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About Help Contact login Rev William Brown SJ Title: Rev First Name: William Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Brown Order: SJ Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1915 Place of Birth: Lilydale VIC Country of Birth: Australia Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 09-Nov-1995 Place of Death: Melbourne VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1995 Place of Burial: Boroondara, Kew VIC Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208175171 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Brown, William Teacher; born Lilydale, Melbourne, 26 April 1915; died Melbourne, 9 November 1995, aged 80. William Brown, older brother of Fred, completed his secondary education at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, and entered the Society, 3 April 1933, at Loyola College. In addition to his Jesuit training, which was completed in Australia, he spent his regency, 1940-42, at Burke Hall, Kew. After tertianship in 1947 at Loyola College, Watsonia, his first appointment, 1948-49, was at St Ignatius' College, Riverview, teaching Latin, mathematics and English. He was also the house bursar. He next served as minister at St Aloysius' College, Sevenhill, 1950-53. He went to St Patrick's College as minister and prefect from 1954-57, teaching Latin and mathematics. He was also a teacher and bursar at Xavier College, Burke Hall, from 1958-68. He spent short periods of time at St Ignatius' College, Athelstone, South Australia, 1969-70, and at Norwood in 1976 with also time at the Provincial Residence, 1971-75, as minister and assistant to the provincial bursar. He returned to Burke Hall, 1977-88, when he had retired from teaching and cared for the aged Jesuits. His final years, 1989-95, were spent at Xavier College, still caring for the infirm Jesuits and as house bursar. Brown was a faithful Jesuit who spent most of his Jesuit life in schools teaching mathematics, and had a reputation as a strict disciplinarian. He was particularly valued as minister and bursar. He had a special gift for practical matters and was good at renovating houses. He had a keen eye for detail. But he had also a gift for friendship, keeping in touch with former pupils, their parents and parishioners. He was very loyal to his long-standing friends. Over the last 20 years of his life his health deteriorated, but he also visited infirm Jesuits and cared for the maintenance of the Jesuit plot at the local cemetery. He was a man of prayer, with zeal for souls, and kindness to others. He bore his own sufferings with patience, well able to empathise with others as they shared their pain with him. His interest in the comings and goings of Jesuits meant that he was always well informed. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

William

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Brown

Order:

Date of Birth:

26-Apr-1915

Place of Birth:

Lilydale VIC

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

09-Nov-1995

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1995

Place of Burial:

Boroondara, Kew VIC

Country of Burial:

Australia

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208175171

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Brown, William

Teacher; born Lilydale, Melbourne, 26 April 1915; died Melbourne, 9 November 1995, aged 80.

William Brown, older brother of Fred, completed his secondary education at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, and entered the Society, 3 April 1933, at Loyola College. In addition to his Jesuit training, which was completed in Australia, he spent his regency, 1940-42, at Burke Hall, Kew. After tertianship in 1947 at Loyola College, Watsonia, his first appointment, 1948-49, was at St Ignatius' College, Riverview, teaching Latin, mathematics and English. He was also the house bursar. He next served as minister at St Aloysius' College, Sevenhill, 1950-53.

He went to St Patrick's College as minister and prefect from 1954-57, teaching Latin and mathematics. He was also a teacher and bursar at Xavier College, Burke Hall, from 1958-68. He spent short periods of time at St Ignatius' College, Athelstone, South Australia, 1969-70, and at Norwood in 1976 with also time at the Provincial Residence, 1971-75, as minister and assistant to the provincial bursar. He returned to Burke Hall, 1977-88, when he had retired from teaching and cared for the aged Jesuits. His final years, 1989-95, were spent at Xavier College, still caring for the infirm Jesuits and as house bursar.

Brown was a faithful Jesuit who spent most of his Jesuit life in schools teaching mathematics, and had a reputation as a strict disciplinarian. He was particularly valued as minister and bursar. He had a special gift for practical matters and was good at renovating houses. He had a keen eye for detail. But he had also a gift for friendship, keeping in touch with former pupils, their parents and parishioners. He was very loyal to his long-standing friends.

Over the last 20 years of his life his health deteriorated, but he also visited infirm Jesuits and cared for the maintenance of the Jesuit plot at the local cemetery. He was a man of prayer, with zeal for souls, and kindness to others. He bore his own sufferings with patience, well able to empathise with others as they shared their pain with him. His interest in the comings and goings of Jesuits meant that he was always well informed.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev William Brown SJ

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