Helena Birkental (1952, reprinted 2001) tells us ?The Brownsons came from Scotland with Mary Queen of Scots in 1568; after her execution a branch of their family settled in Parwich. They lived in various houses: Hall Cliffe ... Imagine my surprise to see an e mail from you when I returned home from a weeks vacation, I had almost given up hope that I would hear from anyone, and my surprise was doubled when I saw the beautiful photos and read the history of Town Head House. ...
