Son of William BROWN and Hannah MAHER [239: Tree 14C] [519]
His father was a painter from Ireland while his mother was conflictingly referred to as an Aboriginal woman and an Irish immigrant [239] [519]
Married Mrs Mary YAPPO on 8 January 1897 at Holy Trinity Church in New Norcia [519]
He and his wife had a daughter Mary BROWN, who was baptised as Maria in New Norcia in 1901 [519]
Farmer of Cudimera Farm in Gunyidi 1911-1939 [19]
He was the owner of the 400 acre Victoria Location 7085 in Gunyidi [3]
In September 1935 he applied with the Carnamah District Road Board to fill holes as payment of his rates and taxes [5: 27-Sep-1935]
His application was to fill holes on the road in Gunyidi from Hector M. RODDA's gate to the Gunyidi State School [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Later resided in Mingenew [116]
Died 11 October 1954 in Three Springs; buried at Moora Public Cemetery in Moora, Western Australia [116]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Henry Joseph Brown' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/henry-joseph-brown [reference list] |
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