Researching Handley Brown
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 197415 people with the Brown surname? In that year Brown was ranked number 4 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Handley Brown on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Handley Brown and the Brown Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 247515 people with the Brown surname in the UK? Brown is now ranked number 4 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 1886751 people with the Brown surname in the USA? Brown is ranked number 4 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Handley Brown
Handley Brown
Handley Welbourn Brown (29 August 1904 – 5 December 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A centre three-quarter, Brown represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1924 to 1926. He played 20 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 35 points, but did not appear in any internationals.alt=|left|thumb|Handley Brown passport application (1924)
Handley Brown played 49 games for Taranaki between 1923 and 1930.
His son Ross Brown, nicknamed Pascoe, played 144 matches for Taranaki from 1953 to 1968 and 25 matches for the All Blacks from 1955 to 1962.
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