Alfred Charles Brown
Alfred Charles Brown (1858-1931), 'Inventor of the London Fire Alarm'
Born at Holborn the son of William Brown
1880 Married at London to Georgina Alice Maude Cole
1891 Living at 129 Algernon Road, Lewisham, Telegraph Engineer with his wife and daughter.[1]
1900 Report. 'The system known as Saunders and Brown, modified and combined with the telephone, as in use by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.'[2]
1901 Living at 129 Algernon Road, Lewisham, Electrical Engineer and Employer, with his wife and daughter.[3]
1901 Patent. 'improvement is electrical sparking devices for firing the charges in internal combustion engines'.[4]
1901 Patent. Wireless Telegraphy.[5]
1911 Living at 129 Algernon Road, Lewisham: Alfred Charles Brown (age 53 born London), Electrical Engineer. With his wife Georgina Alice Maud Brown and their daughter.[6]
1931 February 27th. Died.
1931 Memorial at Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery with 'Inventor of the London Fire Alarm' stated on it.