Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | (Captain Sir) Samuel Brown |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1774 or 1776 |
| Died: | 1852 |
| Bio Notes: | Captain Sir Samuel Brown was born in London of Scottish parents in 1774 or 1776. He served in the Royal Navy from 1795 until 1812, retiring with the rank of Captain. He then commenced a second career as a structural engineer, taking out patents for suspension bridges in 1816 and 1817. In his retirement he was based at Netherbyres, Ayton, where he rebuilt the house to designs by George Angus. He died in 1852. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Netherbyres, Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1834 | 1852(?) | |
Buildings and Designs
| This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | |||||||
| Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | |
| c. 1820 | Union Suspension Bridge | Paxton | Berwickshire | Scotland | ||
| 1826 | Broughton Suspension Bridge | Manchester | England | Questionable attribution, see bibliographical reference | ||
| 1828 | Montrose Suspension Bridge | Montrose | Angus | Scotland | ||
| 1829 | Suspension Bridge over Spey | Boat o' Brig | Morayshire | Scotland | ||
| 1829 | Wellington Suspension Bridge over River Dee | Craiglug | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Ironwork | |
| 1830 | Findhorn Suspension Bridge | Forres | Morayshire | Scotland | ||
| c. 1830 | Kalemouth Suspension Bridge, over River Teviot | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Industrial Archaeology | vol 17, nos 2-4, p202 | ||||
| Scotlands People Website | Wills & Testaments | Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories SC70/1/76 and Sheriff Court Wills SC70/4/21 | |||
| Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray | Yale University Press | pp452n, 642n, 710 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | GD416: Papers relating to Samuel Brown | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Strathern and Blair MSS | Letters. | |