William Brown of Wigan

William Brown was a founding member in 1827 of the Baptist church at Wigan, which first met at Commercial Hall under Benjamin Millard. The church moved to King Street in 1854. Brown became the first superintendent of the church’s Sunday school, formed in September 1826. By the mid-1830s, the school was instructing over 300 pupils. However, the church remained small for many years. A David Brown, probably a relation, was also a founding member of the church. See J. H. Malins Johnson and James Starr, One Hundred Years: A Brief History of King Street Baptist Church, Wigan. 1826-1926 (Wigan: J. Starr and Sons, 1926), 8-11; Ian Sellers, Pathways to Faith: A History of Wigan Baptist Church 1796-1996 (Wigan: n.p., 1996).