William John Thomas Browning 1878–1949

William John Thomas Browning, 1878–1949 (aged 71 years)

Name

William John Thomas Browning

Name: William John Thomas /Browning/
Given names: William John Thomas
Surname: Browning

Gender Male

Associated events Events of close relatives

Birth

1878 25 19

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Death of a maternal grandmother

Mary Ann Oates

before 1881 (aged 3 years)

Note: Husband noted as widower in 1881 census.

Husband noted as widower in 1881 census.

Free BMD candidates:

Deaths Jun 1878
BAKER Mary 64 Portsea 2b 310

Deaths Dec 1875
BAKER Mary Ann 63 Alton 2c 93

Death Jun 1875
Baker Mary Ann 55 Dulverton 5c 263

Not a match:
Deaths Jun 1879
Baker Mary Ann 67 Newton A. 5b 113 Pauline
(Husband: Henry Baker. Informant: Henry Charles Baker, son)

Deaths Jun 1879
Baker Mary Ann 65 Portsea 2b 283
(Widow of James Baker, engine fitter)

Census

1881 (aged 3 years)

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Address: 15 Fleet St,
Portsea

Census

April 3, 1881 (aged 3 years) Age: 29

England

Address: 15 Fleet St
Portsea

Shared note: 1881 England - Census transcript - William Browning - Household

1881 England - Census transcript - William Browning - Household

Portsea, Portsmouth

Name	Relation	Condition	AgeM	AgeF	Occupation	Birthplace
William Browning	head	Mar	29		Railway Engine Driver	Coggeshall, Essex
Fanny Amelia Browning	wife	Mar		22		Plymouth, Devon
William John Thomas Browning	son		2			Portsmouth, Hants

Birth of a brother

Frank Browning

October 5, 1883 (aged 5 years)

Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England

Address: 29 King St
Gosport

Note: Marriage rego says aged 30 in 1918. Inconsistent with immigration data.

Immigration

December 23, 1884 (aged 6 years)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Assisted_Immi_William_Browning_1884.jpg

Abergeldie at Circular Quay, Sydney

Birth of a sister

Minnie Browning

1884 (aged 6 years)

at sea

Death of a sister

Minnie Browning

1884 (aged 6 years)

at sea

Birth of a sister

Frances A Browning

1885 (aged 7 years)

Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Note: NSW BDM Index: 4454/1885 BROWNING FRANCES A WILLIAM FANNY A BALMAIN

Birth of a sister

Ada M A Browning

1887 (aged 9 years)

Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Note: NSW BDM Index: 4287/1887 BROWNING ADA M A ROBERT FANNY BALMAIN

NSW BDM Index: 4287/1887 BROWNING ADA M A ROBERT FANNY BALMAIN

Might be a data entry as William Brownings death cert does indicate he had three predeceased daughters.

Death of a maternal grandfather

William Edwards Baker

February 25, 1888 (aged 10 years)

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Cause: Cardiac Syncope from natural causes

Address: 57 Orage Street
Portsea

Death registration William Edwards Baker

Birth of a sister

Mabel Edith Browning

1889 (aged 11 years)

Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Death of a sister

Frances A Browning

1891 (aged 13 years)

Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Note: NSW BDM Index: 3059/1891 BROWNING FRANCES A WILLIAM FANNY A BALMAIN

Burial of a sister

Frances A Browning

August 28, 1891 (aged 13 years)

Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery

Address: Anglican Cemetery
Section BBB
Grave 941

Buried with Ada and Amy

Note: Grave is unmarked.

Birth of a sister

Frances Amelia Browning

1891 (aged 13 years)

Australia

Note: NSW BDM Index: 5900/1891 BROWNING FRANCES A H WILLIAM FANNY A BALMAIN

Death of a paternal grandfather

John Browning

September 19, 1891 (aged 13 years) Age: 59

Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Address: 19 Russell Street
Southsea

Birth of a sister

Lilly Mills Browning

1894 (aged 16 years)

Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Note: NSW BDM Index: 5063/1894 BROWNING LILLY M WILLIAM FANNY A BALMAIN SOUTH

Birth of a sister

Harriet Jane Browning

1897 (aged 19 years)

Note: NSW BDM Index: 1242/1897 BROWNING HARRIET J WILLIAM FANNY A BALMAIN SOUTH

Birth of a sister

Amy E Browning

1899 (aged 21 years)

Note: NSW BDM Index: 20505/1899 BROWNING AMY E WILLIAM FANNY A DRUMMOYNE

Death of a sister

Ada M A Browning

1901 (aged 23 years)

Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Note: NSW BDM Index: 4562/1901 BROWNING ADA M A WILLIAM FANNY A BALMAIN SOUTH

Burial of a sister

Ada M A Browning

June 21, 1901 (aged 23 years)

Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery

Address: Anglican Cemetery
Section BBB
Grave 941

Buried with Amy and Frances.

