One of the Founders of Brown Thomas & Co., of Grafton Street, Dublin.
Hugh Brown of the parish of St. Mary's, Dublin, and Mary Ann Riddle of the parish of St. Thomas, were married at St. Thomas's Church, on 13th August 1844.
The witnesses were John Gray Beene and --?- Ward Riddle
Hugh Brown opened a shop at 16 Grafton Street in 1848. The following year with James Thomas they expanded into No.17. By the mid-1850s they had also bought number 15 and enlarged the shop further. The company was purchased by the Selfridge firm of London in 1919 and operated as a branch of Selfridges until 1933 when it was sold to John McGuire, who had made his name in Clerys. In the 1960s the company went public on the Irish Stock Exchange.
for further details, see the bio of his wife.
One of the Founders of Brown Thomas & Co., of Grafton Street, Dublin.
Hugh Brown of the parish of St. Mary's, Dublin, and Mary Ann Riddle of the parish of St. Thomas, were married at St. Thomas's Church, on 13th August 1844.
The witnesses were John Gray Beene and --?- Ward Riddle
Hugh Brown opened a shop at 16 Grafton Street in 1848. The following year with James Thomas they expanded into No.17. By the mid-1850s they had also bought number 15 and enlarged the shop further. The company was purchased by the Selfridge firm of London in 1919 and operated as a branch of Selfridges until 1933 when it was sold to John McGuire, who had made his name in Clerys. In the 1960s the company went public on the Irish Stock Exchange.
for further details, see the bio of his wife.
Inscription
In Memory
of
HUGH BROWN J.P.
Oakland, Rathgar
who fell asleep in Jesus
9th February 1882
aged 70 years
"as for me, I will behold thy face in
righteousness: I shall be satisfied
when I awake, with thy likeness"
Psalm xvii.15.
also of
MARIANNE BROWN
wife of the above
who fell asleep in Jesus
8th January 1912,
aged 85 years
"But thanks be to God which giveth
us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ"
also of
HUGH DUNLOP BROWN M.A., B.L.
youngest son of the above
died 24th April 1918, aged 60
"I know that my Redeemer liveth"
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
