Joseph Brown was born around 1861 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire.

Joseph married Mary Christina Corbett on Saturday 10 December 1887 in Wellington, Shropshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Mary Christina Corbett:

- Sarah Margaret Brown

born on 22 January 1889 in Trench, Shropshire.

Details of Joseph's occupation are not known.

Joseph died in 1897.