Annie Browne

Rank:	Volunteer
Street:	St Anne's Rectory
Townland:
Town/Village:	Newtownforbes
Civil Parish:	Clonguish
Catholic Parish:	Clonguish
Country:
Alternative Address:
Census 1901:	Resident at Cashel Glebe https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/view-pdf/?doc=nai001023292
Census 1911:	Residing at St Anne's Rectory, with family https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/view-pdf/?doc=nai002900312
Regiment/Unit:	Joint War Committee Voluntary Aid Detachment
Regiment Number:	N/A
Date of Death:
Cause:	Unknown
Memorial:	Unknown
Information:	It is believed that Annie Fraser was born Sarah Anne Frazer on or around the 22 Oct 1865 in Lisglennon, near Ballina, Co. Mayo. By 1898 she was living in 1 Ontario Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin. Annie married Rev. John Browne, on 18 Apr 1898; John gave his address as Mostrim Rectory, Edgeworthstown. Rev. Browne served in a number of Church of Ireland parishes in Co. Longford including Cashel, Pulladoorey in Colmcille parish, and later becoming rector in Newtownforbes by 1911. They went on to have eight children, however two sadly died; one of their children was William Fraser "Horsey" Browne, who was a rubgy international in the 1920s. His entry in the database is available here. During WW1 Annie was a member of the Joint War Committee Voluntary Aid Detachment, from Jan 1915 to Dec 1918. She was in the Newtownforbes Work Party, her duties being needlework.
Parents Names:	Probable daughter of William Fraser and Sarah (née Brown)
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Links:	Link to Civil Record of Birth; Voluntary Aid Detachment, Red Cross, entry;