The convicts, John Tindall (Indefatigable, 1815) and Lucy Cooper (Broxbornebury, 1814) were his grandparents. His father, Alfred Brown, was also a convict, who arrived in Sydney aboard the Malabar in 1819.
'Brown, Alfred (1842–1928)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/brown-alfred-24492/text33206, accessed 21 May 2025.
9 September,
1842
Kurrajong,
New South Wales,
Australia
20 February,
1928
(aged 85)
Windsor,
New South Wales,
Australia
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