Difference between revisions of "Brown, John"
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'''Timeline'''<br /> | '''Timeline'''<br /> | ||
| + | 1746 - Arrived in Denmark - became employed at the trading [[House of Nicolai Fenwick]] in Elsinore where he rose to the rank of ''Fuldmægtig''. ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | ||
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1750 - Arrived in Copenhagen. (Bech 1981:152) | 1750 - Arrived in Copenhagen. (Bech 1981:152) | ||
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| + | Purchased cotton at the [[Asiatisk Kompagni]] auctions in the 1750s (RA, Moltke) | ||
1755 - Citizenship as ''Grosserer'' ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | 1755 - Citizenship as ''Grosserer'' ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | ||
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1756-10-20 - Married to [[Applebye, Anna]] (1738-1798) ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | 1756-10-20 - Married to [[Applebye, Anna]] (1738-1798) ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | ||
| − | 1759 - Partnered with his brother [[Brown, David]] and founded the trading [[House of John & David Brown]] | + | 1759 - Partnered with his brother [[Brown, David]] and founded the trading [[House of John & David Brown]]. ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) |
1770-1772 - Director of [[Asiatisk Kompagni]] (Glamann, 1947) | 1770-1772 - Director of [[Asiatisk Kompagni]] (Glamann, 1947) | ||
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1779 - Director of [[Asiatisk Kompagni]] till 1785. ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | 1779 - Director of [[Asiatisk Kompagni]] till 1785. ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | ||
| − | + | 1781 - Bought the shipyard behind Frederiks Tyske Kirke for his son [[Brown, William]]. ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | |
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| + | 1782 - Partnered with his son [[Brown, William]] in the [[House of John & William Brown & Co]]. ([[Marcussen|http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html]]) | ||
[[Category:Male]][[Category:Merchant]][[Category:Foreign Origin]][[Category:English]][[Category:Groshandler]] [[Category:Involved in Asiatisk Kompagni]] | [[Category:Male]][[Category:Merchant]][[Category:Foreign Origin]][[Category:English]][[Category:Groshandler]] [[Category:Involved in Asiatisk Kompagni]] | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 14 October 2015
Born 1723, died 1808. (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
Family
Brother: Brown, David (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
Son: Brown, William; Brown, James 2 (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
Many children...
Father-in-law: Appleby, Peter
Timeline
1746 - Arrived in Denmark - became employed at the trading House of Nicolai Fenwick in Elsinore where he rose to the rank of Fuldmægtig. (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
1750 - Arrived in Copenhagen. (Bech 1981:152)
Purchased cotton at the Asiatisk Kompagni auctions in the 1750s (RA, Moltke)
1755 - Citizenship as Grosserer (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
1756-10-20 - Married to Applebye, Anna (1738-1798) (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
1759 - Partnered with his brother Brown, David and founded the trading House of John & David Brown. (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
1770-1772 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni (Glamann, 1947)
1778 - Bankrupted. (Bech 1981:342)
1779 - Director of Asiatisk Kompagni till 1785. (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
1781 - Bought the shipyard behind Frederiks Tyske Kirke for his son Brown, William. (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
1782 - Partnered with his son Brown, William in the House of John & William Brown & Co. (http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/mart/lexref/rederier/brown.html)
