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Record #16194
Name :
: Percy Robert BROWN (1903 - 1999)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Mar 1903

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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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

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Homes / Agencys
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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
15690 BROWN, Percy Robert1903ENG,    , Bulwell Apr 1917 : Olympic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
16194 BROWN, Percy Robert1903ENG, NTT, Bulwell Apr 1917 : Olympic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm