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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)
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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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14310 ANDERSON, Thomas1887ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
17321 BALE, James Arthur1896ENG, MDX, London Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
17797 BALSOM, Ivy Lavinia1894ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
18447 BARMAN, Minnie1884ENG,     Jun 1891 : Vancouver CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14312 BARNARD, Harry1888ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14304 BARNARD, William1888ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14296 BARTHOLOMEW, Arthur1888ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
13302 BARTLETT, Victor1896ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3442 BASHFORD, Albert Edward1886ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Jun 1891 : Vancouver CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3441 BASHFORD, Charlotte1881ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Jun 1891 : Vancouver CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3583 BEAKE, Ann Eliza1888ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3582 BEAKE, Lucy Rebecca1890ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
18752 BEARD, Angelina1850ENG,     May 1888 : Texas CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14305 BERNARDINE, William1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society colebernard  
16274 BRITTON, Alfred1893ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Jun 1904 : Lake erie CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14330 BRITTON, Edward1885ENG,     Jul 1898 : Scotsman CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14282 BRITTON, James1888ENG,     Jun 1901 : Lusitania CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
2734 BROWN, Daniel Flower1870ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
24314 BRUCE, Charles1888 Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14328 BUCK, William Morgan1888ENG,     Jul 1898 : Scotsman CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
15386 BULLOCK, Elijah1880ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Apr 1894 : Labrador CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14384 BULLOCK, Isabella1882ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14318 BULLOCK, Joseph1885ENG,     Jul 1899 : Montrose CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14303 BURGE, Charles1888ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14300 BURNETT, Frederick C1888ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14382 BUTT, Lilian1880ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14387 CANTON, Frederick1884ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
11862 CARLEY, Rose1892ENG, LIN, Grantham Jul 1903 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14297 CASSIDY, Raymond Sidney1888ENG, HAM, Portsea Island Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
2820 CHADWICK, Fred1869ENG,     Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
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