Brown is one of the most common surnames in English speaking countries. Current research traces our Brown family back to Rolvenden in the mid 1700s, with the earliest ancestor identified as Thomas Brown. It is his Granddaughter - Elizabeth Brown - who immigrates to Australia in with her husband John Shoobridge in 1856. 

The Brown ancestry goes back 9 generations and biographies exist for some members as indicated by links

• Thomas Brown married Elizabeth
  
  • William Brown 1791 - 1838 married Jane Poile
    • Elizabeth Brown 1816 - 1878 married John Shoobridge
      • John H Shoobridge 1836 - 1908 married Sophia Muriel Hinds
        • Hannah Shoobridge 1859 - 1928 married John Crofton Jessop
          • Sydney Walter Jessup 1887 - 1973 married Emily Louisa McDermott
            • Esmond Earl Jessup married Mary Agnes Darrough
              • My Mother