John Smith Brown
1857 Born in Great Leighs, Essex, son of William Brown, of Braintree, a farmer[1]
1886 In business as Snell and Brown offering cycling accessories including lamps
1888 Went into business with 2 of his younger brothers - see Brown Brothers
1889 His business of Snell and Brown was put into liquidation
1891 John S Brown 34, hardware merchant, lived in Tottenham, with Maria E Brown 32, Ivan C Brown 4, Muriel C Brown 3[2]
1897 Admitted to the Freedom of the City of London; a hardware merchant, of West Green, Middx.
1925 Died in Hampstead[3]