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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 01 August 12 22:45 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much for the information Sandra.
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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 02 August 12 20:21 BST (UK) »
On the Australian site I have had this reply

Walter Noel Rees
On the 14th February 1957 aged 71 Married occ Eleco Chemical Engineer he departed Liverpool for Bermuda onward to Canada on the Reina Del Pacifico he was accompanied by a Florence N Rees 1926 (aged54) married and Patricia L Rees 1956 (aged 3)Single all gave address in UK of , Dorset Street, London, W1

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Can anyone help please as I just can't find anything for them in England/Wales. The date of birth for him is a little out but the name is the same and it is unusual.

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WESTMORLAND  Richardson Dent Nicholson Hanson Kersey Smith Heigh
DURHAM Reed Smith Reay Hammond Metcalf Bell
Thompson Armstrong Branford Parkin Heaton Oates
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DUMFRIES Armstrong Bell Halliday Little Carruthers Johnstone
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FIFE Adamson Gosman Brown
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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 02 August 12 20:39 BST (UK) »
A few birth dates on this one


UK Return Passenger List - Florence Rees  - Birth Date: 6 Oct 1926 and Aged 31 years
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States to Southampton on the Queen Elizabeth, 16 September 1958
Also travelling Walter N Rees - 25-12-86 - Elect Chem Eng - Going to London Lodge, Essendon. Herts.
And Patricia 26 - 9  - 1954

Intended duration of stay 7 months.

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 02 August 12 20:56 BST (UK) »
New York Passenger List - Florence N Rees. British.
Port of Departure: Bermuda to New York on the Queen of Bermuda, arriving 30 April 1954
Also travelling Noel Rees.

No ages, no further details.

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 02 August 12 20:59 BST (UK) »
New York Passenger List - Florence N Rees. British
Port of Departure: Bermuda to New York on the Queen of Bermuda, arriving 8 th August 1956 on the Queen of Bermuda. Also travelling Walter N Rees and Patricia L Rees. (15 pieces of baggage)

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 02 August 12 21:04 BST (UK) »
Thanks yet again.

Wonder if he got re-married. Can't find a marriage in England or Wales. Wonder if it was in Canada?

15 pieces of luggage wow!

Judy
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WESTMORLAND  Richardson Dent Nicholson Hanson Kersey Smith Heigh
DURHAM Reed Smith Reay Hammond Metcalf Bell
Thompson Armstrong Branford Parkin Heaton Oates
NORTHUMB'LAND Nixon Johnson Armstrong Branford Thompson
DUMFRIES Armstrong Bell Halliday Little Carruthers Johnstone
YORKS Richardson Branford Siddle
ROXBURGH Jackson Elliot Armstrong Scott
FIFE Adamson Gosman Brown
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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 02 August 12 21:06 BST (UK) »
They must have been quite a wealthy family all the travelling they did.
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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 02 August 12 21:16 BST (UK) »
UK Return - Walter Noel Rees  - Birth Date: abt 1887  - Aged 64 years. Engineer.
 
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England to New York on the Queen Mary, arriving 28 December 1951.
Going to 32 Westbourne Park Road. London W 2
Last permanent address was Canada.

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 02 August 12 21:19 BST (UK) »
Walter Noel Rees. Born about 1887 and aged 65 years. Married.
Port of Departure: Southampton, England to New York on the Queen Elizabeth, arriving 2 June 1952. In transit to Canada.

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