Researching Samuel Browne
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5484 people with the Browne surname? In that year Browne was ranked number 779 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Browne on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Browne and the Browne Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 12780 people with the Browne surname in the UK? Browne is now ranked number 448 for popularity in the UK. |
Browne Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Samuel Browne
Samuel Browne (judge)
Samuel Browne (c. 1598–1668), of Arlesey, Bedfordshire, was Member of Parliament during the English Civil War and the First Commonwealth who supported the Parliamentary cause. However he refused to support the trial and execution of Charles I and, along with five of his colleagues, resigned his seat on the bench. At the Restoration of 1660 this was noted and he was made a judge of the Common Pleas.
He was called to bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1623; M.P. for Clifton-Dartmouth-Hardness, 1640; an active member of the Commons committee for the impeachment of Archbishop Laud, 1644; one of the commissioners to treat with Charles I in the Isle of Wight, 1648; serjeant-at-law, 1648. M.P. for Bedford in 1659 and in 1660 M.P. for Bedfordshire. He was justice of the Common Pleas and knighted, 1660.
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