... of my third cousin twice removed, Eva Douglas Brown, the Times (Fri Apr 13 1928) reports that "Princess Victoria sent a gift of furniture to Major Beauchamp Seymour, late 60th Rifles, son of the late Colonel Leopold Seymour and Lady Falle, and Miss Eva Douglas Brown, daughter of the Rev. Herbert Brown and the late Mrs. Brown, of St. Lawrence Rectory, whose marriage took place yesterday at St. Lawrence's Church, near Southminster, Essex."
Blimey, this branch of the family were much more illustrious than the rest of my tree! This is the same branch that were connected with the Devenish-Meares family in Australia. I guess they changed their surname from Brown to Douglas-Brown to sound posher. So, anyway -
Blimey, this branch of the family were much more illustrious than the rest of my tree! This is the same branch that were connected with the Devenish-Meares family in Australia. I guess they changed their surname from Brown to Douglas-Brown to sound posher. So, anyway -
- Which Princess Victoria would that be?
- What was her connection - presumably with Major Beauchamp Seymour's family?
- Why is St Lawrence's Church always referred to as "near Southminster"? Is it actually in a village?
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