Edward Brown (10 October 1877 – 29 November 1934) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
South Melbourne in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of William Brown, and Deborah Brown, née Riley, Edward Brown was born at
Healesville, Victoria on 10 October 1877.
He married Rose Burrage (1878-1933) in 1912. They had two daughters, Mavis (b.1915) and Jessie (b.1920).
Football
He played in five matches for South Melbourne in the first five home-and-away games of the 1898 season.
Death
He died at his residence in
Healesville, Victoria on 29 November 1934.
Judicial and Law Notices, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 9 January 1935), p. 17
relating to "the Estate of Edward Brown, late of "Holmwood", Healesville, in the State or Victoria, guest house proprietor, formerly gardener, deceased, who died on the twelfth (sic) day of November 1934 ..."
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1877 births
1934 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Sydney Swans players
Caulfield Football Club players
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