Ebenezer Hall Brown¹

Parents:

• Birth*: Ebenezer Hall Brown was born on 9 April 1862 at Middle or New Parish, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, .^1,2
• He was the son of Ebenezer Brown and Marion Grieve.
• (Groom) Marriage*: Ebenezer Hall Brown married Janet McClenaghen, daughter of James McClenaghen and Agnes Stewart Farrell, on 29 September 1886 at The Langhouse Hotel, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; 1886 marriages in the district of Blythswood in the burgh of Glasgow, ref 397; 1886 on the twentyninth day of September at The Langhouse Hotel Glasgow after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; signed Ebenezer Hall Brown marine engineer bachelor, aged 24, residing Blackhill Springburn Parish, parents Ebenezer Brown mason master and Marion Brown ms Grieve (dec); signed Jenny McClenaghen, aged 22, 352 Duke Street Glasgow, parents James McClenaghen quarry contractors manager and Agnes McClenaghen ms Stewart; signed Andrew Miller minister of Bluevale parish church Glasgow, signed Robt R Agnew, Elizabeth Brown witnesses; reg 1886 October 2nd at Glasgow John McDonald assistant registrar initialled JS (James Strathearn registrar.)¹

• (Witness) Marriage: Ebenezer Hall Brown witnessed the marriage of Grace Olga Rosmanith and Archibald Hall Brown on Monday, 4 March 1918 at The Parish Church, St Peters Bayswater, London, England, ; 1918 marriage solemnized at the Parish Churchin the parish of St Peter Bayswater in the county of London, ref 285; March 4th 1918; Archibald Hall-Brown, of full age, bachelor, engineer, 17 Pembroke Gardens W, father Ebenezer Hall Brown, engineer; and Grace Olga Rosmanith (known as Roxburgh), of full age, spinster, no occupation, 12 Heron Court, Earls' Court, father William Livingstone Roxburgh, engineer; married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England by license by me W P Hanks vicar; this marriage was solemnized between us signed Archibald Hall- Brown, signed Grace Olga Resmanisth Roxburgh) in the presence of signed Lois M D Hanson, signed Lily M McClenaghen; signed E Hall-Brown, signed W L Roxburgh; correction in entry no 285 col 7 for 'William KLivingstone Roxburgh' read 'Alfred Rosmanith' and in col 8 for 'engineer' read 'Lieutenant in the Austrian Army' correvted on the 6th November 1931 by me L T Maund vicar, in the presence of F W Turner Supervisor ... registrar, signed Olga Hall-Brown, signed Beverley Roxburgh, witnesses.³

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household	5 April 1891	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Janet McClenaghen in the 1891 census at 15 Moor Terrace, Hartlepool, County Durham, England, . Ebenezer Hall Brown, head, married, 28, manufactor of [Staw?] Engine Indicator [...] manager to marine [...] works, employer, employed, b Scotland; Janett Hall Brown, wife, married, 28, b Scotland; also in the household were Archibald Hall Brown and Eleanor Hall.4
Head of Household	31 March 1901	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Janet McClenaghen in the 1901 census at 140 Hyndland Road, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Ebenezer Hall Brown, head, 38, mechanical engineer, b Greenock Renfrewshire; Janet Brown, wife, b Glasgow Lanarkshire; also in the household were Archibald Hall Brown and Marian M Askill.5
Head of Household	31 March 1911	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Janet McClenaghen in the 1911 census at 150 Hyndland Road, Kelvinside, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Ebenezer Hall-Brown, head, 48, mar, engineer and shipbuilder, employer, b Renfrew Cumnock; Jenny, wife, 45, mar 24 years 1 child born, 1 child still living, b Lanark Glasgow; 7 rooms with windows; 5 people in household; also in the household were Archibald Hall Brown, Lillian McClenaghen and Jane Thomson.6