| [Index] |
| Henry (Harold) Blomfield BROWN (1851 - 1923) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Claudia Blomfield-Brown (1884 - 1934) Harold Blomfield-Brown (1885 - 1964) Reginald Blomfield-Brown (1890 - ) |
Henry (Harold) Blomfield BROWN (1851 - 1923) + Minna Spencer WILLS (1856 - 1943) |
Henry (Reverend) BROWN (1804 - 1875) | George BROWN | |
| Margaret BALFOUR | ||||
| Maria BLOMFIELD (1814 - ) | Charles James (Bishop of London) BLOMFIELD (1786 - 1857) | Charles BLOMFIELD | ||
| Hester PAWSEY (1764 - 1844) | ||||
| Anna Maria HEATH ( - 1818) | ||||
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| Pic S1. from 'A Currency Lad' |
| b. 1851 at Boreham, Essex, England |
| m. 14 Jun 1883 Minna Spencer WILLS (1856 - 1943) at Victoria, Australia |
| d. 09 Mar 1923 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia aged 72 |
| Near Relatives of Henry (Harold) Blomfield BROWN (1851 - 1923) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Grandfather | George BROWN | |||||
| Grandmother | Margaret BALFOUR | |||||
| Grandfather | Charles James (Bishop of London) BLOMFIELD | 1786 | Bury St Edmunds, England | 1857 | Fulham, London, England | 71 |
| Grandmother | Anna Maria HEATH | 1818 | Hildersham, Cambridge, England | |||
| Father in Law | Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS | 05 Oct 1811 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | 17 Oct 1861 | 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia | 50 |
| Mother in Law | Elizabeth (MCGUIRE) WYRE | 1817 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | 28 Dec 1907 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 90 |
| Father | Henry (Reverend) BROWN | 1804 | St George's, Middlesex | 1875 | Woolwich, London, England | 71 |
| Mother | Maria BLOMFIELD | abt 1814 | Duton, Buckinghamshire | |||
| Self | Henry (Harold) Blomfield BROWN | 1851 | Boreham, Essex, England | 09 Mar 1923 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 72 |
| Wife | Minna Spencer WILLS | 01 Mar 1856 | "Bellevue", Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 14 Feb 1943 | Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 86 |
| Daughter | Claudia Blomfield-Brown | 12 Mar 1884 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 27 Jun 1934 | Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 50 |
| Son | Harold Blomfield-Brown | 22 Apr 1885 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 18 Apr 1964 | 78 | |
| Son | Reginald Blomfield-Brown | 24 Jan 1890 | Victoria, Australia | |||
| Son in Law | William A BEASLEY | |||||
| Daughter in Law | Bertha Emresa DICKEY | 02 Sep 1892 | Omaha, Nebraska, USA | |||
| Daughter in Law | Margaret Virginia DUNN | 09 May 1903 | New Jersey, USA | |||
| Granddaughter | Bertha Blomfield-Brown | 06 Apr 1915 | Honolulu, USA | |||
| Grandson | Son Blomfield-Brown | 1916 | Honokea Plantation, Hawaii, USA | |||
| Granddaughter | Daughter Blomfield-Brown | 1917 | Honokea Plantation, Hawaii, USA | |||
| Granddaughter | Living or Recently Deceased | |||||
| Grandson | Living or Recently Deceased | |||||
| Granddaughter | Living or Recently Deceased | |||||
| Uncle | William BROWN TROTTER | |||||
| Aunt | Margaret Ogilvie BROWN | 1790 | 1879 | 89 | ||
| Aunt | Louisa BROWN | 1796 | 1894 | 98 | ||
| Uncle | Hamilton Sydney BERESFORD | 1847 | ||||
| Uncle | George BROWN | 1802 | 1876 | 74 | ||
| Aunt | Hannah THOMAS | 1828 | ||||
| Niece | Eva Wills HARRISON | 11 Aug 1865 | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia | 27 Sep 1869 | Victoria, Australia | 4 |
| Nephew | Horace HARRISON | 25 Dec 1866 | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia | 1867 | Victoria, Australia | 1 |
| Niece | Kate Wills HARRISON | 26 Feb 1868 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 1955 | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | 87 |
| Niece | Emily Rosalie (Rose) HARRISON | 23 Jul 1869 | 1947 | Hove, Sussex, England | 78 | |
| Nephew | Henry Norman HARRISON | 28 Jul 1870 | 09 May 1895 | Broad Arrow, WA, Australia | 24 | |
| Niece | Ida Mary HARRISON | 20 Jan 1872 | Kew, Victoria, Australia | 01 Aug 1872 | Victoria, Australia | 0 |
