Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,859 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

John Bown

From Graces Guide

1836 Born in Birmingham the son of John Bown, a Dray Man, and his wife Martha.[1]

1841 John Bown 40, lived in Birmingham, with Martha Bown 38, William Bown 6, John Bown 5, Benjamin Bown 1, Mary Bown 11, Harriet Bown 9, Eliza Bown 6, Martha Bown 3[2]

1891 John Bown 53, bicycle maker, lived in Birmingham with Emma Bown 52, William Bown 29, bicycle maker, Mary Bown 20, Amos Bown 15, Thomas Bown 11[3]

1911 Retired; lived with Amos, a Cycle Finisher, and his family in Deritend[4]

1914 Died in Aston[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1851 Census
  2. 1841 census
  3. 1891 census
  4. 1911 census
  5. BMD