LC control no. | nr 00036430 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Brown, John, 1826-1883 |
Associated country | Great Britain Scotland |
Birth date | 1826-12-08 |
Death date | 1883-03-27 |
Place of birth | Crathie (Scotland) |
Place of death | London (England) |
Found in | John Brown, Queen Victoria's Highland servant, 2000: t.p. (John Brown) p. vii (b. Dec. 8, 1826) p. xi (d. Mar. 27, 1883) LC in RLIN, Nov. 20, 2000 (hdg.: Brown, John, 1826-1883; usage, John Brown) History Extra (BBC) website, Queen Victoria and John Brown : the controversial relationship between sovereign and servant, published December 5, 2022, viewed April 8, 2024 (John Brown (1826-83), born near Crathie, a village close to Balmoral 8 December 1826; entered royal service as a young man soon after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert acquired Balmoral Castle; worked for the Queen for more than 30 years; suffered from erysipelas in later years; in March 1883 he caught a severe chill which rapidly worsened, sank into a coma, and died at Windsor Castle on 27 March 1883) |