Searching for Phil Cozens

[W. Peter]

I have an old photograph of a boy in a sailor suite taken around 1912. His name is Percival Henry Cozens. Probably born in Lewisham, London UK in 1895. I believe he had a son called Phil Cozens probably living in South Australia. Any chance of contacting Phil Cozens or any of his relatives?

[~MERLIN~]

South Australia - Resources:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ekj/

[cupoflife]

http://www.heavendirectory.com/funeral-notice/Philip-Colin-Cozens/474272/

http://tributes.adelaidenow.com.au/notice/44322184
http://tributes.adelaidenow.com.au/notice/47402127/view

http://www.centennialpark.org/deceased-search/deceased-search.html?view=site&PIDNO=10558513&lname=Cozens&fname=&year=&exact=true&maplinkid=&viewtype=detailed&limitstart=0&limit=25

[judb]

As he only died last year you could contact the Funeral Directors.  Some of them will either give you the information as to the person who arranged the funeral or pass on a letter.  Some of them won't!

Judith

[Brian Horsley]

Hi,

I too am searching for Phillip Cozens as I knew him when he was 15 years.
You are right, Percival Henry Cozens was born in Lewisham 1895, I thought he was in the Army, but confirmed it was the navy, after the war, he became a mechanic, a very good one so I am told.
Phil immigrated to Australia in 1969/70, just 22.
I will keep this short just in case you don't receive it.
But if you do please reply to me.

[Jamjar]

Welcome to Rootschat, Brian.

If he was Philip Colin by name, born 24th July 1947, then he was deceased in 2014, as previously posted:

https://www.centennialpark.org/memorial-search/philip-colin-cozens-10558513/

https://www.heavenaddress.com/Philip-Colin-Cozens/474272/service_details

Philip Colin was a panel beater who arrived here in 1970:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=12169910&S=215

Please note that you will need to remove your email address, as per RChat rules.

Jamjar

[Brian Horsley]

hI.

Removed my email address, sorry about that, too much of a hurry to get the post done.
Missed reading the rules.
The information that you provided me with I knew about, but the information regarding burial was handy, at least that ends my searches, for Phil Cozens.
Phil had a big family, there were four other siblings plus one who died before he was born. What I find strange about the family, is that all but one of the siblings died young. The youngest Gillian is still alive I believe, at 70.
Odd this is. Phil was 67 when he passed away, his father passed away at 66.
Thanks for your help.

Brian

[judb]

The  Death Notice which was linked by cupoflife seems to show the names of two daughters and a son-in-law, with no mention of his wife, although the immigration record gives her name. As she was born 1949 she may well be still alive so I won't give her name here.  You can see the immigration index record by searching the National Archives site here
https://www.naa.gov.au/
Scroll down and go to RecordSearch, then Namesearch, put in Cozens and select immigration. 

I cannot see any further mention of his wife or other relative but there may have been a further death notice which I can't find.  There was mention somewhere that he had a son living in South Australia. Of course, it's likely his daughters now have married surnames.

The White Pages (telephone directory) shows 6 people with surname COZENS living in South Australia and one of them has the initial as mentioned.  So perhaps a letter..................
https://www.whitepages.com.au/residential

Judith

[Brian Horsley]

Judith,

Found out what I needed to know, as for finding the address in the white pages SA it is impossible as here in the UK, I am not allowed access for some reason so I am stuck there, so I can't pursue that avenue.
Anyway thanks to everybody for the help you have given.

Regards.

Brian