GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
2860
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3081)
Name
Dorothy Browne (née Mileham)
Title
Lady
Gender
Female
Lived
b. ca. 1621-03-25 d. ca. 1685-03-25 (old)
Linked Reports
Source of Data (Contributor name)
ODNB (Article: 3702); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
ODNB (Article: 3702)
Other note
Dorothy Mileham was the fourth daughter of Edward Mileham of Burlingham St Peter, Norfolk, and Dorothy Hobart, daughter of John Hobart of Salle. She was also related to Archbishop Thomas Tenison (1636-1715). She married Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) in 1641. An oil painting of the couple, attributed to Joan Carlile and dated c. 1641-50, is held at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 2062). Their children included Elizabeth Lyttelton, who compiled Cambridge University Library, MS Add. 8460. Dorothy Browne's monument can be found at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich.
GEMMS record created
August 31, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024