Note: Grave is unmarked.

Death of a sister

Amy E Browning

1901 (aged 23 years)

Note: NSW BDM Index: 580/1901 BROWNING AMY E WILLIAM FANNY A BALMAIN SOUTH

Burial of a sister

Amy E Browning

January 20, 1901 (aged 23 years)

Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery

Address: Anglican Cemetery
Section BBB
Grave 941

Buried with Ada and Frances

Note: Grave is unmarked.

Birth of a sister

Florence R Browning

1901 (aged 23 years)

Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

Note: NSW BDM Index: 10517/1901 BROWNING FLORENCE R WILLIAM FANNY A BALMAIN SOUTH

Religious marriage

Margaret Hindmarch — View this family

August 7, 1920 (aged 42 years) Husband: 41 Wife: 46

Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Address: Camdenville Methodist Church
Newtown

witness: Norman Robert Scanlon — brother-in-law — ex-husband’s brother-in-law

Death of a father

William Browning

August 16, 1929 (aged 51 years) Age: 77

Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

Address: "Lasca"
Raymond St
Bankstown

Cause: MYOCARDITIS, CARDIAC FAILURE

Informant: Charles Kelk Mitchelson — son-in-law

Burial of a father

William Browning

August 17, 1929 (aged 51 years)

Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Rookwood Independant Cemetery

Address: Denomination Independent
Section C
Grave number 0000525

Witness: William John Thomas Browning (aged 51 years) — son

Witness: Frank Browning (aged 45 years) — son

headstone of William & Fanny Browning

Number of children

Lily Godfrey — View this family

Burial

William Browning

August 17, 1929 (aged 51 years)

Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Death of a brother

Frank Browning

March 11, 1940 (aged 62 years)

Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

Cause: Tuberculosis

Address: Hood St
Bass Hill

Informant: Emma Violet King (aged 44 years) — wife

Burial of a brother

Frank Browning

March 13, 1940 (aged 62 years)

Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Rookwood Independant Cemetery

Address: Denomination Independent
Section J
Grave Number 0000950

Grave of Frank, Emma & Henry Browning

Death of a mother

Fanny Amelia Baker

August 21, 1941 (aged 63 years) Age: 85

Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

Cause: CHRONIC MYOCARDITIS / CHRONIC BRONCHITIS

Address: 53 RAYMOND STREET BANKSTOWN MUNICIPALITY NSW

Burial of a mother

Fanny Amelia Baker

August 23, 1941 (aged 63 years)

Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Rookwood Independant Cemetery

Address: Denomination Independent
Section C
Grave number 0000525

headstone of William & Fanny Browning

Divorce

Margaret Hindmarch — View this family

June 26, 1944 (aged 66 years)

New South Wales, Australia

Marriage

Lily Godfrey — View this family

about 1948 (aged 70 years) Husband: 69

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

April 30, 1949 (aged 71 years) Age: 70

Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of death: Carcinoma of liver, carcinoma of pancreas

Address: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown

Burial

May 2, 1949 (2 days after death)

Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Rookwood Independant Cemetery

