Emma Ann Browne born Emma Ann Elmes (February 24, 1857 – October 24, 1941) was a British-born Australian philanthropist.
Emma Ann Browne | |
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| Born | Emma Ann Elmes February 24, 1857 Wareham, Dorset, England |
| Died | October 24, 1941 (aged 84) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | British Australian |
| Education | private school |
| Known for | philanthropy |
| Spouse | Frank Styant Browne |
| Children | seven |
Life
editBrowne was born in 1857 in Wareham. Her parents were Matilda (born Warland) and John Clifford Elmes who as a coachbuilder. She was educated at a private school.[1]
On 18 June 1882, she married Frank Styant Browne in Wimborne, Dorset at the parish church.[2][3][4]
Emma was a philanthropist. The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated throughout the British empire in 1897. In Tasmania a public meeting was held to determine how the occasion might be marked. The second wife of the governor of Tasmania, Georgina Jane Connellan, Lady Gormanston suggested that a maternity hospital would be a great addition. At the time the only assistance to pregnant women came from untrained and unregulated midwives. It was agreed[5] and Brown joined the committee of women[1] to manage the new facility that opened on 195 St John Street in September 1897.[5]
The National Council of Women of Australia was not formed until 1931. Brown was an active member long before that[1] as she was in the Tasmanian branch which formed in 1899.[6] She rose to be President of that branch.[1]
The couple had six sons and a daughter who survived them even though four of her sons were soldiers in the First World War. Browne was a lifelong resident of Launceston, Tasmania. Her husband died on 17 April 1938 at their home.[1]
Browne died in Launceston on 24 October 1941. Their children were Clifford Styant-Browne of Melbourne; Alderman F. Warland-Browne, Deputy Mayor of Launceston; Arthur S. Browne, of Sydney; Harry W. Browne, of Sydney; Horace S. Browne of Perth, W.A.; Noel R. Browne, of Launceston, Kathleen Browne, of Launceston[7][8] and Noel Richardson Brown who was wounded in 1916,[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Richards, Paul A. C., "Emma Ann Browne (1857–1941)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-10-07
- ^ England Marriages, 1538–1973. Database, FamilySearch. Frank Styant Browne and Emma Anne Elmes, 18 Jun 1882. Citing Newport, Hampshire, England. Reference. FHL microfilm 1,470,881.
- ^ England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936. Database, FamilySearch. Frank Styant Browne and Emma Ann Elmes, 18 Jun 1882. Marriage. Citing Wimborne-Minster, Wimborne-Minster, Dorset, England. Record Office. Dorchester. FHL microfilm 2,427,600.
- ^ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005. Database, FamilySearch. Frank Styant Browne, 1882. England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005. Database, findmypast. Citing Marriage. Wimborne, Dorset, England. General Register Office. Southport, England.
- ^ a b "Queen Victoria Hospital". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Women in Tasmania". www.women.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Editor. (18 April 1938). Obituary. Mr. F. Styant-Browne. Chemist for Many Years. Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. Page 6.
- ^ Editor. (19 April 1938). Obituary. Mr. Styant Browne. Well-Known Citizen of Launceston. Advocate. Burnie, Tasmania. Page 2.
- ^ "Br". WWI Pictorial Honour Roll of Tasmanians. Retrieved 2024-10-07.