| Nephew | Eric Spencer HARRISON | 1874 | 1874 | Victoria, Australia | 0 | |
| Niece | Ruby Spencer HARRISON | 25 Mar 1876 | Victoria, Australia | 1958 | Richmond, Victoria, Australia | 82 |
| Niece | Alma Wills (twin) HARRISON | 31 Mar 1882 | Kew, Victoria, Australia | 1960 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 78 |
| Niece | Eileen Spencer (twin) HARRISON | 31 Mar 1882 | Kew, Victoria, Australia | 1882 | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia | 0 |
| Niece | Elizabeth Spencer WILLS | 12 Mar 1873 | Queensland, Australia | 24 Oct 1956 | Queensland, Australia | 83 |
| Niece | Edith Spencer WILLS | 10 Jun 1874 | Queensland, Australia | 15 Sep 1956 | Queensland, Australia | 82 |
| Niece | Emily (Emilyne) Spencer WILLS | 16 Aug 1875 | Kew, Victoria, Australia | 05 Feb 1960 | Queensland, Australia | 84 |
| Nephew | Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS | 28 Aug 1876 | 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia | 30 Aug 1960 | Springsure, Queensland, Australia | 84 |
| Nephew | Cedric Spencer WILLS | 29 Nov 1877 | 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia | 25 Sep 1957 | Home Hill, Queensland, Australia | 79 |
| Nephew | George WILLS | abt 1879 | ||||
| Niece | Minnie Spencer WILLS | 27 Apr 1880 | Queensland, Australia | 23 Sep 1962 | Queensland, Australia | 82 |
| Nephew | Egbert Spencer WILLS | 23 Jul 1881 | Queensland, Australia | 04 Aug 1888 | Queensland, Australia | 7 |
| Niece | Rose Spencer WILLS | 16 Sep 1882 | 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia | 21 Feb 1969 | Queensland, Australia | 86 |
| Niece | Ruby Spencer WILLS | 23 Nov 1883 | Queensland, Australia | 1978 | Queensland, Australia | 95 |
| Niece | Ivy Spencer WILLS | 30 Jul 1885 | Queensland, Australia | 09 Feb 1968 | Casino, NSW, Australia | 82 |
| Nephew | Thomas Wentworth Spencer WILLS | 25 Jul 1886 | Queensland, Australia | 22 May 1963 | Queensland, Australia | 76 |
| Nephew | Colden Spencer WILLS | 15 Oct 1888 | 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia | 20 May 1972 | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | 83 |
| Niece | Ethel Mary WILLS | 1875 | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | 22 Jun 1919 | Sandham, Victoria | 44 |
| Niece | Ada (Ida) Clare WILLS | 03 Jun 1880 | Springsure, Queensland, Australia | 1964 | Los Angeles, California, USA | 84 |
| Niece | Hebe Eugenie WILLS | 08 Mar 1885 | Queensland, Australia | 10 Nov 1948 | Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 63 |
| Niece | Maud WILLS | 1886 | 1886 | 0 | ||
| Niece | Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS | 07 Jun 1888 | Queensland, Australia | 1980 | Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia | 92 |
| Nephew | Egbert Horatio WILLS | 12 Jul 1878 | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | 1940 | Coburg, Victoria, Australia | 62 |
| Nephew | Stanley Spencer WILLS | 1884 | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | 1884 | 0 | |
| Nephew | Eric Wilfred WILLS | 20 Sep 1891 | 1974 | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia | 83 | |
| Nephew | Edward St Lawrence SHAW | 07 Mar 1878 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 1952 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | 74 |
| Niece | Lesley Elizabeth SHAW | 04 Feb 1879 | Creswick, Victoria, Australia | 26 Apr 1879 | Victoria, Australia | 0 |
| Niece | Ellen Marian SHAW | 04 May 1880 | Victoria, Australia | 28 Oct 1949 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 69 |
| Niece | Doris Minna SHAW | 10 Jul 1881 | Tarr...., Victoria | 1932 | Adelaide, Victoria, Australia | 51 |
| Niece | Elshie Adela SHAW | 27 Apr 1883 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 12 Dec 1923 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 40 |
| Niece | Phyllis Joan SHAW | 18 Sep 1886 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 18 Jun 1887 | Malvern, Victoria, Australia | 0 |
| Nephew | Horace Foster SHAW | 06 Jun 1888 | Armadale, Victoria, Australia | 30 Apr 1968 | Glen, Victoria, Australia | 79 |
