Possibly William F. Brown b. Tower Hill, Charlotte Co., NB ca. 1835, d. Richibucto, Kent Co., NB 16SEP1907 age 72 years. A Mrs. William F. Brown was b. Charlotte Co. ca. 1842, d. Richibucto 10JUN1912 age 70 years. This William F. Brown, in 1901, in Richibucto, was b. 7APR1835. His wife, Clara, was b. 3JUL1842. Children were: Annie M. (19NOV1868), George L. (Lister) (27JUL1871) and Bruce M. (9DEC1874.)
A William Darius Brown and Selinda Eliza McLaughlin of Grand Harbour, Charlotte Co., NB (d/o Walter McLaughlin) had a daughter, Flossie Eliza Brown, b. 5NOV1895; they were in Seal Cove, Charlotte Co. when thier son, Fenton, was b. 4NOV1912. Other children were: Heber Todd Brown (Grand Harbour 7JUL1897) and John Levi Brown (Seal Cove 7OCT1908.)
William Darius Brown was b. Grand Harbour 23DEC1873, the s/o John Levi and Siles (Brown) Brown. He and Selinda were m. Charlotte Co., NB 23APR1895.
The William Brown in Richibucto in 1881, and a tanner, was neither of these. He was b. ca. 1826. William F. Brown appears in St. Louis-de-Kent in 1881, where his wife is Sarah (b. ca. 1843.) William Darius Brown was with his parents (Levi and 'Celisa' on Grand Manan, Charlotte Co., NB in 1881. He was on Grand Manan in 1901, but I can't access the information at this time. In 1861, John Levi Brown's wife was Olive. John was b. ca. 1822-4, Olive ca. 1832.
Ken Carrico has more on John's family at:
http://members.tripod.com/KenCarrico/williambrown1.htmlThomas