Philip Brown was baptised on 9 Sep, 1828 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church in Stepney, Middlesex, England^a1, the son of William Edward Blackbrough (1790–1845)★, a shipwright, and Elizabeth Bain (1791–1833)★. He is Ian's 4x great grandfather.

He married Margaret Mather Simpson (1825–?)★ on 21 Oct, 1849 at St. Andrew's Church in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England^b1 . They had three children:–

• Philip William★, iron works engineer, born on 26 Aug, 1851 and baptised on 9 Sep, 1857 in the parish of Stepney in Middlesex, England^a2. Married Emma Elizabeth Ann Green★ on 29 Nov, 1869 at St. James' Church in Bethnal Green St. James the Great, Middlesex, England^c1,b2. Died on 21 Jul, 1902 at 76 Kingsland Road in Plaistow, Essex, England^b3 at the age of fifty.
• Mary Ann Elizabeth born on 26 Dec, 1853 at 13 Stepney Causeway in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England^b4. Married Robert Jobe on 1 Jun, 1874 at St. Thomas Church in Stepney, Middlesex, England^d1. Died on 2 Jan, 1884 at 22 Follett Street in Poplar, Middlesex, England^b5 at the age of thirty.
• William Edward baptised on 9 Sep, 1857 at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^a3.

By the time of the 1851 census he was living at 4 Hope Place in Limehouse, Middlesex, England^e1 with his wife Margaret Mather.

Philip died at the age of twenty-eight on 16 Dec, 1856 at 116 Brook Street in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England^b6. His death was attributed to "phthisis" (tuberculosis)^b6.

He was buried ten days later at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney^a4

Timeline

1826

Probably born around this time in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England.

1828

9 Sep

Baptised at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney, Middlesex, England.^a1

1849

21 Oct

Married Margaret Mather Simpson★ at St. Andrew's Church, Bethnal Green, Middlesex.^b1
Occupation recorded as blacksmith.^b1
Recorded as residing at 29 Cheshire Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex.^b1

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census living at 4 Hope Place, Limehouse, Middlesex.^e1
Occupation recorded as smith.^e1

26 Aug

Son, Philip William Blackborough (1851–1902)★, born at 158 North Street, Limehouse, Middlesex, England.^a2,b7

18 Sep

Occupation recorded as blacksmith.^b7

1853

26 Dec

Daughter, Mary Ann Elizabeth Blackborough (1853–1884), born at 13 Stepney Causeway, Ratcliff, Middlesex, England.^b4

1854

17 Jan

Occupation recorded as blacksmith.^b4

1856

3 Jan

Son, William Edward Blackborough (1856–?), born in Stepney, Middlesex, England.^a3

16 Dec

Died at the age of twenty-eight at 116 Brook Street, Ratcliff, Middlesex, England. The informant was his wife Margaret.^b6
Occupation recorded as hammerman at an engineers.^b6

26 Dec

Buried at St. Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney.^a4
Recorded as living in Ratcliff.^a4

1857

9 Sep

Occupation recorded as blacksmith.^a2,a3
Recorded as living at London Street, Stepney, Middlesex.^a2,a3

1874

1 Jun

Occupation recorded as blacksmith.^d1

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