Glenbervie Brown (1838–1930)
from World's News
The oldest Corowa (N.S.W.) dweller, Glenbervie Brown, has died at the age of 92. He planted the first vineyard at Wahgunyah (Vic), and was the first wine maker there. He is survived by eight daughters and two sons. He arrived in Sydney in the sailing vessel Glenbervie in 1839, being born on board when the ship was 14 days out from London.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Glenbervie Brown
- Farmer and Settler (NSW), 20 September 1930, p 4
Additional Resources
- planted his first vineyard in 1862, Australian Town and Country Journal, 9 September 1899, p 29
- says he and his twin sister are the oldest living twin colonists in NSW, Corowa Chronicle (NSW), 14 February 1925, p 3
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 1930, p 12
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Brown, Sarah (wife)
- Sloman, Mary Louisa (daughter)
- Brown, Margaret Sarah (daughter)
- Brown, Maria Rose (daughter)
- Brown, Annie Hiskins (daughter)
- Brown, Lillian Belcher (daughter)
- Brown, Daisy Mitchell (daughter)
- Brown, Ethel Maud (daughter)
- Brown, Florence Mildred (daughter)
- Brown, Glenbervie (son)
- Brown, Albert Asher (son)
- Sloman, Henry (son-in-law)
- Brown, Margaret (mother)
- Brown, Duncan (father)
- Jamieson, Maria Christina (sister)
- Gallagher, Mary (sister)
- Willis, Janet (sister)
- Brown, Margaret (sister)
- Swan, Agnes (sister)
- Brown, Donald (brother)
- Brown, Archibald (brother)
- Brown, Duncan (brother)
- Brown, John (brother)
- Brown, Alexander (brother)
- Brown, May (sister-in-law)
- Brown, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Brown, Jessie (sister-in-law)
- Jamieson, Neil (brother-in-law)
- Gallagher, Alexander (brother-in-law)
- Willis, George Hamilton (brother-in-law)
- Swan, John (brother-in-law)
- Macgregor, Margaret Mitchell (niece)
- Goslett, Margaret (niece)
- Brown, Mary (niece)
- Brown, Maria Christina (niece)
- Brown, Euphemia Graham (niece)
- Brown, Susan Elizabeth (niece)
- Brown, Mary Ann (niece)
- Brown, John (nephew)
- Brown, Archibald (nephew)
- Jamieson, William (nephew)
- Brown, Duncan (nephew)
- Brown, James (nephew)
- Brown, Eden Roe (nephew)
- Brown, Donald (nephew)
- Brown, Glenbervie Beechworth (nephew)
- Brown, John Wright (nephew)
- Brown, Glenbervie Mitchell (nephew)
- Brown, Margaret (niece by marriage)
- Sloman, May (granddaughter)
- Sloman, Irene Fitzwater (granddaughter)
- Sloman, Ernest Henry (grandson)
- Sloman, Glenbervie John (grandson)
Citation details
'Brown, Glenbervie (1838–1930)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brown-glenbervie-23632/text32607, accessed 28 September 2023.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
11 September,
1930
(aged 91)
Corowa,
New South Wales,
Australia
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