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1. Robert BROWN was born about 1773 in Northumberland, England. In 1827 he was a Grocer in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. He lived in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England in 1839. He appeared in the census on 6 June 1841 in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. In 1841 he was a Grocer in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. He signed a will on 3 December 1844 in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. The Executors named in his Will were Cuthbert Umfreville Laws of Tynemouth and Martin Brown, and the witnesses were Thomas Bell of Cullercoats and Thomas Armstrong of Cullercoats. He died on 14 July 1845 in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. He was buried on 17 July 1845 in Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. He had his estate probated on 2 February 1849 in County Durham, England. His father is thought to have been the hind (or overseer) of farmland on Morpeth Common in Northumberland, and Robert probably had an older brother who went to America.

Robert BROWN and Ann SHORT were married on 29 April 1806 in Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. Ann SHORT was born about 1777 in Hartley, Northumberland, England. She appeared in the census on 6 June 1841 in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. She appeared in the census on 30 March 1851 in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. In 1851 she was an Annuitant in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. She died on 14 December 1852 in Cullercoats, Northumberland, England. She was buried on 20 December 1852 in Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. Robert BROWN and Ann SHORT had the following children:

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Mary BROWN.

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Martin BROWN.

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John BROWN.

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Ann BROWN.