father's Name: Henry Brown

Mother's Name: Maria Brown née Blomfield

m. 14 Jun 1883, Christ Church, Geelong, Australia
Henry Blomfield Brown x Minna Spencer Wills
b.ca Feb 1851, Boreham, Essex
d.8 Mar 1923, Toorak, Victorial, Australia
1st s., 5th child. 1871: Bank clerk. 1881: coffee planter.
Minna Spencer Wills

b.1 Mar 1856, Victoria, Australia
d.1943, Toorak, Australia

Birth 4 Jan 1851 • Boreham Essex England
BIRTHS.—On the 4th inst., at Boreham vicarage, Essex, the wife of the Rev. Henry Brown, a son.- 18 January 1851 - Norfolk Chronicle - BROWN, HENRY BLOMFIELD, Mother: BLOMFIELD, GRO Reference: 1851 M Quarter in CHELMSFORD Volume 12 Page 51

Arrival 6 Dec 1881 • Melbourne, Australia

1896 - 1920 • Geelong, Victoria, Australia
shown as Chairman of the Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum Finance Committee - and lately elected Vice President 

1912 • Newtown And Chilwell, Corio, Victoria, Australia

Occupation
1920 • Geelong, Victoria, Australia
application for renewal of auctioneers license granted)


Death 8 Mar 1923 • Geelong, Victoria, Australia
shown as 9th on burial transcript and 8th in historical records (Registration number 1715, Victoria Deaths)


DEATH OF MR HENRY BLOMFIELD BROWN.
Flags flying half-mast from the various auctioneers' and estate agents'
offices yesterday indicated publicity that Mr H. Blomfield Brown had 

passed away. He had been in failinghealth for some time, and recently
spent a holiday at Lorne recuperating.
Although still indisposed he attendedat his office Tuesday morning, but
on the advice of his medical attendant returned home later in the day. He
gradually became weaker and succumbed about 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
The late Mr Blomfield Brown was one of Geelong's best known citizens. He
was born at Boreham, County Kent,England, on 4th January, 1851. His
father was the late Rev. Henry Brown ,rector of Woolwich and Canon of
Rochester Cathedral; while his grandfather was the late

 Right Rev. Charles James Blomfield, Lord Bishop of
London. Leaving England as a young
man he settled for a time in India,having the managership of large tea
plantations in Ceylon and Southern India. About 43 years ago he came
to Australia, subsequently settling inGeelong. He became associated as
partner with the late Mr. W. F.Ducker, eventually acquiring the busi
ness which for many years past he successfully conducted under the title
of H. Blomfield Brown and Co. The late Mr Brown took an active part in
public affairs. He was for some time a member of the Council of the Borough of Newtown and Chilwell, and on three occasions occupied the mayoral
chair. From 1885 onward for several years he represented Villamanta Ward
in the Geelong Town Council. Of the Geelong Water Trust he was one of the
original commissioners, holding his position as representative of Newtown
and Chilwell. Since vacating his seat as a commissioner he has been one of
the Trust's auditors. As a member of the Geelong Hospital Committee he
rendered most valuable service Forover 20 years up to the time of his
death he occupied the position of secretary of the Geelong Club. Among
other positions he held at various times was the presidency of the New
town and Chilwell Fire Brigade, andthe presidency of the 

Geelong Auctioneers' and Estate Agents' Association. The late Mr Brown married a
daughter of the late Mr Horatio Spencer Wills, one of Victoria's best known,
pioneers, who resided for some yearsat Bellevue, Point Henry. 

In addition to the widow, he leaves two sons(Harold Blomfield, manager of a 

pineapple plantation in Honolulu, and Reginald Blomfield, of the Bankers'
Trust, New York) and one daughter(Mrs Beasley). 

The interment will take place in the Eastern Cemetery
(privately) this morning. Members ofthe Auctioneers' and Estate Agents'
Association are asked to close their offices from 11 to 12, as a mark of re
spect to their late member. .

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace census 1871

Henry Brown Head M 66 St Georges Bloomsburn, Middlesex

Maria Brown Wife F 57 Bunton, Buckinghamshire

Alice M Brown Daughter F 26 Finsbury, Middlesex

Constance J Brown Daughter F 23 Boreham, Essex

Helen M Brown Daughter F 21 Boreham, Essex

Ada Dor T Brown Daughter F 18 Woolwich, Kent

Ethel Louisa Brown Daughter F 16 Woolwich, Kent

Charles J Brown Son M 12 Woolwich, Kent

Henry B Brown Son M 20 Boreham, Essex

Jane Lomas Servant F 25 Stone, Staffordshire

Elizabeth Jenkyns Servant F 30 Llanville, Brecknockshire

Eliza Lloyd Servant F 23 Princefield, Berkshire

Mary Ann Alwin Servant F 17 Rugby, Warwickshire

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Ada Dorothy Brown

ADA DOROTHY BROWN birth: 15 July 1852 baptism 7 Aug 1852 Woolwich St Mary Magdalene
Father's Name: Henry Brown
Mother's Name: Maria Brown née Blomfield

marriage Joseph Watson Overbury and had issue.

".on 20 Aug 1874 at St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Rochester, the Rev. F. G. Blomfield, uncle of the bride assisting, Joseph Watson Overbury, son of Benjamin Overbury, Esq., of Highbury Place, to Ada Dorothy, fifth daughter of the Rev. Canon Brown, Rector..."

