These three pages are the 1868 will of a James BROWN from the Glasgow area.
This is NOT the James Brown as featured in the Chrons - Scotland (below right, that we believe is "our" James Brown), but a Stray, someone who seriously side-tracked us for some time until we could clearly see he was the wrong one. But as we have put together a modest amount on him, don't want to waste it, just in case he's "yours"!
Following these three pages are some notes we compiled on him, and then two tags to the Ayrshire cemeteries of Muirkirk and Sorn, which we believe may have some connection to his family.
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This is stray data for a James BROWN who was born in Sorn Ayreshire c1812
31/5/1803 to 30/5/1804 - A Jean who mar a James Brown (born in Sorn) was born in Muirkirk [j]
2/11/1804 - A Jean Callan born in Sorn to James Callan and Grizel (nee Whyte) [g]
c 1806 - A James Brown born (who was buried in Braidwood in 1878 aged 72) [Bwood Cem]
30/12/1810 - A James Brown married a Janet Reid (parents Alexander Reid and Agnes Jamieson) in Sorn, and had Alexander, James, John, Hugh, Agnes, Elizabeth 1810-1822 [g]
/10/1812 - A James Brown born in Sorn to James Brown and Janet (nee Reid [g]
31/5/1812 to 30/5/1813 - The James Brown who married a Jean (who was born in Muirkirk Ayrshire) and was a shopkeeper in Old Monkland Parish in 1851, was born in Sorn Ayrshire [j]
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8/7/1831 - A James Brown and a Jean Callum married in Sorn [g]
c. 1839 - The James Brown who was born in Sorn c1813 and was the shopkeeper in Old Monkland Parish in 1851, married a Jean ...... who was born in Muirkirk c1804 [j]
31/5/1838 to 30/5/1839 - An Agnes Brown born in Old Monkland parish, to James and Jean Brown [j]
2/10/1838 - An Agnes Jamieson Brown born (bpt 28/10) to James Brown and Jean (nee Cullen) in Yartsherrie, Old Monklands [g]
31/5/1840 to 30/5/1841 - A Jean Brown born in Old Monkland parish, to James and Jean Brown [j]
22/10/1841 - A Jean Brown bapt to James Brown in Glasgow [g]
31/5/1842 to 30/5/1843 - A Grace Brown born in Old Monkland parish, to James and Jean Brown [j]
23/2/1843 - A Grace Brown born (bpt 19/3) to James Brown and Jean (nee Callam) in Old Monklands [g]
31/5/1845 to 30/5/1846 - A James Brown born in Old Monkland parish, to James and Jean Brown [j]
15/4/1845 - A James Brown born (bpt 18/5) to James Brown and Jean (nee Cullen) in Crosshill, Old Monklands [g]
30/5/1851 - A James Brown and family lived on Edinburgh Rd, Baillieston in Old Monkland parish (which contains Coatbridge). In the house was James (38) Greengrocer & Spirits Dealer, born Sorn Ayrshire, Jean his wife (47) born Muirkirk Ayrshire, and four kids all Scholars, all born in Old Monklands - Agnes (12), Jean (10), Grace (8), James (5) - along with 18yo male "Shopman" (implying lived over shop?) and 18yo female "Home Servant" [j]
(Can't find this family in the 1841 Scottish Census)
Swinton and Garrowhill are in same area as Crosshill and Baillieston, now all "dormitory" suburbs of Glascow.
28/12/1868 – The James Brown (of above Census) WILL
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SOURCES...
[g] IGI
[j] 1851 Census
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