Emily Brown

Emily Mary Brown

Day Student 

Born: 16 September 1881, West Bromwich 

Father: Frederick Brown (b. 1849) – in 1871 listed as ‘Bolt Forger Engineer’

Mother: Mary Ann Brown (b. 1845)

Sisters: Jane Elizabeth Brown (b. 1886)

In 1891 – 

Watting Street Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth. Her uncle, William Parker (b. 1842), is listed as ‘Chemist and Grocer’. Her aunt, Kate Parker (b. 1870), is listed as ‘Elementary Schoolmistress’. Her cousins: Lizzie Parker (b. 1875), Thomas Parker (b. 1879), Elsie Parker (b. 1882), John Parker (b. 1884) and  Ethel Parker (b. 1885) are unlisted. Her mother is listed as a widowed ‘Housekeeper’. Emily and her sister, Jane, are unlisted. There is a visitor, Helena G Haynes (b. 1873). 

In 1901 – 

She is at 38 Watling Street, Tamworth. Her cousins, William Parker (b. 1872) and Lizzy Parker (b. 1875), are listed as ‘Pork Butcher Shop Assistant’. Her cousin, Ethel Parker (b. 1885), and her sister, Jane, are listed as ‘Dressmakers Apprentice’. Her mother is listed as a widowed ‘Housekeeper’. Emily is listed as ‘Board School Teacher’. 

In 10/02 – 

PT at Wilnecote Board, Tamworth.

In 10/04 – 

Appointed to Coventry. £80.

In 10/07 – 

Address is 5 Matlock Road, Foleshill, Coventry. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Lythalls Lane, Coventry. Her mother is a widowed ‘Housekeeper’. Her sister, Jane, is a ‘Dressmaker’. Emily is listed as ‘Assistant Elementary School Teacher’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at Amlcock, Lythalls Lane, Coventry. Emily is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. Her sister, Jane, is unlisted.

In 1939 – 

She is at 6 Branton Hill Lane, Aldridge. Emily is listed as ‘Head Teacher Infants School’. Her sister, Jane, is unlisted.

Nothing more definitive found.