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HarryBlackburn

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Kay

Kay Report 31 May 2011 00:02

Trying to find any info on Harry Blackburn born 1921 leeds. father also Harry Blackburn Born around 1900s. Mothers name or any help great Kay

patchem

patchem Report 31 May 2011 00:05

You have a choice (found in free bmd, free for all to search)
Births Jun 1921
Blackburn Harry L Popple Holbeck 9b 971
Births Sep 1921
Blackburn Harry Close Holbeck 9b 987

Added
Unfortunately no obvious Harry Blackburn to Popple or Close marriage

patchem

patchem Report 31 May 2011 00:08

Was Harry short for Harrison?
Marriages Dec 1915
xxx Blackburn Harrison Taylor Holbeck 9b 1447 Additional information available - click on Info button
xxx Blackburn Harrison Close Holbeck 9b 1447
Foster Sarah E Walker Holbeck 9b 1447
xxx Taylor Sarah A C Blackburn Holbeck 9b 1447
Walker Thomas Foster Holbeck 9b 1447

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 31 May 2011 00:10

There is this marriage if the Blackburn/Popple birth is the right one. Perhaps his father used his middle name -

Name: BLACKBURN, Gerald H
Registration District: Holbeck
County: Yorkshire
Year of Registration: 1919
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name: Popple
Volume No: 9B
Page No: 1517

Name: POPPLE, Amy L
Registration District: Holbeck
County: Yorkshire
Year of Registration: 1919
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name: Blackburn
Volume No: 9B
Page No: 1517

Kath. x

patchem

patchem Report 31 May 2011 00:12

Do you know when any of them died, and who was your direct ancestor (if one of them was)?
Thanks

jax

jax Report 31 May 2011 00:16

Are you sure he was born 1921 and could he be Henry?

Marriages Mar 1918 (>99%)
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Blackburn Henry Clayton Leeds 9b 631
Clayton Ivy F Blackburn Leeds 9b 631

Births Sep 1918 (>99%)
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Blackburn Henry Clayton Leeds 9b 504




patchem

patchem Report 31 May 2011 07:02

Message received
HI Harry 1921, passed away around 1987 in canada bc. He married elsie walding in england around1946....7. ( my aunt ) They emigrated in 1959.

jax

jax Report 31 May 2011 09:42

??

passenger transcript details
Name: Harry BLACKBURN
Date of departure: 27 June 1956
Port of departure: Liverpool
Passenger destination port: Montreal, Canada
Passenger destination: Montreal, Canada

Date of Birth: 4 September 1921
Age: 35 (calculated from DOB)
Marital status: Married
Sex: Male
Occupation: Window Cleaner
Passenger recorded on: Page 9 of 23




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Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
CARINTHIA



Montreal, Canada



Address Spring Grove Terrace, Leeds

If that his him maybe this is the one then


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Births Sep 1921 (>99%)
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Blackburn Harry Close Holbeck 9b 987

patchem

patchem Report 31 May 2011 15:04

1st Marriage of Harry Blackburn's Mother?
Marriages Dec 1911
xxx Close Sarah A C Leeds 9b 637
McGowan Ethel Leeds 9b 637
xxx Taylor Ben Leeds 9b 637
Townsend Thomas Leeds 9b 637

possible birth
Births Mar 1891
Close Sarah Ann C Darlington 10a 8

1911
CLOSE, Thomas William Head Married M 50 1861 Moulder Durham Darlington
CLOSE, Margred Jane Wife Married 31 years F 49 1862 Durham Darlington
CLOSE, Thomas Son Single M 23 1888 Tenterer Durham Darlington
CLOSE, Sarah Ann Daughter Single F 20 1891 Printer Durham Darlington
CLOSE, Margaret Daughter Single F 12 1899 School Durham Darlington
CLOSE, James Son Single M 8 1903 School Yorks Holbeck
CALAGAN, Thomas Boarder Single M 24 1887 Tenterer Yorks Leeds

RG number: RG14 Piece: 27194 Reference: RG14PN27194 RG78PN1554 RD502 SD1 ED18 SN137
Registration District: Holbeck Sub District: Holbeck Enumeration District: 18 Parish: Holbeck
Address: 6 Triangle St Holbeck Leeds County: Yorkshire (West riding)

Kay

Kay Report 31 May 2011 21:46

Yes you are deffo write he set up a window cleaning bissnuess with his stepfather i do no that so it must be te same man. could i just ask wis Elsie Blackburn on the seme passenger ship aswell then i do no it is the same they went with two children also, Linda and Denise. Thank you so much . Kay :-D

jax

jax Report 31 May 2011 22:43

I am sure they must have gone with him at some stage but not seeing anything for them

jax

Kay

Kay Report 31 May 2011 23:11

Just found out harry went over on is own , familey followed. Thanks so much for the inffo it is much appreciated. x Kay :-D :-D

Kay

Kay Report 1 Jun 2011 23:27

Still a bit confused................. What site did yu go on to see Harry Blackburn Mother maden name. ? I been trying to look for a marraige for Sarah to see what they called her husband they I carnt find anything direct to satisfie i have the right Sarha. It deffo the right Harry Blackburn 1921. Can you see two marriges??????????? . regards Kay

patchem

patchem Report 2 Jun 2011 18:06

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

1st Marriage of Harry Blackburn's Mother?
Marriages Dec 1911
xxx Close Sarah A C Leeds 9b 637
McGowan Ethel Leeds 9b 637
xxx Taylor Ben Leeds 9b 637
Townsend Thomas Leeds 9b 637

2nd?
Marriages Dec 1915
xxx Blackburn Harrison Taylor Holbeck 9b 1447
xxx Blackburn Harrison Close Holbeck 9b 1447
Foster Sarah E Walker Holbeck 9b 1447
xxx Taylor Sarah A C Blackburn Holbeck 9b 1447
Walker Thomas Foster Holbeck 9b 1447

Kay

Kay Report 3 Jun 2011 23:17

Thanks so much for that. That is great many thanx Kay
:-D