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hi,

There is a Forbis BROWN farming at Grogey in 1833.

Brown, Forbis - Aghalurcher - Grogey - 1833

Regards,

SEAN

hi,

There is a Forbes BROWN and a Martha BROWN farming at Grogey c.1860.

I would guess that Martha is the Mother of Forbes, but can't be sure.

Martha would be a Widow, as that was the only way women could inherit land in those days.

There was also a John STEEN farming there, people never travelled far in those days looking for spouses.

There is only one BROWN in Grogey by 1901, she is a Widow and it looks like her daughter married George SYMINGTON. 

There is a record of the FORBES/STEEN marriage, which means you could get a copy of the cert. from Roscommon.

That would confirm the Townland where the fathers lived.

Name:     Forbes Brown

Spouse's Name:    Eliza Steen
Event Date:     03 Dec 1857
Event Place:     Lisnaskea, Ferm, Ireland
Spouse's Father's Name:    John Steen

Here is the link...

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGCN-WL9

Children of the marriage look like they were born in BROOKEBOROUGH,FERMANAGH,IRELAND.

There could be church records for births before 1864.

Birth of Forbes b.31 May 1866
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FRHY-68P

Death of Forbes 1944 in Penrith.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLND-6QH

Regards,

SEAN

hi Barbara,

There is a newspaper article about the death of Forbes BROWNs Widow in 1954.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/100985347?searchTerm=forbes%20brown&searchLimits=

If you search for Forbes BROWN on the above  website there are quite a few bits and bobs of information.

This article mentions Grogey, Fermanagh.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/101339739?searchTerm=%22forbes%20brown%22%20+%20death&searchLimits=

Regards,

SEAN