living in Cranston in 1940 federal census:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henery Brown Head Male 52 Rhode Island
Gertrude Brown Wife Female 45 Massachusetts
Norman Brown Son Male 21 Rhode Island
Warren Brown Son Male 17 Rhode Island
Fred Brown Son Male 15 Rhode Island
Everett Brown Son Male 13 Rhode Island
Loyd Brown Son Male 11 Rhode Island
Donald Brown Son Male 10 Rhode Island
Doris Brown Daughter Female 9 Rhode Island
Gertrude Brown Daughter Female 19 Rhode Island

living in Providence in 1930:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henry E Brown Head Male 42 Rhode Island
Gertrude M Brown Wife Female 34 Rhode Island
Hazel M Brown Daughter Female 13 Rhode Island
Norman H Brown Son Male 12 Rhode Island
Warren R Brown Son Male 7 Rhode Island
Frederick E Brown Son Male 5 Rhode Island
Everett C Brown Son Male 4 Rhode Island
Doris V Brown Daughter Female 2 Rhode Island
Lloyd E Brown Son Male 1 Rhode Island
Donald R Brown Son Male 0 Rhode Island
Gertrude M Brown Daughter Female 9 Rhode Island

living in Providence in 1920:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henry Brown Head Male 34 Rhode Island
Gertrude Brown Wife Female 24 Rhode Island
Hazel Brown Female 3 Rhode Island
Norman H Brown Son Male 1 Rhode Island

Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916
Name: Henry Erick Brown
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Sep 1915
Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Father's Name: Gottfried Brown
Mother's Name: Mary Johnson
Spouse's Name: Gertrude May Young
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Spouse's Father's Name: Fred P. Young
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mildred A. Spatcher

from Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
Name: Eric Henrick Brown
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 02 Jul 1885
Birthplace: Cranston, Rhode Island
Father's Name: Godfrey Brown
Mother's Name: Mary Anderson Brown

siblings include
Albin Claus Brown, born 1873, died Sept. 19, 1943 in Cranston, # 20218453
Oscar Brown, born Jan. 5, 1877 in Vasergotland, Sweden, died Nov. 19, 1947 in Providence, # 20218477
Charles Kleo Brown, # 20218464
Fritz Emil Brown, born 1881, died Sept. 6, 1898 in Cranston, # 20218472
Everett Brown, born 1883, died Feb. 6, 1886 in Cranston
Arthur Brown, born June 22, 1887 in Cranston, died Aug. 5, 1947 in Worcester, Mass., # 20218458
Frank Ninian Brown, born April 21, 1889 in Cranston, died Dec. 1, 1942 in Cranston, # 20218471
Eval Brown, born Jan. 19, 1891 in Cranston, died in 1950, # 20218478
Edith Mary Brown, born June 26, 1895 in Cranston