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Thomas Brown
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Brown
Age: 32
Birth Date: Abt 1848
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1880: Bear Valley, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 146
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah Brown
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: Miner
Months not employed: 7
Cannot Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Brown 32
Sarah Brown 26
John Brown 8
Mary Brown 5
James Brown 3
Prudence Brown 1

More than one tree on Ancestry (probably just copying from each other) says Thomas was born 30 Aug 1846 at Boherbue, County Cork.
No proof offered.

One tree offers this as "proof":

Irish Records Extraction Database
Name
Thomas Brown
Sex
Male
Baptism
30 August 1846
Baptism Place
Boherbue, County Cork, Ireland
Father
Denis Brown
Mother
Mary Leary


But no proof that that is the correct Thomas.

One goes on to list several supposed siblings of Thomas.
All are children of Denis and Mary Brown .
All those "siblings" were born (from 1851 onwards) and died in Boston, Massachusetts, as also were Denis and Mary.
Denis & Mary's tree seems quite well researched.


That tree says this is Thomas & Sarah in 1870 :

Thomas Brown
in the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Brown
Age in 1870: 26
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Ireland
Dwelling Number: 229
Home in 1870: Trevorton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Denied Voting Rights: Y
Inferred Spouse: Sarah Brown
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Brown 26 - miner
Sarah Brown 19 - England

Also in the household, but not transcribed on Ancestry, is Sarah Cooper, 68, born England, widow. Occupation: "In the family".

But Sarah's mother was Prudence, who was with her husband in Trevorton in 1870. (Just a couple of doors away from Thomas & Sarah.)
Is Sarah senior some other relative? Grandmother of Sarah junior???

However, although interesting, none of that is any help re Thomas T.

Sarah Riley
in the 1900 United States Federal Census
Name:
Sarah Riley
Age:
47
Birth Date:
Sep 1852
Birthplace:
England
Home in 1900:
Johnstown Ward 14, Cambria, Pennsylvania
Street:
Honan Ave
House Number:
324
129 Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Immigration Year:
1863
Relation to Head of House:
Wife
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse's Name:
Peter Riley
Marriage Year:
1890
Father's Birthplace:
England
Mother's Birthplace:
England
Mother: Number of Living Children:
6
Mother: How Many Children:
13
Years in US:
37
Can Read:
Yes
Can Write:
No
Can Speak English:
Yes
Household Members:

Peter Riley 49
Sarah Riley 47
Rosella Riley 6
Thomas Brown 19
Daniel Brown 13

A tree on Ancestry says that Sarah Cooper married Peter J. Reilly after the death of Thomas T. Brown and had daughter Rosella Reilly 1895.
There's a lovely photo of Sarah Cooper Brown Reilly.

Possibly Sarah with parents and siblings in 1861:

EDIT:
NO, this is wrong - please ignore. (or maybe not! see MargaretM's ost following.)

Sarah Cooper
in the 1861 England Census
Name: Sarah Cooper
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: 1853
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Samuel Cooper
Mother's name: Prudence Cooper
Gender: Female
Where born: Pensnett, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: Dudley
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Dudley
Sub-registration district: Dudley
ED, institution, or vessel: 42
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 172
Piece: 2061
Folio: 85
Page Number: 36
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Cooper 37
Prudence Cooper 30
Joseph Cooper 12
Richard Cooper 11
Sarah Cooper 8
Ellen Cooper 7
Anne Cooper 5
Emmeline Cooper 4
Samuel Cooper 3
Elizth Cooper 9/12

Her family seem to have emigrated to Pennsylvania - unless it's another family with similar names;


Sml Cooper
in the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Sml Cooper
[Samuel Cooper]
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: England
Dwelling Number: 231
Home in 1870: Trevorton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Inferred Spouse: Prudence Cooper
Household Members:
Name Age
Eliz Ann Cooper 4
Annie Cooper 2/12
Sml Cooper 40
Prudence Cooper 41
Joseph Cooper 20
Richard Cooper 19
Ellen Cooper 16
Emma Cooper 14
Samuel Cooper 12
John T Cooper 5


EDIT:
No, that's the wrong family - this Sarah married a Reilly (But see MargaretM's post below!):

Sarah Brown
in the Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
Name: Sarah Brown
[Sarah Cooper]
Gender: Female
Age: 37
Birth Date: abt 1853
Marriage Date: 30 Nov 1890
Marriage Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Samuel Cooper
Mother: Prudence Cooper
Spouse: Peter Relley
Film Number: 001294604

Thomas Brown
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1882





Name: Thomas Brown
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1854
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Birthplace: Ireland
Ship Name: Garland

this could be thomas daughter mary born 1875

Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Bear Valley, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Occupation: Miner
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Birthplace: Ireland
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 39
Person Number: 0
Volume: 2
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Brown Self Male 32 Ireland
Sarah Brown Wife Female 26 England
John Brown Son Male 8 Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Brown Daughter Female 5 Pennsylvania, United States
James Brown Son Male 3 Pennsylvania, United States
Prudence Brown Daughter Female 1 Pennsylvania, United States

Working backwards from that, this is her marriage:

Mary Brown
in the Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
Name: Mary Brown
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1875
Marriage Date: Jun 1893
Marriage Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Thos Brown
Mother: Sarah Brown
Spouse: John Reilly
Film Number: 001294606


Mary with parents and siblings in 1880 ??


Mary Brown
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Brown
Age: 5
Birth Date: Abt 1875
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Bear Valley, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 146
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas Brown
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's name: Sarah Brown
Mother's Birthplace: England
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Brown 32 - Ireland
Sarah Brown 26 - England
John Brown 8
Mary Brown 5
James Brown 3
Prudence Brown 1

Welcome to the boards, Kelly.

Do you know anything more about him? (Just so we don't start researching stuff you already know.)

Where did they marry? It wasn't in England or Wales.

This is the death of his daughter Mary:

Mrs Mary Reilly
in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
Name: Mrs Mary Reilly
[Mrs Mary Brown]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 48
Birth Date: 9 May 1875
Birth Place: Shamskin, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 7 Mar 1924
Death Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Thomas T Brown [ Ireland ]
Mother: Sarah Cooper [ Wales ]
Certificate Number: 27580

I am looking for information on Thomas T Brown born in Ireland in 1846. Married to Sarah Cooper in December 1869. Death date of September 5, 1887 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.


Thank you
Kelly