Richard M Brown 1882-1951

Richard Marks Brown was born in Luton in 1882. The 1901 census records him he as living at 32 West Side New Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire. He married Doris Patterson at Luton in 1918 (BMD)..

The Brown family were prominent Quakers (Society of Friends), of which Doris Patterson was a member. A previous Richard Marks Brown had married in 1814 a Dorcas Kirby ("Descendants of John Darby") as his second wife, She was mentioned in Memorials of Deceased Members of the Society of Friends, pp 199-206.

The Brown family were active in the grain milling industry in Luton. Bute Mills still exists, with a Quaker connection.