William Brown

1851 -

• Name	William Brown
  Born	1851	Knottingley
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	16 Feb 1851	Christ Church, East Knottingley   [1]
  Occupation	Mariner, lock-keeper
  Person ID	I56226	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William Brown,   b. 1805, Knottingley ,   d. Bef 1871  (Age < 65 years)
  Mother	Catherine Tummons,   b. 1814, Knottingley
  Married	24 Dec 1842	St George, Hanover Square, London   [2]
  Family ID	F17948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Branford,   b. 1853, Knottingley
  Married	18 Mar 1877	Christ Church, East Knottingley   [2]
  Children	1. Sarah Brown,   b. 1877, Knottingley ,   d. 1877, Knottingley  (Age 0 years)   2. Laura Brown,   b. 1878, Knottingley   3. William Branford Brown,   b. 1881, Knottingley ,   d. 1881, Knottingley  (Age 0 years)   4. William Branford Brown,   b. 1882, Knottingley   5. John William Brown,   b. 1884, Knottingley ,   d. 1887, Knottingley  (Age 3 years)   6. Lawrence Brown,   b. 1886, Knottingley ,   d. 1886, Knottingley  (Age 0 years)   7. Christiana Brown,   b. 25 Nov 1887, Knottingley   8. Catherine Brown,   b. 1890, Woodlesford Lock, Swillington, Tadcaster
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F17957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Widower in 1877 marriage record but earlier marriage not found. Woodlesford lock-keeper in 1891 census (Aire and Calder Navigation).

  
  

• Sources

  [S373592] West Yorkshire CofE Births and Baptisms (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.