John Brown of Colstoun, Upper Paterson, as he was almost invariably titled in family history notices in newspapers in Australia regarding himself and members of his family,
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John Brown went to the Tirhut area of India, an important Indigo production and processing area. In 1823, he married Charlotte Dowling and a number of their children were born in India, including Louisa and William.
In 1829 the Browns were back in Denmark and a son, Edward George, was born there in that year.
On 23 January 1838, John and Charlotte Brown, their children, a nanny and three servants arrived in Sydney from England on the Marquis of Hastings. Although the voyage had lasted four months, number of passengers, including John Brown, were so satisfied with the journey that they published an open letter in The Sydney Herald to the captain of the ship. The letter stated that "after a very agreeable passage we cannot deny ourselves the pleasure of expressing to you our high sense of the obligations we owe you for your unremitting attention to our comfort during the voyage, and we request you will accept our sincere thanks."
Harriet,
Louisa,
John Dowling Brown (of Colstoun , af Kokkedal) 1825-1899 - Marriage - At All Saints Church, Singleton, on the 26th June, by the Rev. James Blackwood, B.A., John Dowling Brown, Esq., of Bucklebone, eldest son of John Brown, Esq., of Colstoun, Upper Paterson to Helena Isabella, only daughter of George Boyle White, Esq, of Greenwood. - (Ref- The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893)(about) Previous issue Wednesday 4 July 1855 Page 3).
William Brown (of Colstoun , af Kokkedal) 1826-1847
Elisabeth 'Eliza' Brown (of Colstoun, af Kokkedal) 1828-1919 - Walsh, Elizabeth (Eliza) (1827–1913) - There were many heads bowed with sorrow and eyes wet with tears yesterday morning, when the mortal remains of the late Mrs. Eliza Walsh were laid to rest alongside those of her late husband, the Hon. W. H. Walsh, M.L.C. (who died on April 5, 1888), in the cemetery at Toowong on the entrance slope, where lie sleeping, already, so many of Brisbane's early settlers. The remains were followed by members of her family and a very large number of friends. The pallbearers were Mr. Western Walsh, Mr. A. D. Walsh, Mr. Nugent Wade Brown, Mr. Campbell Riley, Dr. Falkner, and an old friend of the family—Mr. R. H. Roe, M.A. A service was held at St. James's Church, Toowoomba, on Wednesday afternoon by the Ven. Archdeacon River, assisted by the Rev. A. E. Davies, and at the request of a few intimate friends of the deceased lady, a further service took place at the residence of Mr. A. D. Walsh, Milton-terrace, at 10.15 yesterday morning, conducted by the Revs. Canon Jones and Walter Thompson, who subsequently conducted the service at the graveside. The late Mrs. Walsh was the daughter of the late Mr. John Brown, and was born at Freidrickstahl, Copenhagen, on July 3, 1827. When 10 years of age her parents carne to Australia and made their home at Colstoun, on the Paterson River, in New South Wales. There she was married to Mr. William Henry Walsh, afterwards Minister for Works and Railways in Queensland, and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The deceased lady's early married life was spent at Degilbo station, Burnett district, which the late Mr. Walsh owned from 1857 until 1864. Her long and useful life, with its warm affections and steadfast ideals, endeared her to an unusually wide circle of friends. From the early sixties onward for many years her home at Milton was the centre of generous hospitality, cultured life, and warm friendships that have stood without failing the tests of time and severance. Mrs. Walsh's life was mainly devoted to her home duties and to the education of her children, but she found time also for deeds of benevolence, and she was closely associated with Mrs. Hale, the then bishop's wife, in many good works, more especially in the establishment of the Governesses' Home. The features of her character, which animated and spiritualised a face that remained to the last strikingly beautiful, were affectionate devotion to the training of her children, ardent zeal for the established church and missionary work, and unfailing fidelity. - (Ref- Original publication ?Brisbane Courier, 10 October 1913, p 9)
Edward George,
Charles Fenwick Elphinstone Brown (of Colstoun, af Kokkedal) 1830-1909
Edith Brown (of Colstoun, af Kokkedal) 1832-
Gustava Brown (of Colstoun, af Kokkedal) 1834-
Sigismunda George,
Herbert Harrington Brown (of Colstoun, af Kokkedal) 1839-1929
Nugent Wade Brown ,
Walterus le Brun Brown (of Colstoun, af Kokkedal) 1843-1928
When the family found a property which suited their purposes at "Upper Paterson" (now Gresford) in the Hunter Valley, Brown named it Colstoun after his ancestral home in Haddington, Scotland.
John and Charlotte Brown and their children were pioneers in New South Wales. They unleashed a great deal of energy, talent, courage and tenacity upon the colony.
Some of the large family settled in the Upper Paterson area, while others moved to other parts of Australia.
A few, once married, returned to the United Kingdom and William, who had been born in India, went to China where, in 1847, he was killed whilst in the Huangpu District, Guangdong province. John Brown referred to his son as being "barbarously murdered by the Chinese at Canton together with five of his companions."
Edward became the first mayor of Tumut and a was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was one of the earliest residents of Tumut and had gone to the area in 1846 to work for his brother-in-law, John Charles Whitty. When Witty returned to England, Edward purchased Witty's property. Edward later went into partnership with Hamlyn Lavicourt Harris whose sister had married J. C. Witty's son, Henry. There was a close relationship between the Witty, Brown and Harris families.
Another son, Nugent Wade Brown lived at Ban Ban in Queensland and was one of the first settlers inland from Maryborough.
After John Brown's death in 1860, his wife Charlotte returned to England and, at the time of her death on 11 March 1884, she was living with her daughter, Louisa and her son-in-law, John Charles Whitty. Louisa and Whitty had married in England in 1868.
John Brown died at Parramatta, New South Wales, on 9 July 1860, at the house of his daughter and son-in-law, Sigismunda and Dr. Walter Brown. He was buried in the cemetery of St John's Anglican Cathedral, Parramatta. A memorial in the Cathedral reads:
In memory of JOHN BROWN Esq. of Colstoun, Upper Paterson N. S. Wales.
Born at Copenhagen, April 28th 1787.
Died at Parramatta, July 9th 1860.
Aged 73 years.
His remains rest in the cemetery of St John's Parramatta.
Also in memory of WILLIAM, his son.
Born at Serampore, India, October 5th 1826,
Who was barbariously murdered by the Chinese at Canton, together with five of his companions December 5th 1847, Aged 21 years.
His remains rest in the British cemetery at Whampoa.
"Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest"
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
Original publication - unpublished, 2012
Additional Resources
arrives in Sydney with his family, Sydney Gazette, 25 January 1838, p 2
letter to the editor praising the captain of the Marquis of Hastings , Sydney Herald, 5 February 1838, p 3
the captain's reply, Sydney Herald, 5 February 1838, p 3
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Citation details - Colin Choat, 'Brown, John (1787–1860)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brown-john-14344/text25415, accessed 15 July 2013. - (Ref- http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brown-john-14344).