| Nephew | Lester Boyd SHAW | 06 Nov 1890 | Armadale, Victoria, Australia | 1960 | Sandford, Victoria, Australia | 70 |
| Nephew | Max Douglas SHAW | 17 Jul 1897 | Switzerland | 1975 | Camb, Victoria, Australia | 78 |
| Niece | Eva Jessie Mazie TYSON | 1892 | Sydney, NSW, Australia | 26 Jul 1972 | Prahran, Victoria, Australia | 80 |
| Niece | Kathleen Ruby Spencer HARDING | 1880 | Westgate On Sea, Thanet, Kent, England | |||
| Brother in Law | Thomas Wentworth WILLS | 1836 | Molongolo Plains, NSW, Australia | 02 May 1880 | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia | 44 |
| Sister in Law | Emily Spencer WILLS | 25 Dec 1842 | 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia | 06 Dec 1925 | "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia | 82 |
| Brother in Law | Cedric Spencer WILLS | 01 Dec 1844 | 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia | 23 Jan 1914 | Springsure, Queensland, Australia | 69 |
| Brother in Law | Horace Spencer WILLS | 16 Jun 1847 | Lexington, Victoria, Australia | 08 Oct 1928 | Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 81 |
| Brother in Law | Egbert Spencer WILLS | 11 Nov 1849 | Lexington, Victoria, Australia | 11 Sep 1931 | Kew, Victoria, Australia | 81 |
| Sister in Law | Elizabeth Spencer WILLS | 07 Jan 1852 | 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia | 21 Nov 1930 | Prahran, Victoria, Australia | 78 |
| Sister in Law | Eugenie (Duckey) Spencer WILLS | 28 Jan 1854 | Lexington, Victoria, Australia | 08 Jul 1937 | Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 83 |
| Sister in Law | Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS | 16 Aug 1861 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 02 Jul 1907 | Maidenhead, Berkshire, England | 45 |
| Events in Henry (Harold) Blomfield BROWN (1851 - 1923)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1851 | Henry (Harold) Blomfield BROWN was born | Boreham, Essex, England | Note 1 | 55, 69 | |
| 1871 | 20 | Census | 48 The Rectory, Woolwich, London, England | Note 2 | 67 |
| 1875 | 24 | Death of father Henry (Reverend) BROWN (aged 71) | Woolwich, London, England | Note 3 | |
| 06 Dec 1881 | 30 | Immigration | "Sobraon" from Plymouth to Melbourne | Note 4 | 80 |
| 14 Jun 1883 | 32 | Married Minna Spencer WILLS (aged 27) | Victoria, Australia | Note 5 | 52, 55, 60 |
| 12 Mar 1884 | 33 | Birth of daughter Claudia Blomfield-Brown | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | Note 6 | 52, 55 |
| 22 Apr 1885 | 34 | Birth of son Harold Blomfield-Brown | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | Note 7 | 52, 55 |
| 24 Jan 1890 | 39 | Birth of son Reginald Blomfield-Brown | Victoria, Australia | Note 8 | 52, 55 |
| 1909 | 58 | Residence | Virginia St, Newtown, Victoria, Australia | Note 9 | 37 |
| 09 Mar 1923 | 72 | Henry (Harold) Blomfield BROWN died | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | Note 10 | 52, 60 |
| Personal Notes: |
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http://tww.id.au/family-history-wills/edward-spencer-wills-celene/pafg04.htm#38 35. Minna Spencer Wills (Horatio Spencer Howe , Edward Spencer ) was born on 1 Mar 1856 in "Bellevue",Geelong,Victoria,Australia. She died in 1943 in ,Toorak,Victoria,Australia. She was buried in Toorak,Victoria,Australia. born at Arrarat Marriage Ref No Vic 1883/1911 at Point Henry Vic Death Reg No Vic 1943/1602 at Toorak aged 87 Minna married Henry Blomfield-Brown on 14 Jun 1883 in ,Point Henry,Victoria,Australia. Henry was born on 4 Jan 1851 in The Vicarage Boreham,Essex,England. He died on 8 Mar 1923 in Coorabelle,Toorak,Victoria. He was buried in Victoria. one time Mayor of Geelong marriage Reg No Vic 1883/1911 Death Reg No Vic 1923/1715 ******** Camperdown Chronicle (Vic) 25 Nov 1916 GEELONG Mr H. Blomfield Brown has been appointed president of the Geelong Auctioneers' Association for the ensuing year. Geelong Advertiser 9 March 1923 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 passsed away. He had been in failing health for some time, and recently spent a holiday at Lorne recuperating. Although