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I am looking for any information on Bernard J Blackburn or his descendants, born 4th quarter 1935 in Sheffield UK and is shown on passenger lists as going to South Africa in 1959 and to Montreal, Canada in 1960 as an electrician.

Did he stay in Canada? Did he marry? Is he still alive?

Any information would be gratefully received.

Arthur

Hello Arthur, in 1984 and 1994 there was a Bernard J Blackburn born in October 1935 living in Florida (at the same address both years)

this would not be unusual if he had settled in Canada and retired to Florida ... although 1984 would have been a little young to retire ... but he might well not have settled and just emigrated onward

if you knew his exact date of birth you could compare it to that record (I won't put it here, just ask whether you know or are going from the index entry)

this is the record at familysearch; it does not show the dob but the other info is the same

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJHV-441Z

Arthur for people in the US if you just google their name and another bit of info to narrow the results if you can - in this case I used the name exactly as you posted it (without the parentheses) and the zip code in that record above, and that got me the names of two children at a couple of websites, so I searched with their given names and his name ... and if that was the right man, there are a bunch of names at this site that came up in the search results

http://tinyurl.com/nwz5kxn

Possible?


Bernard Joseph Blackburn

in the Florida, Naturalization Records, 1847-1995
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Name: Bernard Joseph Blackburn
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1935
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Age: 30
Origin: Great Britain
Spouse's Name: Isabelle Castagnier
Marriage Date: 28 Feb 1963
Marriage Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Naturalization Date: 5 Aug 1966
Naturalization Place: Miami, Florida, USA
Doc Type: Petition
Petition Number: 34673
District Court Location: Miami, Florida

Says he first arrived in US at New York 13 March 1961, aboard the SS Ivernia, left US 8/10/1963, Trout River by automobile and returned 4/10/ 1964, Trout River. (Doesn't match marriage in Montreal Feb.1963)

Then there's this one in California:

Bernard Joseph Blackburn

in the California, Naturalization Records, 1887-1991
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Name: Bernard Joseph Blackburn
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1935
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Gender: Male
Event Date: 27 Mar 1961
Record Type: Declaration
Age: 25
Declaration Number: 161986
Court District: Central District of California
Court Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

Obit and grave marker here:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28140779&ref=acom

is this bernard

COPY PRINT SOURCE BOX SHARE
Attach to Family Tree
Ben J Blackburn
United States Public Records
Name Ben J Blackburn
Also Known As Bernard J Blackburn
Residence Date 25 Mar 2008
Residence Place Crossville, Tennessee, United States
Birth Date 25 Oct 1935
Phone Number (931) 788-3873
Phone Number Recorded Date 25 Mar 2008
Address 901 Scarlett Dr
Address Continued Crossville, Tennessee 38555
Address Date 25 Mar 2008
2nd Address 965 Scarlett Dr
2nd Address Continued Crossville, Tennessee 38555
2nd Address Date 01 Jul 2000
3rd Address 340 Mia NW 159
3rd Address Continued Miami, Florida 33169
3rd Address Date 01 Sep 1989
Possible Relatives Bernard Wilfred Blackburn, Bernarde J Blackburn, Isabelle C Blackburn, Stephen Harry Blackburn
Record Number 12184958

malyon, I POSTED a link to a record showing the zip code 33169 address that shows in what you have posted, along with all the associated family members' names

DO you ever read what anyone else posts?

do YOU want your address and phone number posted posted on the internet????

there are other names listed in that record, and some of them are LIVING.

what you have posted is a complete dog's breakfast

even if the various info relates to one single person, which I doubt, it is impossible to follow what it is saying because you have reproduced it in some incomprehensible order (and since you don't bother naming the source, there is no way of finding it to see what it actually says)


okay ... googling finds it at the exact same site I linked to (the tinyurl URL)

it is just a compilation of stuff like a load of companies on the US put on line

I very much doubt that the Mr B in Tennesee is the Mr B in Florida, this is just nonsense generated automatically by their programs

PLEASE REMOVE THAT INFO

It is in no way helpful, it does not add to anything already posted, and it violates the privacy of the living people named

I have to agree, Joonie, I also don't like the fact that Malyon constantly posts info with no clue as to what the source is.

However I have to disagree with your comment that "I very much doubt that the Mr B in Tennesee is the Mr B in Florida" If you look at the obit on the link that I posted it says that he was born 25 Oct. 1935, Sheffield, England. It gives his parents' names, also wife's name Isabelle. Says that he taught for several years in Miami Dade Community College and died in Crossville, Tennesee.

I believe he's the same person.

Sorry about that Margee! I came along a little lately and oooops didn't pay strict attention to what came first. The obit confirms what I initially linked to (dates, places and family members' names)

I knew all about the birthdate because what *I* linked to showed that date - and Arthur confirmed to me by PM.

I have been a little harried the last couple of days and hadn't got to replying to that PM ... Arthur please be sure to reply in the thread and not just privately, since no one else could see that you had replied unless I came back here and said so, which I unfortunately didn't get around to doing. :-)

Thanks, JoonieCloonie. Margee and Malyon. All the info points to the same family, including the Tennesee connection, and now that I know that Bernard J Blackburn has died I need to concentrate on finding his sons and daughter.
I have a good looking address for Bernard W Blackburn and for Karen Nyman, but I am struggling for the others.

Thanks again.

Arthur

well there we were bashing away at the same time :-)

I would see where you get with the contact info you have found for those two before fretting about the others - one of them will lead you to all, if you make successful contact!