William Joseph G Browne

1897 - 1989  (91 years)

• Name	William Joseph G Browne  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	3 May 1897	St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jan 1989	St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1, 3]
  Burial	Belvedere Roman Catholic Cemetery, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1]
  		Belvedere Roman Catholic Cemetery (also known as Saint Johns Roman Catholic Cemetery) St. John's, Avalon, Newfoundland Find a Grave: #2311530
  Person ID	I20857	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Liberius J Browne,   b. 1853, Sound Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. Jul 1929, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Brigid Reily,   b. 1861, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 1 Sep 1943, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Nov 1882	Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F7984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Flannery Roche,   b. 4 Dec 1904   d. 16 Oct 1944 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1933	St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Littledale
  Children	1. Edward Patrick Browne,   b. 3 May 1934   d. 14 Feb 1983 (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Antonia Browne,   b. 6 Aug 1935   d. 18 Apr 1939 (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Grace Harris,   b. 27 Jul 1901, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 14 Feb 1930, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1924	St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [5, 7, 8]
  	Mercy Convent
  Children	1. Madeleine Sophie Browne  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. R N Marjorie Mary Browne  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Peter Joseph Browne  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Father S J William John Browne  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Margaret 'Mae' Buckley,   b. 6 Nov 1900, Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 29 Sep 1970, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1951	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Family ID	F8037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Norah Christine Elphinstone,   b. 27 Oct 1917   d. 2010 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1970	St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  Family ID	F8038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 5
  Marriage	4 Jul 1924	Mercy Convent, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F15716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 May 1897 - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Marriage - 7 Jul 1924 - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Marriage - 4 Jul 1933 - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Marriage - 27 Jun 1951 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 29 Sep 1970 - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death - 10 Jan 1989 - St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S10818] Find a Grave - Canada Index, BROWNE William Joseph 1897-1989. He married (1) Mary Grace Harrison 7 Jul 1924, (2) Mary Flannery Roche 4 Jul 1933, (3) Mae Buckley Flemming 27 Jun 1951, and (4) Norah Elphinstone Renouf 29 Sep 1970 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146608338/william-joseph-browne [S11333] Ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada. Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S10818] Find a Grave - Canada Index, O'REILLY Brigid Browne 1861-1943. D/O Garrett O’Reilly (c.1817-1886) Mary Leonard (1827-1900) Brigid attended school in Placentia and, at age seventeen, went to Barren Island, Placentia Bay to teach school. She married Liberius Browne (c.1853-1929), a son of Phillip Browne of Sound Island, Placentia Bay. In 1886 Liberius and Brigid moved to St. John’s. Bill was the couple’s only child, born after many years of marriage. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146595759/brigid_browne [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Reily.FTW. [S10818] Find a Grave - Canada Index, ROCHE Mary Flannery Browne 1904-1944. Married William Browne 4 Jul 1933 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146608334/mary_f_browne [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). https://gw.geneanet.org/dougfurlong?n=harris&oc=&p=mary+grace [S10818] Find a Grave - Canada Index, HARRIS Mary Grace Browne 1901-1930. Wife of William Brown https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146608333/mary-grace-browne