in June 1863, Brown suffered a series of heart attacks, and he died on 5 June. He was buried two days later in the old Geraldton cemetery. Among Thomas Brown's seven children were Kenneth, Maitland and Matilda, who married Samuel Hamersley, who purchased Grass Dale in 1878 from Eliza Brown for £2,200. Edith Cowan was Thomas's granddaughter. Notes References Explorers of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Settlers of Western Australia 1803 births 1863 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians