Maria Sedgwick  [Matthew Sedgwick / Elizabeth Hawkeswell]
b. 1848, Melbourne, Victoria1 (#16617)
m. 1873, Thomas Brown1 (#3372)

Thomas Brown  [John Brown / Bridget Coyle]
b. 1846, Melbourne, Victoria1 (#2013)

Thomas Brown's father John Brown was born at Hartford, Connecticut USA. He was a ship's captain. Thomas' mother Bridget Coyle was born Longford, Ireland. It appears she came out by ship on her own, and quickly "caught the eye" of the said captain.

Children:

Charles James Brown
  b. 1871 Hawthorn, Victoria1 (#3009)
  d. 1960 Mayborough, Victoria1 (#666)
  m. Florence Livock2a
Louisa Brown
  b. 1872 Hawthorn, Victoria1 (#)16670
  d. 1934 Heidelberg, Victoria1 (##666)
  m. 1890 Samuel Shanks1 (#407)
Stephen Brown
  b. 1873 Box Hill, Victoria1 (#22253)
  d 1894 Stawell, Victoria1 (##7614)
  never married
Frederick Brown
  b. 1875 Box Hill, Victoria1 (#7538)
  d 1876 Nunawading, Victoria1 (##481)
  never married
Ambrose Brown
  b. 1876 Box Hill, Victoria1 (#21168)
  d. 1951 Seddon, Victoria1 (##8959)
  m. 1900 Annie Ward1 (#3678)
Maria Jane Brown
  b 1878 Box Hill, Victoria1 (#13671)
  m. 1906 John Hanks
Samuel Alexander Brown
  b. 1880, Warrandyte, Victoria1 (#13621)
  d. 1947, Ringwood, Victoria1 (#23197)
  m. 1901, Melbourne, Victoria, Maria Pauline Delmo (also Delmar)
Annie Brown
  b. 1884 Ringwood, Victoria1 (#5070)
  d. 1945, Mont Park, Victoria1 (#11201)
  m. 1907, Croydon, Victoria, Alfred August Kleinert1 (#4156)
Florence Mabel Brown
  b. 1886 Ringwood, Victoria1 (#29232)
  d. 1976 Hastings, Victoria1 (##10444)
  m. 1911 Field Flowers "George" Wilkins1 (#8524)
Albert George Brown
  b. 1889 Ringwood, Victoria1 (#25714)
  d. 1966 Mont Albert, Victoria1 (##8891)
  m. Ellen Mary Viney2

Sources:

1. Victorian Government Registration Records

2. Descendant/Researcher of this family
a. Linda Hutchinson, descendant of Maria Sedgwick and Thomas Brown