Ada Brown

Ada Brown

Day Student

Born: 6 January 1877, Grantham

Baptised: 18 February 1877, Grantham 

Father: John Brown (b. 1845)

Mother: Annie Brown (b. 1844)

Brothers: John Benjamin Brown (b. 1874), William Brown (b. 1878), Charles Brown (b. 1884), Robert Brown (b. 1885)

Sisters: Annie Elizabeth Brown (b. 1872), Lucy Greenwood Brown (b. 1873), Mary Edith Brown (b. 1879), Millicent Fanny Brown (b. 1880) 

In 1881 –

She is at 64 &65 Blue Bull Inn, Grantham. Her father is listed as ‘Inn Keeper’. Ada, her mother and her siblings (Annie, Lucy, William, Mary and Millicent) are unlisted. 

In 1891 –

She is at 64 &65 Blue Bull Inn, Grantham. Her father is listed as ‘Licenses Victualler’. Her brother, John, is listed as ‘Printers Office’. Ada, her mother and siblings (Annie, Lucy, William, Mary, Millicent, Charles and Robert) are unlisted. There are three Lodgers; George Riley (b. 1866, Labourer), William Harrow (b. 1875, Cattle Dealer), John Triwell (b. 1845, Cattle Dealer). There is a servant, Mary L Wilkinson (b. 1870). 

In 10/97 – 

PT at Welby Street National Infant School, Grantham

In 10/99 – 

Appointed to Salford Board School. Salary £66.

In 04/00 –

Appointed to Little Gonerby Infant School, Grantham

In 1901 – 

She is at 64 &65 Blue Bull Inn, Grantham. Her mother is listed as ‘Hotel Proprietor’. Her brother, John, is listed as ‘Hotel Manager’. Her brother, William, is listed as ‘Grocer’s Assistant’. Ada is listed as ‘Head School Mistress’. Her siblings (Anne, Lucy, Mary, Millicent and Robert) are unlisted. Mary L Brewster (b. 1878), a cousin, is unlisted. Edward N Greaves (b. 1875), a visitor, is listed as ‘Electrical Engineer’. William Harris (b. 1875), a boarder, is listed as ‘Cattle Dealer’. There are three servants, Alice Gash (b. 1858), Mary A Sessions (b. 1882) and Richard Waddingham (b. 1880). 

In 04/04 – 

Address is 64 Westgate, Grantham. 

In 10/07 – 

Appointed to Melton Mowbray Council School. Head.

In 1911 – 

She is at Stafford Avenue, Melton Mowbray as a Lodger. The head of the household, Frederick Smith (b. 1881), is a ‘Boot Finisher’. His wife, Ellen (b. 1875), is unlisted. Ada is listed as ‘Head Mistress’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 38 Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray as a boarder. The head of the household, Eliza Neal (b. 1877), is listed as ‘Boarding House Keeper’. Eliza’s sister, Mary Neal (b. 1862), and a boarder, Lucy Haighton (b. 1865), are listed as ‘Reeler’. Elizabeth Annie Clare (b. 1857) is listed as boarder and ‘Book Keeper’. Ada is listed as a boarder and ‘School Mistress (Head)’. 

Nothing more definitive found.