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William [s/o James of Methilhill] Brown
Facts and Events
| Name |
William [s/o James of Methilhill] Brown |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1843 |
Methil, East Wemyss, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
| Marriage |
6 Jan 1868 |
Methill, Wemyss, Fife, Scotlandto Margaret [d/o Finlay of Inverness] MacLean |
| Alt Marriage |
6 Jan 1868 |
Methil, Wemyss, Fife, Scotlandto Margaret [d/o Finlay of Inverness] MacLean |
| Occupation[1] |
1881 |
East Wemyss, Wemyss, Fife, ScotlandCoal Miner |
| Residence[1] |
1881 |
Leven, Scoonie, Fife, ScotlandCarlow Place |
| Death? |
23 Dec 1916 |
Windygates, Methil Hill, East Wemyss, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
| Burial[3] |
Aft 23 Dec 1916 |
East Wemyss, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Census 1881
- Had a piggery, farm, land, buildings and dairy business.
All bar William siblings died of cholera in Methill Hill.(see statement below) Apparently he also was very ill and kept crying out for water, the doctor, not expecting him to live, instructed his parents to give him as much as he needed, so a pail was placed beside his bed. He drunk continuously and literally 'washed' the illness out of his system.
William was a coalminer, he built Violet, Daisy and Rose cottages on Kennoway Road, Windygates, Fife and the Browns Buildings, including the Dairy on Levens Road, for his family. However, his children were brought up in "The Burns', Kennoway, where they had a piggery.
William was known as 'Paul'. The story goes that he acquired his nickname one day while he was preaching from atop his box in Windygates. William was a fiery preacher and would evangelise on the corner of Kennoway and Leven Road each evening. One day someone in the crowd called out to him that he wanted to buy his horse, to which William replied. "I kinna do business wi' ye now, as I am about me Father's business." Hence he earnt his nickname after the apostle Paul. He did not appreciate the gesture, but his wife did and consequently named their next son James Paul. William was not only known for his fiery preaching but also as a gentle family man. As most of his family consisted of women, he is remembered to have said little other than 'Aye lassie aye'.
He probably died of shingles caused from washing in the Burns (streams) each day after returning from working in the mines. Died at 74 years old. Buried in East Weymss Cemetery
One small parish which in 1866 chose to ignore all the cholera regulations sent to their inspector by the Board of Supervision was Methilhill in Fife. Unfortunately, the village became the focus of a very virulent epidemic, and the Board appointed Dr Henry Littlejohn to investigate the causes of the outbreak. His report was later included in the Annual report of the year, which was a further humiliation to the chastened parochial board. - Twenty-second annual report, 1867-8, App. A, No. 10.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1139615/pdf/medhist00071-0035.pdf
"The Scotsman"
14 June, 1867
METHILHILL. - Reduction of Miners' Wages. - The miners employed at Pirnie Coal Pit, to the west of the village, have received notice that a reduction in their wages is shortly to take place. Since the outbreak of CHOLERA the village has been inhabited chiefly by strangers from all quarters.
- ↑ Cemetery Records
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