Greetings all Have just discovered one of my great Aunts - Minnie Preece - travelled to Canada, and married Alfred Brown in Winnipeg in 1908. Alfred was originally from Leeds, aged 26 when he married, and his parents were Ferguson Brown and Mary Brown (nee Backhouse). Any links to, or sightings of the Brown family, either in England or Canada most welcome. Ian Preece
Hi Ian, I have found the following records: England Census 1891: Name Age in 1891 Birthplace Relationship to head-of-house Civil parish County Brown, Ferguson 50 Heanor, Derbyshire Head Armley Yorkshire Brown, Mary 47 York, Yorkshire Wife Armley Yorkshire Brown, Arthur 21 Leeds, Yorkshire Son Armley Yorkshire Brown, Harry 18 Methley, Yorkshire Son Armley Yorkshire Brown, Annie 15 Leeds, Yorkshire Daughter Armley Yorkshire Brown, William 12 Leeds, Yorkshire Son Armley Yorkshire Brown, Alfred 9 Leeds, Yorkshire Son Armley Yorkshire Brown, Vincent 5 Leeds, Yorkshire Son Armley Yorkshire -------------------- England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983 Backhouse, Mary 1866 December Leeds (1837-1929) West Riding of Yorkshire 9b 534 Brown, Ferguson 1866 December Leeds (1837-1929) West Riding of Yorkshire Manitoba Marriages: Place of Marriage: WPG http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/Query.php Date of Marriage: 06/08/1908 PERSONAL DETAILS GROOM BRIDE Last Name: BROWN Last Name: PREECE Given Names: ALFRED Given Names: MINNIE Good luck with your research...if you need the census image let me know. Kind regards Darlene in BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Preece" <ian@preece67.fsnet.co.uk> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 12:32 PM Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] PREECE & BROWN - born in England, married in Winnipeg > Greetings all > > Have just discovered one of my great Aunts - Minnie Preece - travelled to Canada, and married Alfred Brown in Winnipeg in 1908. Alfred was originally from Leeds, aged 26 when he married, and his parents were Ferguson Brown and Mary Brown (nee Backhouse). > > Any links to, or sightings of the Brown family, either in England or Canada most welcome. > > Ian Preece > >