Hamilton Brown Frew

bertiebuggle · Post by **bertiebuggle** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:47 pm

I am looking for information about Hamilton Brown Frew DOB 27-05-1873
born and lived in Kilsyth. Occupation-Stockbroker, never married, 8 brothers, 1 sister. Can anyone help please?

Post by **SarahND** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:25 pm

Welcome to Talking Scot! Have you found him in the 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses? That would at least tell you something... or maybe that's where you got the information about his profession?
Regards,
Sarah

Post by **paddyscar** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:37 pm

Hi Bertiebuggle:

Welcome to TalkingScot!

Have you looked at ScotlandsPeople death registers?

There is a death of Hamilton Frew born 1873 +/- 2, died 1907. I didn't enter any place names.

Frances

bertiebuggle · Post by **bertiebuggle** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:46 pm

paddyscar wrote:Hi Bertiebuggle:

Welcome to TalkingScot!

Have you looked at ScotlandsPeople death registers?

There is a death of Hamilton Frew born 1873 +/- 2, died 1907. I didn't enter any place names.

Frances

Thank you again for this but it's not who I'm looking for because Hamilton lived much longer like 1950s and I did find him in the 1901 census in the family home all 12 of them! But then - nothing!
I'll keep searching.
Kind Regards

bertiebuggle · Post by **bertiebuggle** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:51 pm

SarahND wrote:Welcome to Talking Scot! Have you found him in the 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses? That would at least tell you something... or maybe that's where you got the information about his profession?
Regards,
Sarah

Sarah Hi,
Thank you for replying and advice, yes I've found him in the 1901 census and family members have told me he was a stockbroker but then - nothing. I'll keep looking.
Thanks again
Kind Regards
Gordon

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:28 pm

One might imagine that there wouldn't be many by the name of "Hamilton Brown FREW", but the reality is that, if this was a family name that was being commemorated by the naming of a child, then it's far from unusual to find that more than one line of the family used the name for a child.

Most often there are readily identifiable links between branches of the same family.

This is something that can confuse researchers from the point of view of looking for the birth, marriage or death of an ancestor, where the name is assumed to be unique, only to find multiple possible records

David

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:57 pm

Hi Gordon

because Hamilton lived much longer like 1950s

Good to see you on TalkingScot!

As you know Scotlands People deaths only go up to 1956 online, so if he lived beyond that, it looks like you may need to go and search for him at New Register House in Edinburgh. Have you found any of the siblings still around after 1901?
Or, any chance they might have left the country? (They only need to go as far as England to temprorarily disappear!)

Best wishes
Lesley

bertiebuggle · Post by **bertiebuggle** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:35 pm

DavidWW wrote:One might imagine that there wouldn't be many by the name of "Hamilton Brown FREW", but the reality is that, if this was a family name that was being commemorated by the naming of a child, then it's far from unusual to find that more than one line of the family used the name for a child.

Most often there are readily identifiable links between branches of the same family.

This is something that can confuse researchers from the point of view of looking for the birth, marriage or death of an ancestor, where the name is assumed to be unique, only to find multiple possible records

David

Thank you David, Yes I'm following my tutor's advice and using that formula of names being used down through the family. As Hamilton was never married I have to assume there are no more Hamilton Browns after him.
Kind Regards
Gordon

bertiebuggle · Post by **bertiebuggle** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:57 pm

LesleyB wrote:Hi Gordon
because Hamilton lived much longer like 1950s
Good to see you on TalkingScot!
As you know Scotlands People deaths only go up to 1956 online, so if he lived beyond that, it looks like you may need to go and search for him at New Register House in Edinburgh. Have you found any of the siblings still around after 1901?
Or, any chance they might have left the country? (They only need to go as far as England to temprorarily disappear!)

Best wishes
Lesley

Hi Lesley, Yes there were sibling around long after 1901 the very last of them died in 1982 so maybe it's off to Edinburgh to do some research.
Thanks again
Kind Regards
Gordon

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:27 pm

Hi Gordon
And welcome from me anaw.
I have hundreds of Frew records on file.
Ma dochter's grannie wiz wan.
The family are on the 1881 census as well.
Interesting to see his Faither's occupation and the next door neighbours.
As you probably know the Brown connection

.Dwelling: Burngreen Road
Census Place: Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203542 GRO Ref Volume 483 EnumDist 2 Page 3
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
David FREW M 36 M Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Master Carpenter & Joiner (Commissioner) Captain Volunteers
Janet Brown FREW M 35 F Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Alexr. FREW 9 M Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: (Son)
Occ: Scholar
Hamilton B. FREW 7 M Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: (Son)
Occ: Scholar
David FREW 5 M Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: (Son)
Occ: Scholar
John B. FREW 3 M Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: (Son)
William FREW 2 M Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: (Son)
Margeret S. ROWAT 22 F Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: (Serv)
Occ: Domestic Servant

Dwelling: Burngreen Road
Census Place: Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203542 GRO Ref Volume 483 EnumDist 2 Page 4
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Hamilton BROWN M 25 M Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Coalmaster
Jane BROWN M 23 F Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Occ: Coalmasters Wife
Mary BROWN 1 F Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Marion ROWAT U 17 F Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Servant
Occ: Domestic Servant

Awrabest
Davie