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Brown, John, 1826-1883

LC control no.nr 00036430
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Personal name headingBrown, John, 1826-1883
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Associated countryGreat Britain Scotland
Birth date1826-12-08
Death date1883-03-27
Place of birthCrathie (Scotland)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Found inJohn 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)