Breckels Essex and New Zealand

[millrhynd]

To follow up my own post from a while back - the National Archives have the Naval service history for John Henry Christopher Breckels in document ADM188/380, available for download (for a fee). I have looked for it recently but couldn't find it in a catalogue search, so dug out the copy I obtained in 2006. The original document (and therefore the TNA index) has misspelled his name as Breckles - hope this helps if you were looking for it.

I would love to know more about what happened to him after he jumped ship on 6 Mar 1907.

[kiwicatz]

Thank you for that - I hadn't been able to find him but will look again. Maybe I can persuade one of my daughters (who both live in London) to go and get a copy? Can always try...........
Regards
Jan

[kiwicatz]

Well have found  little about John Henry Christopher: haven't found the marriage yet (trying to find someone with Ancestry Australia membership, as it's on there) but have got the following:

BIRTH:

Ada May INMAN b. 1889 Newtown NSW
Father: Arthur INMAN
Mother: Lydia GRIMSHAW

Buried together at Katanning Cemetery WA under the name of INMAN 
Section: ANGLICAN
Grave: 564
INMAN ADA MAY  born: NEWTOWN NSW - buried: 30.05.1974
INMAN JOHN HENRY CHRISTOPHER  born: NEW ZEALAND - buried: 29.08.1975

Will let you know if there's more.
Jan

[~MERLIN~]

Here is the link to Jan's request & answers on the Australian board:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,499926.

[vabbott]

Hi

Have you checked the 1911
Rochester Lodge ..herbert road..Hornchurch
John Breckels 40 bank cashier  wife Lucy39  Margaret Lucy 13  hilda Eleanor 12 Eva Joan 10 Phylis Marjorie 9 andPrudence 81 yrs old widow

Boston Villas Dawley Road Harlington Staines
Henry Rochester Breckels  47clerkstock jobber
Edith Emily 34
Cecilia Caroline 7and Flora Edith 3

46 Goldsmith Avenue Manor Park West Ham

Sarah Marella Breckels married 46 from Hakoira nz
Basil Rochester sgl 24  bank accountant n zealand and Kate Prudence telephonist 21

Hope they are of use
Ronnie

[kiwicatz]

Thanks Ronnie
No I hadn't, I don't have access to 1911 at this stage.
Grateful for your help.
Jan

[zosam0306]

Hi,

I am the granddaughter of John Henry Christopher Breckels and have been interested to see the information available in this thread.

John Henry Christopher and my grandmother (Ada May Inman) were married in 1916 in Sydney.  My father (Arthur Clemett Inman Breckels) was born later that year and my aunt (Irene Kathleen Inman Breckels) was born in 1921.  Both were born in Sydney.

They lived under the name Inman because he had jumped ship.  Arthur had 4 children (including myself) and Irene had 6 children (Irene and family lived in Western Australia where both grandparents died).

I have photos and more information if anyone would like to know more.

Jean

[kiwicatz]

Good Morning Jean
Lovely to hear from you.
I am not directly related, but through John HC Breckels mother. She had a brother, Alexander Dougal Clemett, who married my relative Margaret Jane McKenzie (she was his second wife) and I always get sidetracked with the 'offshoots' particularly if they ate interesting, like the Breckels.

With regards Arthur, all I really know about him yet is birth and death and that his wife was Jean Beggs (if that is correct). Similarly with Irene, I have her birth and death, and that she was married to Arthur Godfrey, but no further details. I would love to learn more if you are happy to share. Did John stay in touch with his family in England? I have quite a lot about others in the family if there is anything you are missing.

I will PM you my email address.
Regards
Jan

[ruthcassie]

hello, my grandparent's were  John Henry Christopher Breckels b/14-4-1885=/d 26-8-1975 and Ada may Inman, b/ 24-5-1889=d/ 26-5-1974, they married 24-2-1916, in the early 1960's, they moved to WA and lived their the rest of their years in Katanning, they are buried  together Katanning. my parents were Irene Kathleen Inman Breckels, b/ 30-4-1921=d/ 4-11-1997 and Alfred Richard Godfrey b/14-5-1912=d/6-12-1990, they also are buried in Katanning. The family were kept in the dark because pop ran away from the navy and I only found out when nana passed away,
I hope that this is of use to you
 Ruth