Jessie Longmore - alias Trixie - Brown 1897 - 1977
Ursularuth of Longmore/Brown/Geddes Ancestry tree is related to her husband, Alexander Gowans, -he her mother's uncle
1897. Jessie Brown was born on 25/6/1897 at Alford House, Belair, Durban, Natal to William Longmore Brown & Gertrude Cooper
1898/9. Her younger sister, Edith Natalie Brown , was born to William & Gertrude on 25/12 in Natal, South Africa. Jessie being born there 1897- newspaper entry- and being given as aged 3 on 1901C: Edith as aged 2. So I feel she would have been born 1898
1899-1901. She must travel from South Africa to Scotland with her mother & younger sister
1901C.- Jessie Brown is at Milton Lodge, Keith, Banff, with uncle Alex T Brown , 25, & aunt Isabella J P Brown, 32 . Seemingly- since it says son, daughter & granddaughter! , her widowed grandmother, Jessie Brown/Longmore 1842, was also there - but not given on FMP/Ancestry transcripts!. Her mother & sister, Edith Natalie Brown , are at Gladstone Place, 36, Aberdeen St , Machar, Aberdeenshire
| Alex T | Brown | Son | Single | Male | 25 | 1876 | Civil Engineer & Arct | Keith, Banffshire, Scotland |
| Isabella J P | Brown | Daughter | Single | Female | 32 | 1869 | - | Australia |
| Jessie L | Brown | Granddaughter | - | Female | 3 | 1898 | - | -Natal |
| Annie | Knowles | Servant | Widow | Female | 30 | 1871 | Cook (Dom) | Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland |
| Annie F | Davidson | Servant | Single | Female | 20 | 1881 | Housemaid (Dom) | Keith, Banffshire, Scotland |
| Helen A Mck | Forsyth | Servant | Single | Female | 16 | 1885 | Nurse (Dom) | Keith, Banffshire, Scotland |
1901. August. Her father is shot in South Africa - suspected suicide
1911C.. Again , Jessie is not living with her mother & sister. Jessie Brown, 13, is in St Machar Aberdeen as is Isabella J P Brown - but not in the same household: censuses on SP but not purchased. A few possibilities for Alex there in St Machar too, but not in the same household as Jessie or Isabella
Her mother & sister, Edith Natalie Brown, 12, are at 95 Blenheim Place, Aberdeen
1920 . Jessie Longmore Brown , 23, of Urie Cresent, Stonehaven, married Alexander J Gowans in Fetteresso on 30/6/1920. Her sister, Edith Natalie Brown was her bridesmaid and the reception was held at Mrs Crombie's, Dunalister, aunt of the bride
1977. Jessie L Gowans dies Brechin, Angus . Her husband died the same year . Ursularuth of Longmore/Brown/Geddes Ancestry tree is related to him-he her mother's uncle
