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Record #2734
Name :
: Daniel Flower BROWN (1870 - )


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 30 May 1870

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Bristol
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 19 Apr 1885
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Bristol Emigration Society
Notes(Some records state he arrived on the SS Scandinavian).

The family story passed down to me said Dan ran away from home to Canada at the age of 14 or 15 (1884/85.) Here he supposedly became a member of the Canadian Mounties, or the North West Mounted Police as it was called then. After this it was said he lived with Red Indians, whether as a captif we don't know and had his face marked in their fashion. He joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as a bare back rider and lassoo artist and travelled to the UK with the show, visiting family in Bristol while the show was there in 1891.

Dan's elder sister, my great grandmother, had died tragically barely 2 months before his visit, leaving a distraught husband and 5 young children. Whether Dan knew this I don't know. He was never seen again after this visit.

I have discovered Dan's father, Daniel Brown, died when he was 3 months old, leaving his mother with 5 young children, the eldest being 10 and Dan being the youngest

Dan did not runaway as believed but seems to have been a pupil at the Clifton Industrial School for boys in Bristol, travelling with a party of boys from the school to Canada in 1885. What happened after that I have been unable to find out. He is not recorded as being a Canadian Mountie and the only information The Buffalo Bill Historical Museum has about him is that which my late mother gave them.

Dan's siblings remained in the UK. Whether they knew the truth of his departure to Canada I don't know.

Despite much searching of web sites over the last few years, both in Canada, USA and England I have been unable to find any trace of Dan at all. I have read books on Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and joined mailing lists, all to no avail. I have wondered if he changed his name. If so then I may never find him. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-11 19:21:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 14:37:52 /

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17797 BALSOM, Ivy Lavinia1894ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
13302 BARTLETT, Victor1896ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
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13325 BEER, Horace G1900ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13495 BOOLE, Charles Edward1879ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1891 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
13494 BOOLE, Frank1882ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1891 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
5051 BOURNE, William1916ENG, GLS, Bristol Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
2870 BOYCE, Albert1898ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
8644 BREAKWELL, Arthur 1908ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22574 BREWER, Charles B1894ENG, GLS, Bristol Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
2734 BROWN, Daniel Flower1870ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14300 BURNETT, Frederick C1888ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
8425 BUTTON, Bernard 1890ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14790 BUXTON, Arthur Reginald1909ENG, GLS, Bristol Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13451 CARLOSS, Alfred1870ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1883 : Bristol CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
7697 CARTLIDGE, Emily E 1900ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7698 CARTLIDGE, Florence1895ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10704 CASELEY, Gordon1885ENG, GLS, Bristol Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
10705 CASELEY, Herbert 1884ENG, GLS, Bristol Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
8319 CLARIDGE, Adelene1896ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9023 CLEMENTS, Charlotte1895ENG, GLS, Bristol Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3292 CORNOCK, Herbert1890ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3293 CORNOCK, William Henry1887ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
9946 CREECH, Stanley 1899ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1913 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
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14671 FLOWER, William Charles1868ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1883 : Bristol CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
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