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My cousin has thrown me a curved ball - due to arrive for the day tomorrow to look at (I thought) his Father's side and now says -
"I'm looking to do some work on searching for Mum's long lost brother who emigrated to Tasmania in the late 1940s. Don't know if you have done any research on the Brittains, but I would be interested in looking at that if you have anything. Further info - they had a son Paul and I think they lived in Birmingham prior to leaving for Australia"

So - as I'm in a bit of a rush ...................

Harry William Brittain b Q4 1909 Nottingham s/o Edward Beswick Brittain and Sarah nee Grice.
Married Annice Blakey Q2 1934 Nottingham

Not finding a birth for her as Blakey. Not finding a marriage Annice to Blakey
Not finding birth of a Paul Brittain or Blakey c 1934/5

1939 - ? Annie Brittain b 27.2.1910 at 43 Haycroft Avenue, Birmingham with 1 closed record

1949 - ? 21 March to Melbourne
Brittain - Mr H 39 a Blacksmith, Miss A 39 and Mr P 14 from 49 Glenpark Road, Washwood Heath, Birmingham (just around the corner from 1939 address)

1949 and 1954 - 28th 5th Avenue, New Norfolk, Wilmot, Tasmania - Harry William a Blacksmith and Annie
1958 and 1963 - 5 Second Avenue Harry William and Annie
1972 - 9 Arunta Crescent, Franklin, Tasmania - Harry William a Storeman and Annie

Can anyone please help with the Australian side - any births, marriages, deaths for Harry, Annice/Annie or Paul etc
or even the elusive births over here. Thanks

Birth

Name: Harry William Brittain
Registration Year: 1909
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Nottingham
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 370


1911 England Census

Name: Hary William Brittam
[Hary William Brittain]
Age in 1911: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Nottingham
Search Photos: Search for 'Nottingham' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street address: 14 Bradbury Street Nottingham
Marital Status: Single
Registration district: Nottingham
Registration District Number: 430
Sub-registration district: Nottingham South East
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Piece: 20528
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Brittam 28
Sarah Brittam 29
Arthur Edward Brittam 3
Hary William Brittam 1
Hilda Grice 19
Arthur Hallam 28
Florence Leake 6

a maybe
ANNIE
Last name BLAKEY
Birth year 1910
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District Ecclesall Bierlow
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 446
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

Maddie's post

BLAKEY, ANNIE mmn CAVE
GRO Reference: 1910 J Quarter in ECCLESALL BIERLOW Volume 09C Page 446

The above Annie will be this one:

Annie Blakey
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Annie Blakey
Age in 1911: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Norton, Derbyshire, England
Civil Parish: Dronfield
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Street address: 4 Holmley Lane Dronfield
Registration district: Chesterfield
Registration District Number: 438
Sub-registration district: Dronfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Piece: 21166
Household Members:
Name Age
Harold Blakey 34
Minnis Blakey 33
Henry Blakey 8
Agnes Blakey 5
Ethel May Blakey 3
Annie Blakey 1

1911 England Censu

Name: Annie Blakey
Age in 1911: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1909
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Leeds
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County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street address: 3 Cherry Row Newtown Leeds
Occupation: School
Registration district: Leeds
Registration District Number: 500
Sub-registration district: North Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Piece: 26954
Household Members:
Name Age
Jam Blakey 37*****SAM
Delphina Blakey 35
Beatrice Blakey 13
Joe Blakey 12
Nellie Blakey 10
Lily Blakey 7
Samuel Blakey 4
Annie Blakey 2***************************??

Working on your maybe Maddie - Norton is covered by Ecclesall Bierlow RD, so 1911 for Annie. If Annice was a slip if the pen, then she has to be a candidate.

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
6 Holmley Lane Dronfield, Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Harold Blakey Head Married Male Blacksmith 34 1877 Dronfield Derbyshire
Minnie Blakey Wife Married Female - 33 1878 Beverley Hill Staffordshire
Henry Blakey Son - Male - 8 1903 Dronfield Derbyshire
Agnes Blakey Daughter - Female - 5 1906 Dronfield Derbyshire
Ethel May Blakey Daughter - Female - 3 1908 Dronfield Derbyshire
Annie Blakey Daughter - Female - 1 1910 Norton Derbyshire

EDIT - and a coincidence ?? - Father a Blacksmith !

