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Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« on: Wednesday 29 June 16 18:18 BST (UK) »
Hi,
can anyone tell me details about Mrs Druida bartlett from Ceylon.
She came to England in 1943 on the Nea Hellas I believe (not sure).
I would like to know if she came alone, how old she was, and from where she departed in Ceylon and where she arrived in Great Britain.

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Re: Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 29 June 16 22:12 BST (UK) »
Hi,

There is a death registration for a Druida B Bartlett in Ealing in 1951, birth year shown as 1901.


Her arrival, with 15yr old son, is listed under military families and gives an address in Ealing.



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Re: Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 30 June 16 10:05 BST (UK) »
Hi nanny Jan,
her arrival is in 1943 then on the Nea Hellas ?
No mr. Bartlett ?
Where did the ship arrive ?

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Wilson: Writtle Essex, Shorne Kent.
Windley: Woodford Essex, Chigwell Essex, Blackmore Essex.
Halls: Chigwell and Woodford, Essex
Ambrose and Corteling: Sri Lanka

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Re: Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 30 June 16 12:04 BST (UK) »
Hi,

The Nea Hellas arrived on 25 November 1943 at Glasgow, just the 2 Bartletts listed under "military families".  Perhaps Mr Bartlett busy elsewhere if in the military!

Electoral Register (1949/50) shows her at the same address as listed on her arrival; 104 Murray Road, S. Ealing. Other Bartletts also at that address.


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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« Reply #4 on: Friday 01 July 16 09:55 BST (UK) »
NEA HELLAS sailed from Bombay on the 5/Oct/1943 Arrived Glasgow 25/Nov/1943 calling at  Aden, Suez, Port Said, Sicily and Gibraltar.
They must have sailed on another vessel from Ceylon and transhipped in Bombay.
Dim ateb yn well nag ateb anghywir. Nid oes dim yn ddall fel rhai nad ydynt yn dymuno gweld

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Re: Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« Reply #5 on: Friday 01 July 16 12:03 BST (UK) »
thank you Seaweed. didn't know that. Is it possible to find out when and on which ship they travelled from Ceylon (probably Colombo) to Bombay ?

thank you again

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Windley: Woodford Essex, Chigwell Essex, Blackmore Essex.
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Re: Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« Reply #6 on: Friday 01 July 16 15:01 BST (UK) »
Dim ateb yn well nag ateb anghywir. Nid oes dim yn ddall fel rhai nad ydynt yn dymuno gweld

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Re: Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« Reply #7 on: Friday 01 July 16 16:42 BST (UK) »
Hi,

The Nea Hellas arrived on 25 November 1943 at Glasgow, just the 2 Bartletts listed under "military families".  Perhaps Mr Bartlett busy elsewhere if in the military!

Electoral Register (1949/50) shows her at the same address as listed on her arrival; 104 Murray Road, S. Ealing. Other Bartletts also at that address.


Nanny Jan

Ok so the others where also Bartletts. I would think (only guessing though) maybe mr. bartlett died, since it was a war...). Druida left for England and moved in with the in-laws. Pitty we don't know the name of mr. Bartlett and when they were married. Obviously since Walter was 15 when going to England with mum Druida I think that must have been 1926-1927-ish. Any records of marriages abroad of military people on-line ???  any records of military men dying during ww2?? surely somewhere.

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Wilson: Writtle Essex, Shorne Kent.
Windley: Woodford Essex, Chigwell Essex, Blackmore Essex.
Halls: Chigwell and Woodford, Essex
Ambrose and Corteling: Sri Lanka

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Re: Druida Bartlett from Ceylon to England 1943
« Reply #8 on: Friday 01 July 16 17:03 BST (UK) »
For WW2 deaths you can search the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site.

Some military and overseas marriages are on FindMyPast site (subscription but sometimes has 'free weekends').

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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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