Address: Denomination Independant
Section C
Grave number 0001326

Note: Co located with Lily Browning - aged 67 - 4 jan 1952

Co located with Lily Browning - aged 67 - 4 jan 1952

The grave is unmarked.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: May 20, 1852 26 25 — Little Coggeshall, Essex, England Census: April 7, 1861 — England Census: 1871 — Rochford, Essex, England Religious marriage: March 4, 1877 — Portsea, Hampshire, England Census: April 3, 1881 — England Occupation: Engine Driver (Railway) — 1881 Occupation: Dockyard Labourer — 1883 Immigration: December 23, 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: 1901 — New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Steam Roller Driver Number of children: 11 Death: August 16, 1929 — Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 17, 1929 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Fanny Amelia Baker William John Thomas Browning Frank Browning Minnie Browning Frances A Browning Ada M A Browning Mabel Edith Browning Frances Amelia Browning Lilly Mills Browning Harriet Jane Browning Amy E Browning Florence R Browning William Browning 1852–1929 Birth: May 20, 1852 26 25 — Little Coggeshall, Essex, England Death: August 16, 1929 — Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
mother	Links Birth: June 30, 1858 41 45 — Plymouth, Devon, England Census: April 7, 1861 — Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England Census: 1871 — Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England Religious marriage: March 4, 1877 — Portsea, Hampshire, England Census: April 3, 1881 — England Immigration: December 23, 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Census: 1930 — Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia Number of children: 11 Death: August 21, 1941 — Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 23, 1941 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Probate: September 28, 1949 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Browning William John Thomas Browning Frank Browning Minnie Browning Frances A Browning Ada M A Browning Mabel Edith Browning Frances Amelia Browning Lilly Mills Browning Harriet Jane Browning Amy E Browning Florence R Browning Fanny Amelia Baker 1858–1941 Birth: June 30, 1858 41 45 — Plymouth, Devon, England Death: August 21, 1941 — Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — March 4, 1877 — Portsea, Hampshire, England
22 months himself	Links Birth: 1878 25 19 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Census: 1881 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Census: April 3, 1881 — England Immigration: December 23, 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: August 7, 1920 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: June 26, 1944 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1948 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Number of children: 0 Death: April 30, 1949 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Burial: May 2, 1949 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Hindmarch Family with spouse Lily Godfrey William John Thomas Browning 1878–1949 Birth: 1878 25 19 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Death: April 30, 1949 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
6 years younger brother	Links Birth: October 5, 1883 31 25 — Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England Immigration: December 23, 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: March 11, 1940 — Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia Burial: March 13, 1940 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emma Violet King Frances William Browning Thomas Frederick Alexander Browning Cordellia Violet Frances Browning Henry A Browning Myrtle May Browning Robert John Browning Leonard James Browning Richard Edward Browning Frank Browning 1883–1940 Birth: October 5, 1883 31 25 — Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England Death: March 11, 1940 — Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
15 months younger sister	Links Birth: 1884 31 25 — at sea Death: 1884 — at sea Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Minnie Browning 1884–1884 Birth: 1884 31 25 — at sea Death: 1884 — at sea
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1885 32 26 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1891 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 28, 1891 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Frances A Browning 1885–1891 Birth: 1885 32 26 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1891 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1887 34 28 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1901 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Burial: June 21, 1901 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ada M A Browning 1887–1901 Birth: 1887 34 28 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1901 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1889 36 30 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: April 5, 1910 — Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: September 6, 1927 Death: November 11, 1969 Burial: November 13, 1969 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry R Elliot Family with spouse Mabel Edith Browning 1889–1969 Birth: 1889 36 30 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 11, 1969
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1891 38 32 — Australia Death: 1964 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: January 13, 1964 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Kelk Mitchelson Frances Amelia Browning 1891–1964 Birth: 1891 38 32 — Australia Death: 1964 — New South Wales, Australia
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1894 41 35 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1914 — Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 22, 1977 Burial: August 25, 1977 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Norman Robert Scanlon Lilly Mills Browning 1894–1977 Birth: 1894 41 35 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 22, 1977
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1897 44 38 Death: 1959 — Auburn, New South Wales, Australia Burial: August 18, 1959 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ernest Frederick Rixon Harriet Jane Browning 1897–1959 Birth: 1897 44 38 Death: 1959 — Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1899 46 40 Death: 1901 Burial: January 20, 1901 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Amy E Browning 1899–1901 Birth: 1899 46 40 Death: 1901
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1901 48 42 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 7, 1988 — Eastlakes, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Florence R Browning 1901–1988 Birth: 1901 48 42 — Balmain, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 7, 1988 — Eastlakes, New South Wales, Australia