Mel -

I think that's this Annie:

Births Jun 1909 (>99%)
Blakey Annie Leeds 9b 400


Maddie's one fits better with the DOB given in 1939.

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/PassengerListing.aspx

BRITTAIN A Mrs 14 Apr 1949 Melbourne Orcades Tilbury
BRITTAIN H W Mr 14 Apr 1949 Melbourne Orcades Tilbury
BRITTAIN P B Mr 14 Apr 1949 Melbourne Orcades Tilbury

(jump to page 16 of 27)

(on image says, Australian Newsprint Mills Housing Estate, New Norfolk, Tasmania)

Chris :)

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/PassengerListing.aspx

(might time out, so use above, Orcades (Ship)

What a puzzle? I think so too.

Name: George Harold Blakey
Registration Year: 1901
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Chesterfield
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 1672
Records on Page:
Name
George Harold Blakey**************
Mary Ann Brent
Minnie Cave*************************
Frederick Jones

Have to feed the hungry.......

Thanks Chris, yes it had timed out, but got there in the end. Confirms arrival date - it has to be them. Also adds another initial to "the son"

Wonder if this could be another slip of the pen?

Births Jun 1935
Brittain Peter B Baxley Basford

First name(s) PETER B
Last name BRITTAIN
Birth year 1935
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name Baxley ---------------
District Basford
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Volume 7B
Page 398
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1972
Subdistrict: Moonah
State: Tasmania
District: Denison
Country: Australia
Residence Address: 60 Sinclair-ave. Moonah
Occupation: iii Representative

Name: Peter Barry Brittain
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1963
Subdistrict: Moonah
State: Tasmania
District: Denison
Country: Australia
Residence Address: Lot 16, Sinclair-av
Occupation: Mechanic

Daphne Violet at same addresses

????
Peter Brittain
Event Type Cremation
Event Date 29 Nov 1968
Event Place Tasmania, Australia
Citing this Record

Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1829-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYT-ZHBD : 2 September 2016), Peter Brittain, 29 Nov 1968; citing Cremation, Tasmania, Australia, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Hobart.

Cousin thought son's name Paul, but maybe time has clouded memories, all points to the family at the moment.

Thanks to all who have replied - any one out there in Oz with any further information from that end please??

Daphne Violet is on Australian ER in Moonah until 1972, per Ancestry.

The 'Tasmanian State Library' (on-line) has an 'Ask a Librarian' service - they will check their records including electoral rolls (past & present) and newspaper death notices (for less common names) -dates/location would help).
'White Pages' also on-line.
Valerie
WAus

Does Tasmania have an online BDM Valerie?, like NSW for instance, have looked on google...(just out of interest!)

http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm

https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/default.aspx

(just keep seeing above)

Chris :)

Edits (Cherilyn is about offering help lately also!)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1198324?d=asc

Nottingham Journal - Thursday 11 January 1934

INEFFICIENT BRAKES.
Nottingham Lorry Driver Fined Following Collision.

At Nottingham Summons Court yesterday Harry William Brittain, lorry driver employed by the Bestwood Coal and Iron Company, and living 10, Rookwood-road. Nottingham, was fined £1 for using motor lorry with inefficient brakes. The Bestwood Company was fined for permitting the offence...
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Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser - Friday 21 March 1941

INQUEST STORY OF TWO LORRIES IN COLLISION.

The theory that soldier s respirator hanging over the side of a lorry in which he was travelling, was caught by another lorry passing in the opposite direction, was advanced at an inquest held at the Warheford Hospital...

...Sergeant Harry William Brittain, in charge of the men. said they were sitting on the side of the lorry, and leaning against the canvas. Abbott was sitting on the off-side corner of the lorry. When the other lorry passed them the men were thrown in a heap oh the floor, and witness saw Abbott fall through the hole made in the tarpaulin by the passing lorry George William Conning, driver of the other lorry, said he saw an Army lorry coming towards him. In front of this lorry was a pedal cyclist. The other driver pulled ou . and the front wheels went over the white line. The tarpaulin cover swayed out towards him. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death.” and added rider to the effect that thev attached no blame to the drivers concerned. Recording a verdict in accordance with the medical evi#ence. Mr. Hadow remarked that the evidence had been very conflicting.”