Eddie Brown (Australian footballer) explained

Eddie Brown
Fullname:	Edward Brown
Birth Date:	10 October 1877
Death Place:	Healesville, Victoria
Originalteam:	Caulfield
Statsend:	1898
Years1:	1898
Games Goals1:	5 (1)

Edward Brown (10 October 1877 – 29 November 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

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.^{[2] [3]} 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.^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.&nbsp99.
2. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.9002/1912.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4756165 Deaths: Brown, The Argus, (Friday, 18 August 1933), p.1.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205074374 Deaths: Brown, The Age, (Friday, 30 November 1934), p. 1.
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205074374 Funeral Notices: Brown, The Age, (Friday, 30 November 1934), p. 1.
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page564173 Judicial and Law Notices, The Argus, (Wednesday, 9 January 1935), p. 17