William BROWN, Barn Hill, Wynols Hill House, Camp 61 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, July 15, 2018, 16:59 (2355 days ago) @ StA

Hi StA, and a very warm welcome to the forum.
Re Wynols Hill House, if you try searching this forum (see search box top right) you can find a few prior threads where it's mentioned, indeed it's possible this will work for yr Brown family queries too.

Ref the House, this website about the P.O.W. Camp 61 states it was demolished soon after WW2. These links are prob best opended in a new tab/window.
http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1381089&sort=4&search=all&crite...

The above info was also mentioned in this prior thread
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=35268

Photos of the house, and an article abt mineowner William Brown, here
https://www.sungreen.co.uk/Broadwell/wynols_hill_house.html

This prior thread is about Amos William Brown, mother nee Martin, who I think may be the same man your looking for ?
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=42659

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As you've probably seen, this site's PRs have;

Record_ID: 55792
Entry_Number: 376
Year: 1950
Month: Mar
Day: 11
Surname: BROWN
Forenames: Benjamin Martin
Residence: Laburnum House Broadwell Glos
Age_at_death: 78 years
Officiating_Minister: Wyndham Jones vicar & Hon. Canon
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: old church yard grave re-opened
Notes:
Register_Reference: P82 IN 1/17
Page_No: 47
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch
Soundex: B650

So born abt 1872

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FamilySearch has various Census' for Benjamin including these;

1911 Coleford, West Dean, Monmouthshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Benjamin M Brown Head M 39 COLLIER PROPRIETOR. Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Eleanor Brown Wife F 40 Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Martin H Brown Son M 17 FARMER DUTIES COLLIER OUTSIDE. Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
William J Brown Son M 13 Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Margery Brown Daughter F 11 Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Beatrice E Brown Daughter F 9 Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Annis Brown Daughter F 7 Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Irene A Brown Daughter F 5 Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Eleanor Brown Daughter F 3 Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Benjamin G W Brown Son M 0 Broadwell Lane End West Dean Gloucester, Gloucestershire

1881 West Dean (Gloucs), Monmouthshire, Wales
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Brown Head M 57 Coal miner. West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Arabella Brown Wife F 54 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Amos Brown Son M 22 Coal miner. West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Milcah Brown Daughter F 15 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Benjamin M Brown Son M 9 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

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Assume that Benjamin's older brother Amos is the one you mention ??

If so then this site's PRs have;

Record_ID: 111015
Entry_Number:
Year: 1858
Month: Nov
Day: 21
Parents_Surname: BROWN
Child_Forenames: Amos William
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Arabella
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Born Oct 20 [1858]
Notes: Any abbreviated forenames have been expanded to the full name
Register_Reference: D5533 1/1
Page_Number: 76
Parish_Chapel: Coleford Congregational
Soundex: B650

Record_ID: 159965
Entry_Number: 468
Year: 1884
Month: oct
Day: 11
Grooms_Surname: BROWN
Grooms_Forenames: Amos
Grooms_Age: 25
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Lane End
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Brown
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Brides_Surname: EBBORN
Brides_Forenames: Mary Ann
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Berry Hill
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Ebborn
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Farmer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: William Ebborn
Witness_2: Bella Brown
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Jo[hn] Jo[seph] Elsworth Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P245 IN 1/21
Page_Number: 234
Parish_Chapel: Parkend
Soundex_Groom: B650
Soundex_Bride: E165

Record_ID: 55205
Entry_Number:
Year: 1930
Month: Sep
Day: 16
Surname: BROWN
Forenames: Amos William
Residence: Coleford
Age_at_death: 71
Officiating_Minister: Wyndham Jones vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P82 IN 1/16
Page_No: 49
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch
Soundex: B650

Again from FamilySearch can find this, looks like a transcription error with his name ?

1901 Barn Hill Lane End, Coleford, West Dean(Gloucs), Monmouthshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Amos N Brown Head M 42 COLLIERY PROPRIETOR. West Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary A Brown Wife F 36 Newland, Gloucestershire
Jemima Brown Daughter F 14 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Fanny Brown Daughter F 12 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary I Brown Daughter F 6 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Winifred A Brown Daughter F 2 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Emma E Brown Daughter F 1 West Dean, Gloucestershire

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An Amos Brown is mentioned in the superb Lightmoor site's histories of two FoD pits near to Coleford, Speedwell and Union. The Union reference shows he was present at the disaster of 1902 which claimed four lives due to flooding.
See
http://lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/CoalSpeedwell.html
http://lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/CoalUnion.html
https://www.sungreen.co.uk/Broadwell/Union-Mine.html
http://www.christchurchfod.org.uk/cguide.html

Some of the above has already been covered in the aforementioned prior thread.

Hope this helps, Jeff.