They settled at Sidney. Bill worked for the CPR. He
and Marion are buried at Sidney. They had ten
children;

1. Archibald L. (1895-1934) was born and educated
at Sidney. He worked at the Sidney Brick Yards
and married Edna Irene McIntyre ** of the
Arizona district. He died of pneumonia at the age
of thirty-nine years leaving Edna with four
children and one born after her husband’s death.
Edna later married Bill Porter who had five
children.

2. John (Jack) (1890-1953) married Adeline Hall
(1908—1968) **. They lived at Carberry with a
daughter Velma.

3. Harold (Shrub) (1904-1996) married Muriel
Calvert **. Harold ran the butcher shop in Sidney
for a few years and then worked in Winnipeg.
They returned and operated the Firdale Store.
Harold and Muriel raised a daughter, Tranna.

. Ruth (1903-1913) died of scarlet fever and is
buried at Sidney.

5. Marion (Mae) married Joseph Graham.

6. Ethel (1901-1977) married Mr. Markle.

7. Francis

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9

4:

. Jennie married Mr. Dunton.
. Violet married Kenneth Hoover.
10 Margaret married Matthew Wright **.

William (Billy) Brown (1883-1950) was born
at Barling Magna, Essex, England and came to
Canada first in 1904. He was a friend of Sam Snow,
coming from neighboring villages in England. He
worked as a lumber jack and then for the CPR but
returned to England in two years. He married Lillian

 

Wm. "Billie“ and Lillian (Wyatt) Brown c 1909

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Wyatt (1888-1972) and they returned to Canada
settling on the NW of 10—11—10. Billy and Lillian had
eight children: Winnifred, Maud, Charles, David,
Edward, Marion, Barbara and Anne. Their five oldest
attended the Macaulay school. In 1926 ill health
persuaded the family to return to England. Billy and
Lillian are buried in the cemetery at Barling Magna in
England. Charles and his wife visited the old farm on
three occasions.

Edward returned to Canada twenty years ago. He
and his wife Peggy live in Aldergrove, BC. He and
his sisters Marion and Barbara, in England, are the
only surviving members of the family.

Jacob I. Brown (1888-1970) and his wife Maria
Unrau (1892-1961) were married in 1911. They
farmed near Morden for eighteen years, then moved
to Ratner, SK. In 1938 they rented land at Edrans. In
1941 they were on the move again. This time they
bought land at Pine Creek. Jacob and Maria raised
twelve children (two other children died as infants
while the family lived in Morden). They raised this
large family during the depression years and when
they came to Pine Creek had to build a house and
other buildings and develop uncultivated land. The
younger Brown children attended the Forestville
school.

1. Isaac the oldest of this Brown family moved to
Alberta and pursued ranching and became a rodeo
cowboy. He also attended Bible College but died
at a young age, leaving his wife Katherine and a
nine month old son, Isaac.

2. Mary married Dave Neufeld. They farmed for a
time in the Mayfeld district and in the 1950’s
moved to Winnipeg where Dave was employed by
the T. Eaton Co. until he retired. They had six
children, Irene, Thelma, Hilda, Ruth, Jim, and
Joyce.

3. Jake followed in his fathers footsteps as a farmer.
He and his wife Kay had eight children, Harold,
Dorothy, Harvey, Marvin, Kenneth, Joan,
Raymond and Muriel. Jake and Kay are buried at
Austin.

4. Abe gave up farming in the mid 1950’s. He was
involved in the automobile industry in Winnipeg
and also worked as an auctioneer. He and his wife
Gertrude have five children, Beverley Mary-Ann,
Linda Roseann, Larry Richard, Wayne Douglas,
and Kelly Raymond.

5. Frank like Jake, continued as a farmer. Frank,
now deceased, and his wife Sadie had a daughter,
Helen.

6. Peter worked for various farmers before going to
Winnipeg to find work. He worked with Pioneer
Electric at Brandon, Red Deer and Winnipeg. He
later was a partner in Carte Electric. Peter and his
wife Margaret had four children, Sharon, Verne,