'Brown12'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Browne of Browne's Hill, Browne of Carlow, Browne of Castle Browne

                               
(1) As far as we are aware, there was no connection between the 2 families shown on this page. They share the page for our convenience.
(2) BLGI1912 identifies the (Browne quarter of the) coat of arms of the following family as 'sa. a chevron between three cranes arg."
John Brown of Giggotstowm, co. Kildare (d 1629-30)
m. Ellis Stoak
1. Christopher Brown or Browne
2. Thomas Brown or Browne of Dublin and Castle Browne, co. Kildare (d 02.04.1693)
  m. (22.06.1646) Begnet Stephens (d 22.12.1625, dau/heir of Nicholas Stephens of Dublin)
A. John Browne of Dublin & Castle Browne 'of Clongoosewood ' (b 1650-1, d 27.01.1693)
  m. (05.1685) Mary Fitzwilliam (dau of William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Viscount)
  i. Stephen FitzWilliam Browne of Castle Browne (d 03.07.1767)
  m1. ?? FitzWilliam (d 23.07.1722, dau of Thomas FitzWilliam, 4th Viscount)
  m2. Judith Wogan (dau of John Wogan of Rathcoffey by Judith Moore)
  a. Michael Browne of Castle Browne aka 'Clongoweswood' (d c1778, Colonel in France)
  m. Catherine Wogan (dau of Col. Nicholas Wogan of Rathcoffey)
  (1) Thomas Browne (dsp)
  m. Sarah Pearson ("a lady of considerable property in Westmorland")
  (2) Michael Wogan Browne of Castle Browne, Baron, Governor of Dresden (d 1824, General in Saxony)
  m. Augusta Frances Prescott (dau of Col. Thomas Prescott by Charlotte, niece of 1st Duke of Marlborough)
  (A) Francis Browne of Castle Browne & Tours (b 1809, d 03.1876, Major in Austrian service, 3rd son) had issue
  m. (1840) Charlotte Rose de Trobriaud (d 17.12.1902, dau of Gen. Baron de Keredern de Trobriaud)
  (B)+ other issue - Thomas (dsp 1877, Major), Arthur (d unm, Captain in Austria)
  (3)+ other issue - Judith, Eliza
  b. Anthony Browne (Colonel, youngest son)
  m. M. Sacgrea
  (1) Anthony Browne
  m. Mary Cuppage (dau of Gen. _ Cuppage)
  (A) Anthony Browne (Major) had issue
m. M. Gildea
  c.+ other issue - John (dsp 1777), Thomas, Nicholas, Christopher, Rose (d unm), Elizabeth (d unm)
  ii. Bruno Browne (d before 14.11.1741, 3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth
  iii. Alice Browne
  m. John Taylor
  iv.+ other issue - Christopher of Castle Browne, Anne (d unm 1737)
  B. Honora Browne
  m. (01.05.1665) James Dempsey (Colonel)
  C. Mary Browne
  m. Patrick Alen of Sr. Wolstan's
  D. Ciceley Browne

 

 

BIFR1976 identifies the (Browne quarter of the) coat of arms of the following family as 'gu, a chevron between three lions' gambs erect and erased arg, a border arg on cheif arg an eagle displayed sa, armed and crowned or'.
Robert Browne of Carlow (d before 27.05.1678)
m. Jane
1. John Browne of Carlow
  m. (c1680) Mary Jennings (dau of Robert Jennings of Kilkea Castle)
A. William Browne of Browne's Hill, co. Carlow (b c1684, d 1772)
  m. Elizabeth Clayton (dau of Rev. John Clayton, sister of Bishop Robert)
  i. John Browne (dvp unm 23.04.1765)
  ii. Robert Browne of Browne's Hill (d 01.1816)
m. (27.03.1762) Eleanor Morres (dau of Redmond Morres MP)
  a. William Browne of Browne's Hill, Sheriff of co. Carlow (b 01.1763. d 01.04.1840, MP)
  m1. (1794) Charlotte Bourke (d 1806, dau of 3rd Earl of Mayo, Archbishop of Mayo)
  (1) Robert Clayton Browne of Browne's Hill, Sheriff of co. Carlow (b 28.01.1799, d 22.07.1888) had issue
m. (28.10.1834) Harriette Augusta Hamilton (d 01.1898, dau of Hans Hamilton of Sheephill)
  (2) Joseph Deane Browne (d 01.01.1878, Captain)
  m. _ Thursby
  (3) Elizabeth Browne (d 15.01.1871)
  m. (31.01.1814) Sir Joseph (sb Jonah) Denny Wheeler-Cuffe, 1st Bart of Leyrath (d 09.05.1853)
  (4) Eleanor Mary Browne
  m. (05.10.1840) Fitzwilliam Burton of Burton Hall (d 18.07.1881)
  (5) Annette Browne (dsp 27.03.1842)
  m. (10.05.1826) Henry Scott Stopford (d 28.10.1881, Archdeacon of Leighlin, son of 3rd Earl of Courtown)
m2. (08.03.1813) Letitia Toler (dau of 1st Earl of Norbury)
  (6) John Toler Browne
  (7) William Raymond Browne (d 01.10.1907, Captain) had issue
  (8) Hector Graham Browne
  m. (1878) Gertrude Sophia Ainsworth (dau of John Horrocks Ainsworth of Moss Bank)
  (9) Grace Isabella Browne (dsps)
  m. (26.06.1852) Richard Godfrey Bosanquet of Benham Park (d 15.05.1875)
  b Robert Browne, later Browne-Clayton of Adlington Hall (d 10.03.1845, Lt. General) had issue
  m. (01.12.1803) Henrietta Clayton (b 1782, d 1845, dau of Sir Richard Clayton of Adlington, 1st Bart, sister/heir of Sir Robert)
  c.+ other issue - Redmond (d unm, Colonel), John (Rev.), Elizabeth (d unm), Anne (d unm)
  iii. Anne Browne
  m. (20.07.1758) Thomas Bernard, Bishop of Limerick
  iv. Catherine Browne
  m. Rev. Abraham Symes
  v. Mary Browne
  m. Peter Gale of Ashfield
2.+ other issue - William, Robert

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 16.09.09) : BLG I1912 ('Wogan-Browne of Castle Browne')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 25.11.15) : BLGI912 ('Browne-Clayton of Browne's Hill'), BIFR1976 ('Browne-Clayton')
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