William BROWN
1772 - 1812 (40 years)-
Histories 
Our Family History - Private Burial Ground at Thackley
On Apr 3 1785 Lucy Ann Smith #63, a Quaker, married Dr John Rawson #382 at Calverley St Wilfrid, Yorkshire. The ceremony was performed by a priest. This was against the Quaker rules and, after various investigations, it was decided that Lucy and her parents (William and Ann Smith) should have 'Testimonies of Denial', meaning that they were in effect excommunicated. When William Smith Rawson #802, the only son of John and Lucy, died in infancy, his grandfather wanted him buried in the Quaker graveyard at Idle. He was refused, so William established a private cemetery at Thackley for the interment of the child and other members of the family. This is a historical record of some of the families descended from William and Ann who are buried at this cemetery, as compiled by J. Horsfall Turner in 1907.
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Name William BROWN Birth 1772 Thackley, Yorkshire, England 
[1] Gender Male Burial Mar 1812 Private Graveyard, Thackley, Yorkshire, England [2] Death 30 Mar 1812 Idle, Yorkshire, England [2] Person ID I62 Our Family Tree Last Modified 14 May 2016
Father John BROWN d. Yes, date unknown Mother (BROWN) Family ID F94 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 (BROWN) Family ID F123 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 May 2016
Family 2 Lucy Ann SMITH, b. 13 Mar 1766, Bradford Quaker Meeting, Yorks, England d. 6 Dec 1843, Idle, Yorkshire, England (Age 77 years) Marriage 7 Sep 1794 Calverley St Wilfrid, Yorkshire, England [3] - He a woolstapler of Calverley, she of Calverley, witnesses Margaret Brown and JO.
Children 1. John Smith BROWN, b. 16 Jul 1795, Idle, Yorkshire, England d. 16 Jul 1852 (Age 57 years)2. William BROWN, b. 26 Mar 1797, Idle, Yorkshire, England d. 27 Apr 1881 (Age 84 years)+ 3. Thomas BROWN, b. 16 May 1799, Idle, Yorkshire, England d. 19 May 1858 (Age 59 years)4. Ellen BROWN, b. Abt 1800 d. Yes, date unknown 5. Edward BROWN, b. 14 Nov 1801, Idle, Yorkshire, England d. 6 Aug 1859, Thackley, Yorkshire, England (Age 57 years)6. Margaret Ann BROWN, b. 1803 d. 30 Jan 1872 (Age 69 years) 7. Lucy Ann BROWN, b. 1805 d. 27 Jun 1847 (Age 42 years) 8. Peter BROWN, b. 15 Jun 1807, Thackley, Yorkshire, England d. 22 Sep 1875, Failsworth, Lancashire, England (Age 68 years)Family ID F21 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 May 2016
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Event Map 
Birth - 1772 - Thackley, Yorkshire, England 
Marriage - 7 Sep 1794 - Calverley St Wilfrid, Yorkshire, England 
Burial - Mar 1812 - Private Graveyard, Thackley, Yorkshire, England 
Death - 30 Mar 1812 - Idle, Yorkshire, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - I am not sure why we think he married twice. His first wife might have been Hannah BATESON, who married a William BROWN at Calverley church by banns on 26 Jan 1789 (Gaunt & Simpson). If so, he would have been only about 16. I have found no record of her death or burial, so I am sceptical that there was a first wife.
Cudworth, p. 415 mentions that some of the oldest houses in Thackley were owned by William Brown, who married the daughter or William Smith after she was widowed by the death of Dr Rawson. William Brown had a 'cropping shop' in Idle Town Lane in the times when cloth dressing was done by hand (p. 385). Burial service at Upper Chapel, Idle.
The births of a number of his children were recorded at Idle Church, stating that the father of the child's father was called John and that Lucy Ann, the mother, as the daughter of William Smith.
- I am not sure why we think he married twice. His first wife might have been Hannah BATESON, who married a William BROWN at Calverley church by banns on 26 Jan 1789 (Gaunt & Simpson). If so, he would have been only about 16. I have found no record of her death or burial, so I am sceptical that there was a first wife.
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