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William B.Browell & Family after 1911 Cenus

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Linda

Linda Report 19 Jan 2015 04:21

Hello.
William B. Browell born 1863 Newcastle upon Tyne
Married Elizabeth Turnbull born 1870 Bellingham. Northumberland
in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1889.

They had three Girls Helen B. born 1890 Newcastle..Minnie born 1893 Newcastle. Amy Born 1900 Whitley Bay. Northumberland.

On these Censuses they were living

1891 Tyne St.. Benwell. Newcastle upon Tyne.
1901; Westgate. Newcastle upon Tyne.
1911; 168 Gloucester Road.Newcastle upon Tyne.
till 1913, they disapeared

I have searched for Marriages and Deaths on all to no avail so I turn to you can anyone help me find where this family may have gone!

Many Thanks.
Linda x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2015 04:40

Have you looked to see if they emigrated ?

Gritty

Gritty Report 19 Jan 2015 08:17


Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists:

Name: Helen Browell
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Age: 23
Arrival Date: 9 Oct 1912
Arrival Port: Brisbane, Australia
Departure Port: Antwerp
Ship: Van Linschoten
Nationality: English

With Elizabeth Browell 48
Minnie Browell 20
Amy Browell 12

Gritty

Gritty Report 19 Jan 2015 08:21

and this is possibly William going out before the others?:

Name: Wm Browell
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Birth Date: abt 1864
Occ: Plumber
Departure Date: 27 Jul 1911
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Sydney, Australia
Ship Name: Geelong
Shipping line: P & O Branch Service
Official Number: 118426
Master: D C Simond

Gritty

Gritty Report 19 Jan 2015 08:24

Australia Marriage Index:

Name: Helen Borthwick Browell
Spouse Name: Frank Cyril Brennan
Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1913
Marriage Place: Queensland
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1913
Registration Number: 002767
Page Number: 2936

Their children:

Australia death index:
Name: Cyril Brennan
Death Date: 25 Jun 1942
Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: Frank Cyril Brennan
Mother's name: Helen Borthwick Browell
Registration Year: 1943
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 001176
Page Number: 245

Name: Helen Brennan
Death Date: 29 Feb 1924
Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: Frank Cyril Brennan
Mother's name: Helen Borthwick Browell
Registration Year: 1924
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: B042304
Page Number: 168

Gritty

Gritty Report 19 Jan 2015 08:36

Australia Electoral Registers 1919:

New Cleveland Road, Morningside
State: Queensland
District: Oxley
Subdistrict: Balmoral

Elizabeth Browell: Home duties
Minnie Browell: copy holder
William Browell: Insurance Agent
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Australia Electoral Registers 1925:

New Cleveland Road, Morningside
State: Queensland
District: Oxley
Subdistrict: Balmoral

Amy Browell: tailoress
Elizabeth Browell: Home duties
Minnie Browell: copy holder
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Gritty

Gritty Report 19 Jan 2015 08:44

Australia Death Index:

Name: William Browell
Death Date: 14 Jun 1922
Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: William Henry Browell
Mother's name: Hannah Jane Martin
Registration Year: 1922
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: B037314
Page Number: 183

Name: Elizabeth Browell
Death Date: 14 Jan 1953
Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: James Turnbull
Mother's name: Helen Borthwick
Registration Year: 1953
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: B041776
Page Number: 271

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 19 Jan 2015 08:56

http://tinyurl.com/khbnc2h

(1922 article above)

(from below Aus. Newspapers)

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y

Chris :)

https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m?type=births

(Queensland BDM above)

Linda

Linda Report 19 Jan 2015 21:05

Gritty. WOW..

Thank you so very much I have searched for years and you have found them in hours.. I could Just hug you!

That is my Browell family line
William was my Gt grandfather Robert brother and William H & Hannah Jane Browell were my gg grandparents

thank you again xx

Linda

Linda Report 19 Jan 2015 21:07

Chris Ho :)

Thank you for the information on where to look
I will go off and read it all

Many Thanks.
Linda x