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.

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John Smith Brown

From Graces Guide

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]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1897
  2. 1891 census
  3. National probate calendar