Do the names John & Charlotte (Clarke) FINDLAY and Fred and Lilly (Hansen) Findlay mean anything to you. They came from Peterbourough Ont. If so let me know I have some History on them. Coralynn -----Original Message----- From: Leeanne Smith <leeanne.smith@home.com> To: CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Fred and Maggie Brown, Winnipeg, Manitoba >Ross can you keep me posted on this? I come from a line of Finlay's but I >don't have any Brown's currently. > >Leeanne >Victoria, BC >----- Original Message ----- >From: Ross Doherty <wrdoherty@home.com> >To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 2:50 PM >Subject: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Fred and Maggie Brown, Winnipeg, Manitoba > > >> Greetings, >> >> I am trying to locate some of the descendants of Fred and Maggie Brown, >> who want to exchange information on our ancestors. >> >> Fredric Joseph Brown, (1869 - 1945) married Margaret Finlay (1875 - 1951), >> and they had 8 children. >> >> Fred was the son of Zachariah and Elizabeth Brown, and was a stone mason, >> by trade. >> >> Around 1894, Zachariah and Elizabeth Brown, with their 12 children, >> emigrated from Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario, to Killarney, >> Manitoba. This is where Fred built many homes, barns, from the natural >> stone found there. >> >> Fred and Maggie moved to Winnipeg, and lived at 305 King Edward Street, >> for many years. In fact there was a Brown listed in the Winnipeg phone >> book, as late as the middle 1990's, at this same address. >> >> My grandfather was Robert (Bob) Brown, elder brother to Fred. >> >> Any assistance would be appreciated, >> >> -- >> Ross Doherty, Saskatoon >> >> >> >> ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Manitoba GenWeb Project >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ >> > > >==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >Free Webspace at RootsWeb >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >Create your Genealogy Website! > >