28 August 1874 - Essex Standard -

"The  Lord Bishop of Rochester from 1867-1877 was Thomas Legh Claughton (6 November 1808 – 25 July 1892) was a British academic, poet and clergyman. He was professor of poetry at Oxford University from 1852 to 1857; Bishop of Rochester; and the first Bishop of St Albans. )

NameJoseph Watson Overbury 3, Their marriage, Q3 of 1874, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p. 1348], [3, His death aged 70, Q4 of 1909, Paddington dist, vol 1a, p. 47], [3, 1881, PRO ref RG11, piece 0017/15, p. 24]
Birthca 1839, Finsbury, Middx
Deathca Nov 1909, Paddington district, London
GeneralStock Broker.
Spouses
1Ada Dorothy Brown 36, Andrew Haig, 7 Jan 2004, "Brown/Trotter"], [3, Her birth, Q3 of 1852, Greenwich dist, vol 1d, p. 530], [3, Her death aged 56, Q3 of 1908, Marylebone dist, vol 1a, p. 284], [5, 1871: RG10, piece 784, folio 64, p. 9], 1C3R
Birthca Aug 1852, Woolwich, Kent
Deathca Aug 1908, Marylebone district, London
General5th dau., 6th child. m. Joseph Watson Overbury and had issue.
Father Rev Henry Brown (1804-1875)
Mother Maria Blomfield (<1814-ca1884)
Marriageca Aug 1874, Woolwich district, London [3, Their marriage, Q3 of 1874, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p. 1348]
ChildrenWinifride D (ca1875-)
Olive Margaret (ca1876-)
Edith B (ca1878-ca1909)
John Giles (ca1881-)
Notes for Joseph Watson Overbury
FreeBMD has a birth of a ‘Joseph Overberry’ in Q3 of 1841 in Wheatenhurst, Glos. I’m not convinced it is him. Now for the 1881 census.

He and his family were living at 30 Norfolk Crescent, London:
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Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation DisabilityName :Ada D.Overbury
Spouse:Joseph N. Overbury
Children:Winifride D. Overbury
Birth1853 Woolwich, Kent, England
Residence1881 Paddington, London, England

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace census 1871
Henry Brown Head M 66 St Georges Bloomsburn, Middlesex
Maria Brown Wife F 57 Bunton, Buckinghamshire
Alice M Brown Daughter F 26 Finsbury, Middlesex
Constance J Brown Daughter F 23 Boreham, Essex
Helen M Brown Daughter F 21 Boreham, Essex
Ada Dor T Brown Daughter F 18 Woolwich, Kent
Ethel Louisa Brown Daughter F 16 Woolwich, Kent
Charles J Brown Son M 12 Woolwich, Kent
Henry B Brown Son M 20 Boreham, Essex
Jane Lomas Servant F 25 Stone, Staffordshire
Elizabeth Jenkyns Servant F 30 Llanville, Brecknockshire
Eliza Lloyd Servant F 23 Princefield, Berkshire
Mary Ann Alwin Servant F 17 Rugby, Warwickshire
 census 1901
Name: Joseph W Overbury
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Paddington, London, Middlesex, England
County: London, Middlesex
Civil Parish: Paddington
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Johns
Sub-District: St John Paddington
Registration District: Paddington
Residence Note: Cambridge Square
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Occupation: Stock Broker
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Birthplace: London
Schedule Type: 142
Page Number: 30


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph W Overbury Head M 61 London
Ada D Overbury Wife F 58 Warwick
Wenifrida D Overbury Daughter F 25 London
Edith B Overbury Daughter F 23 London
John G Overbury Son M 20 London
Mary O Wood Niece F 23 Eastbourne, Sussex
Matilda A Brown Servant F 30 Warwick
Florence M Kettle Servant F 30 London
Henrietta Southam Servant F 33 Arley, Staffordshire
Ann E Hall Servant F 27 Saneyate, Kent
Mary A Collins Servant F 16 Walthamstow, Essex
Emily J Reid Servant F 20 Crowland, Lincolnshire

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Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray [5, 1881, RG11, Piece 741, Folio 19, p. 29], [3, His death aged 73, Q1 of 1892, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p.1001]
General East India Merchant
Marriage ca May 1878, Woolwich district, Kent [3, Their marriage, Q2 of 1878, Woolwich dist, vol 1d, p. 1306]

Birth 1839 • Stepney, Middlesex, England

Marriage 25 June 1878 • St James Church, Kidbrooke, Kent, England

Thos. Gray, Esq., of Charlton, to Constance Isabella Brown , third daughter of the late Rev. Henry Brown, Rector of Woolwich and Honorary Canon of Rochester. - 28 June 1878 - London Standard

Residence 1881 • Charlton Next Woolwich, London, England - Head of House: Married, East India Produce Broker

Residence 1891 • 17 Victoria Road, Charlton, London, England Head of House: East India Merchant

Death 24 Jan 1892 • Kent, England

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Children 

Cecil Henry B (ca1879-ca1903)
Leslie Blomfield (ca1880-)
Beatrice Isabel E (ca1882-ca1923)
Noel Blomfield (ca1885-ca1910)
Eric Balfour (ca1887-ca1917)