still indisposed he attended at 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 grand father 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 in Geelong. He became associated as partner with the late Mr. W. F. Ducker, eventually acquiring the business 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 For over 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 Newtown and Chilwell Fire Brigade, and the 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 years at 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 of the Auctioneers' and Estate Agents' Association are asked to close their offices from 11 to 12, as a mark of respect to their late member. |
| Source References: |
| 37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government |
| - Reference = (Residence) |
| 52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| - Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Henry Blomfield Brown
Name: Henry Blomfield Brown Death Place: Geelong, Victoria Age: 72 Father's Name: Henry Brown Mother's Name: Maria Blomfield Registration Year: 1923 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 1715 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 |
| - Reference = (Marriage) |
| 55. Type: Book, Abbr: Edward Wills Family and Descendants, Title: Ancestor Treasure Hunt; The Edward Wills Family and Descendants in Australia 1797 - 1976, Auth: R.V. Pockley, Publ: Wentworth Books - Sydney, Date: 1976 |
| - Reference = (Birth) |
| - Reference = (Marriage) |
| - Reference = (Name, Notes) |
| 60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au |
| - Reference = (Marriage) |
| - Notes: The Argus 21 June 1883
BROWN-WILLS -On the 14th Inst, at Christ Church, Geelong, by the Rev Canon Goodman, Henry Blomfield, oldest son of tho late Rev Henry Brown, rector of Woolwich and canon of Rochester Cathedral, to Minna Spencer, fourth daughter of the late Horatio Spencer Wills, of Point Henry, Geelong, and Cullenlaringo, Queensland. |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| - Notes: Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 9 March 1923
DEATH BLOMFIELD-BROWN - On the 8th March 1923 at his residence Coorabelle Virginia street Newtown Geelong. Henry Blomfleld Brown and FUNERAL NOTICES BLOMFIELD BROWN.-The Friends of the late Mr. HENRY BLOMFIELDBROWN, of "Coorabelle," Virginia street, Newtown, Geelong, are informed that his remains will be interred (privately) in the Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, THIS DAY (Friday, 9th March, 1823). |
| 67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au |
| - Reference = (Census) |
| - Notes: BROWN
Henry (66) - c 1805, St George's, Middlesex - rector of Woolwich Maria (57) - c 1814, Dunton, Buckinghamshire Alice M (26) - c 1845, Finsbury, Middlesex Constance I (23) - c 1848, Boreham, Essex Helen M (21) - c1850, Boreham, Essex Ada Don F (?Dorithy) (18) - c 1853, Woolwich, Kent Ethel Louisa (16) - 1855, Woolwich, Kent Charles J (12) - c 1859, Woolwich, Kent Henry B (20) - c 1851, Boreham, Essex - clerk in a bank |
| 69. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England and Wales, Free BMD 1837-1915, Title: England and Wales, Free BMD 1837-1915, Publ: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com |
| - Reference = (Birth) |
| - Notes: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Henry Blomfield Brown
Name: Henry Blomfield Brown Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1851 Registration district: Chelmsford Inferred County: Essex Volume: 12 Page: 51 (click to see others on page) |
| 80. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, Title: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Publ: ancestry.com |
| - Reference = (Immigration) |
| - Notes: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 about Henry B Brown
Name: Henry B Brown Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Age: 30 Arrival Date: 6 Dec 1881 Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia Departure Port: Plymouth Ship: Sobraon Nationality: English |
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