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Record #16194

Name :: : Percy Robert BROWN (1903 - 1999)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 24 Mar 1903
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 6 Jan 1999

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Nottinghamshire, Bulwell

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Fran

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 20 Apr 1917
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Olympic
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Dakeyne Boys Farm

NotesParents: William Valentine Brown and Alice Morgan.

Percy Robert Brown married Rose Irene Blom. At least 4 children were born of this marriage, including: William Edward Brown, born May 19, 1942 in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada; Melvin Percyval Brown, born May 27, 1944, in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, and died March 30, 2008, in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada; Elizabeth Jean Brown, born and died February 27, 1954, in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada.

[Wendy Kellar] Percy came over when he was 14 years old. We do not know too much about his time in England, his life, for us, began when he came to Canada. He did not talk too much about his past. We know that he spent time working on different farms and riding the rails before he settled in Fort Frances. He loved his grandchildren, gardening and his black Ford truck.

Obituary of Percy Robert Brown

Percy Robert Brown, 95, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Percy was born March 24, 1903 in Bulwell, England to the late William and Alice Brown. In 1917, he came to Canada as a ?Home Boy? brought here by Oliver Hinds. He began working at age 14 at Dakeyne Farm in Falmouth, N.S. As Percy got a little older, he began working his way across Canada, working in logging camps. In the late 1920s, he settled in Rainy River District, a place he always called home. During the 1930s, he worked in the local logging camps as a cook and during those Depression years, he worked wherever work could be found. On May 1, 1940, Percy was united in marriage to Rose Blom. In 1940, he also began working for the local paper mill until he retired in 1971. Percy enjoyed gardening, watching hockey, fishing, his Black 1964 Ford truck, but most of all spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Rose Brown (October, 1981); infant daughter, Elizabeth Brown; two brothers, Bill and George; and three sisters, Ethle, Edith, and Doly. Percy is survived by his three sons, Bob Brown and wife, La Verna, of Fort Frances, Ont., Bill Brown and Bonnie of New Westminster, B.C., and Bud Brown of Coquitlam, B.C.; daughter, Velma Blom of Fort Frances, Ont.; nine grandchildren, Dennis Brown of Barrie, Ont., Lynne and husband, Richard Chambers, Wendy and husband, Martin Kellar, Sandra Brown, David Brown and wife, Laurie, all of Fort Frances, Ont., Amber Lee Brown, Eleanor and husband, Wayne Barron, of Barwick, Ont., Kennie Tetreault and Heather of Oliver, B.C., and Frank Lockman and Tracey of Fort Frances, Ont.; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and several relatives in England. Memorial services were held Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999 at 10:30 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Rev. Patrick Playfair officiated, with interment in Fort Frances Cemetery in Fort Frances. Honourary pallbearers were all of Percy?s grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, in memoriam donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Box 444, Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 3M8, or to the charity of your choice. Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine; Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine. Take all my will, my passion, self, and pride: I now surrender, Lord-in me abide.

ContributorsCreated : 2012-04-12 18:03:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-05-25 14:40:38 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 41 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
8153	ABTHORPE, Thomas	1912	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Apr 1930 : Albertic	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
17047	ADCOCK, William	1892	ENG, NTT, Rolleston	Oct 1907 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
5841	ASKEW, Thomas	1895	ENG, NTT	Feb 1908 : Grampian	CAN	Louisa Birt
16076	BALL, James Arthur	1905	ENG, NTT, Sneinton	Apr 1922 : Canopic	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
18640	BARKER, Harold	1889	ENG, NTT	Apr 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
10437	BASKILL, Charles Cyril	1907	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Apr 1923 : Andania	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
4106	BELL, George Edward	1898	ENG, NTT, Kimberley	Mar 1913 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home	Robert Fletcher
12008	BRAMLEY, Sarah Ann	1895	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16194	BROWN, Percy Robert	1903	ENG, NTT, Bulwell	Apr 1917 : Olympic	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
15689	BURTON, William Alfred	1895	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Mar 1913 : Virginian	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
9610	CADMAN, George W	1897	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Apr 1913 : Virginian	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
8483	CHAMBERS, Harold	1912	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	May 1927 : Samaria	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
8484	CLARKE, Charles S	1912	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	May 1927 : Samaria	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
11029	DICKMAN, Isaac	1877	ENG, NTT	Jun 1889 : Parisian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
4149	DRYDEN, Charles Frederick	1900	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Apr 1915 : Metagama	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
27232	EDWARDS, Malcolm Eric	1925	ENG, NTT, Worksop	Nov 1935 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3396	FLINT, Albert Edward	1901	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
3397	FLINT, William	1899	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
5377	GREEN, George	1909	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Aug 1925 : Montnairn	CAN	National Childrens Home
16927	HARVEY, Frank S	1881	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	1900 : - Unknown -	CAN	Barnardos
4098	HENSON, Bernard Cyril	1891	ENG, NTT, Radford	Aug 1905 : Bavarian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
16987	HICKMAN, Frederick	1882	ENG, NTT, Elston	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
5155	JAMES, Aubrey	1911	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Oct 1928 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
8208	LEES, Reginald	1914	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Sep 1928 : Antonia	CAN	National Childrens Home
11457	LEWIS, Samuel	1905	ENG, NTT, Mansfield	May 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
23468	LOWE, Samuel Ernest	1896	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Jun 1913 : Corsican	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
7450	MAPP, Percy	1895	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Jul 1907 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
9464	OLDHAM, Alex	1897	ENG, NTT, Arnold	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10590	PEACOCK, Hannah Vera	1911	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Jun 1920 : Scotian	CAN	Barnardos
5306	SAVAGE, Alfred	1912	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Aug 1930 : Duchess of York	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
7890	SLADE, Arthur	1916	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	May 1931 : Laurentic	CAN	Waifs & Strays
3567	STANLEY, William Arthur	1885	ENG, NTT	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
12736	SUNDERLAND, Cyril Reginald	1906	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Jul 1923 : Pittsburgh	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
4060	THORPE, William	1891	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Jun 1890 : Vancouver	CAN	MacPherson Homes
26395	WALTON, Lilian May	1925	ENG, NTT	Aug 1932 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
21547	WEBSTER, Reginald Peter	1914	ENG, NTT, Mansfield	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
21548	WEBSTER, Roy	1912	ENG, NTT, Mansfield	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
10619	WIDDOWSON, Arthur	1915	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos
25985	WINTOUR, William Ralph	1917	ENG, NTT, Basford	Nov 1929 : Ballarat	ENG	Fairbridge Homes
5604	WOODS, Ralph Horace	1887	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
2877	WORTHINGTON, Clarice	1900	ENG, NTT, Nottingham	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 41 Entries

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