George Brown

1841 - 1914  (72 years)

• Name	George Brown
  Born	13 Jul 1841	Runcorn   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	11 Apr 1843	All Saints, Runcorn   [2]
  Occupation	Waterman
  Buried	May 1914	Runcorn Cemetery   [3]
  Died	10 May 1914	Runcorn   [4]
  Person ID	I31597	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Peter Brown,   b. 28 Jan 1814, Runcorn
  Mother	Elizabeth Nicholas,   b. 1820, Runcorn ,   d. 7 Mar 1865, Holloway, Runcorn  (Age 45 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1838	St Nicholas, Liverpool   [5]
  Family ID	F09862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Maddock,   b. 1845, Runcorn ,   d. Between 6 and 10 Oct 1900, Drowned in Ship Canal
  Married	24 Aug 1868	St Peter, Liverpool   [6]
  Children	1. John Brown,   b. Abt May 1869, Runcorn   2. Elizabeth Brown,   b. Abt Aug 1872, Runcorn   3. Jessie Mary Brown,   b. Abt Aug 1874, Runcorn   4. George Alfred Brown,   b. Abt Feb 1877, Runcorn ,   d. Abt Feb 1923, Runcorn  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2026
  Family ID	F09871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George, Master of the Ohio, kept a pocket book listing boat owners and journeys, assisted by his son George Alfred. It also recorded boatmen's payments of sick relief to afflicted colleagues - see Runcorn Notebook in our Media/Documents section.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010049] BC. [S010061] England and Wales Christening records (Ancestry). [S010062] Family records. [S010060] DC. [S010069] MC. [S010056] Parish record.