William Chalmers Brown
1841 — 15 April 1909
William Chalmers Brown (9‑31‑7)
William was born in Croydon, England 1841 to Alexander Brown and Margaret (née Chalmers). In 1879 William arrived in Normanton aboard the ketch Dawn. In 1882 William ran the pastoral station Croydon with his brother, Alexander. In 1885 William officially notified authorities of gold and a rush commenced.
Mary Elizabeth O'Grady married William in 1885. Mary died in March 1900 shortly after the birth of their sixth child. A throat affliction brought William to Brisbane, where he died in the Brisbane General Hospital on 15 April 1909 aged 66 years.