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Coffin plate · primary-source record

William S. Brown

abt 1831 – 1 Oct 1886

One of 3 coffin plates transcribed on a single archive page

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

1 Oct 1886

Date of birth

abt 1831

Age at death

55 years

Plate found in

Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

WILLIAM S. BROWN.
Died October 1st 1886.
Aged 55 years.
Transcribed from the original coffin-plate photograph.

Researcher's notes

I went and had a hunt for the Brown family on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

NameDeath dateDeath locationEstimated birth yearBirth location
Wm Brown1 Oct 1886Lambton County, Ontarioabt 1831Essex, England
Mary Jane Brown12 Sep 1886Lambtonabt 1861York

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and shared transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of William S. Brown (abt 1831 – 1 Oct 1886)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/brown-william-1886/ : accessed [your access date]).

One of several separate coffin plates transcribed together on a single Ancestors at Rest archive page; see related records below for the others.

Related records

These coffin plates were transcribed together on one archive page. They are separate plates, not one shared plate, each with its own photograph.

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