Family with Margaret Hindmarch
himself	Links Birth: 1878 25 19 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Census: 1881 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Census: April 3, 1881 — England Immigration: December 23, 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: August 7, 1920 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: June 26, 1944 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1948 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Number of children: 0 Death: April 30, 1949 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Burial: May 2, 1949 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Hindmarch Family with spouse Lily Godfrey William John Thomas Browning 1878–1949 Birth: 1878 25 19 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Death: April 30, 1949 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
ex-wife	Links Birth: 1874 — Sunderland, Durham, England Census: 1881 — Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England Census: 1891 — Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England Religious marriage: August 7, 1920 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: June 26, 1944 — New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William John Thomas Browning Margaret Hindmarch 1874– Birth: 1874 — Sunderland, Durham, England Death:
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — August 7, 1920 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Divorce	Divorce — June 26, 1944 — New South Wales, Australia

Family with Lily Godfrey
himself	Links Birth: 1878 25 19 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Census: 1881 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Census: April 3, 1881 — England Immigration: December 23, 1884 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Religious marriage: August 7, 1920 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Divorce: June 26, 1944 — New South Wales, Australia Marriage: about 1948 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Number of children: 0 Death: April 30, 1949 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Burial: May 2, 1949 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Hindmarch Family with spouse Lily Godfrey William John Thomas Browning 1878–1949 Birth: 1878 25 19 — Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Death: April 30, 1949 — Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: about 1885 Marriage: about 1948 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Number of children: 0 Death: before January 4, 1952 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: January 4, 1952 — Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William John Thomas Browning Lily Godfrey 1885–1952 Birth: about 1885 Death: before January 4, 1952 — New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — about 1948 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Census

Shared note

1881 England - Census transcript - William Browning - Household

Portsea, Portsmouth

Name	Relation	Condition	AgeM	AgeF	Occupation	Birthplace
William Browning	head	Mar	29		Railway Engine Driver	Coggeshall, Essex
Fanny Amelia Browning	wife	Mar		22		Plymouth, Devon
William John Thomas Browning	son		2			Portsmouth, Hants

Burial

Co located with Lily Browning - aged 67 - 4 jan 1952

The grave is unmarked.

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Immigration	Assisted_Immi_William_Browning_1884.jpg Abergeldie at Circular Quay, Sydney
Media object	Browning Family c. 1916 Note: Location of original is unknown but photocopies were in circulation across several Browning descendants. Subjects in the photo were identified by May Noble to Jenny Browning. Location of original is unknown but photocopies were in circulation across several Browning descendants. Subjects in the photo were identified by May Noble to Jenny Browning. Back L-to-R: Frank Browning, Frances Amelia Browning, ?, Henry R Elliot, Lilly Mills Browning, (inset) William John Thomas Browning Front L-to-R: Mabel Edith Browning, Fanny Amelia Baker, ?, William Browning, Harriet Jane Browning, Florence R Browning

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Last change

April 7, 2023 – 10:06:55

Author of last change: kerryc

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Family with parents
father Parents John Browning Mary Ann Surrey	William Browning 1852–1929
mother Parents William Edwards Baker Mary Ann Oates	Fanny Amelia Baker 1858–1941
himself	William John Thomas Browning 1878–1949
younger brother Family Emma Violet King Frances William Browning Thomas Frederick Alexander Browning Cordellia Violet Frances Browning Henry A Browning Myrtle May Browning Private Robert John Browning Leonard James Browning Richard Edward Browning	Frank Browning 1883–1940
younger sister	Minnie Browning 1884–1884
younger sister	Frances A Browning 1885–1891
younger sister	Ada M A Browning 1887–1901
younger sister Family Henry R Elliot Family Private	Mabel Edith Browning 1889–1969
younger sister Family Charles Kelk Mitchelson Private	Frances Amelia Browning 1891–1964
younger sister Family Norman Robert Scanlon	Lilly Mills Browning 1894–1977
younger sister Family Ernest Frederick Rixon Private Private	Harriet Jane Browning 1897–1959
younger sister	Amy E Browning 1899–1901
younger sister Family Private Family Private	Florence R Browning 1901–1988

Family with Margaret Hindmarch
himself	William John Thomas Browning 1878–1949
ex-wife Parents Noah Hindmarch Catherine Gibson	Margaret Hindmarch 1874–

Family with Lily Godfrey
himself	William John Thomas Browning 1878–1949
wife	Lily Godfrey 1885–1952

Descendants

William John Thomas Browning(1878–1949)
- Margaret Hindmarch1920
  - No children
- Lily Godfrey1948
  - No children