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The papers of the Ford-Brown families

Catalogue reference: GBR/0272/FB

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This record is about the The papers of the Ford-Brown families dating from 1787-1995.

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Reference
GBR/0272/FB
Title
The papers of the Ford-Brown families
Date
1787-1995
Description

This collection contains books, note-books, diaries and papers mainly of three Congregational ministers, David Ford (1763-1836), his son, David Everard Ford (1797-1875) and John Brown (1830-1922) who married Ada Haydon Ford, the daughter of David Everard Ford. It also includes the papers of John Neville Brown (1904-1995) who was the grandson of John and Ada Brown. In addition, John Neville Brown was the first cousin of John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) whose papers are held in the Archive Centre.

Held by
Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • <famname>Ford family</famname>
  • <famname>Brown family</famname>
Physical description
31 boxesshelf
Immediate source of acquisition

The Ford-Brown papers were presented to King's College Library by Milo Keynes, John Maynard Keynes' nephew, in December 1995. This catalogue was compiled in June 1996.

Publication note(s)
<span class="wrapper"><p>For biographical details including a family tree, the reader is referred to the following published work which is available in the Archive Centre:</p> <p>J. Neville Brown 'Dissenting Forbears: The Maternal Ancestors of J. M. Keynes', Phillimore: Chichester, 1988.</p></span>
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/68929fa8-518a-45e2-b8b8-f4c8fb5aaae0/

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The papers of the Ford-Brown families