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Title: John FITZPATRICK
Post by: hears53 on Thursday 15 April 10 19:30 BST (UK)
My uncle John Fitzpatrick (Jack) went to Australia in 1926 age 16 he went on the Themistccles to
Sydney, as far as we know he became a chef in one of the large hotels His son (*) we think was a police man I am trying to find my uncles son and Daughter
hears53

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Title: Re: John Fitzpatrick
Post by: alison2763 on Thursday 15 April 10 22:32 BST (UK)
Hi hears53,
We need to narrow it down a bit !
Did John have a second christian name?
What were his parents names ?
Do you know his wife"s name ?
Any idea of his children's names ?
Regards
Alison
Title: Re: John FITZPATRICK
Post by: hears53 on Friday 16 April 10 19:21 BST (UK)
Alison 2763 I don't know very much about my uncle John Fitzpatrick he was born in Ireland in 1910 he come to Scotland with his mum & dad and family when he was very young then at the age of 16 he went out to Australia he married May some years later I never new her maiden name they had 2 children a son Michael and a daughter Maureen as far as I know
John Fitzpatrick fathers name was Michael and his mothers name was Catherine (Humphries) Fitzpatrick

hears 53
Title: Re: John FITZPATRICK
Post by: alison2763 on Friday 16 April 10 22:13 BST (UK)
Hi hears53
There is only 1 marriage in New South Wales between a John and a May:
John Fitzpatrick m May C Wagner 1932 Sydney #4452/1932

and 1 Maureen:
Maureen Elizabeth Fitzpatrick m Ian James Chambers1956  Sydney # 13158/1956

Births are only open for privacy reasons to 1909 so Michael and Maureen wouldn't be listed.
Deaths are open to 1979.
There is only one death with those parents:
John Joseph Fitzpatrick d 1942 Nth Sydney - Michael and Catherine #28826/1942

Have you considered contacting the New South Wales Police Force to see if they can help you track Michael. If he was a policeman they may be able to help?

There are too many John Fitzpatricks on the Electoral roll to know which or if any are your John.
Maybe you could put a letter into the Sydney Morning Herald. The Melbourne Sun Herald has a column every Sunday called Desperately Seeking for people looking for lost relatives. I don't know if the Sydney paper has something similar but it's worth a try.

Good Luck in your search.
Regards
Alison
Title: Re: John FITZPATRICK
Post by: hears53 on Monday 19 April 10 13:49 BST (UK)
Alison 2763 thank you so much for your help, I will try all the things you have adviced me
As I am in Scotland can I get the papers you told me to look and also the police force and
death and marriages on the internet or do you know any way I can look up a phone line
once more Alison 2763 thank you so very very much for all that help

hears53
Title: Re: John FITZPATRICK
Post by: judb on Monday 19 April 10 14:17 BST (UK)
Hello hears53

I think Alison is offline now (11pm here) so I'll try and give you a couple of pointers.

You would be able to find Sydney Morning Herald and Mebourne Sun-Herald by googling; the Daily Telegraph in Sydney also has a column for people trying to find others.  (A tip - of you are looking for Australian links you may find it quicker to use www.google.com.au rather than the UK google).  You can probably find a contact for the NSW police also through google.

Alison may have some other contacts for you.

Good luck, Judith
Title: Re: John FITZPATRICK
Post by: hears53 on Monday 19 April 10 14:26 BST (UK)
Judith thank you so much I will try google the one you say I am not that good at the computer but with this help I will get their
Catherine
Title: Re: John FITZPATRICK
Post by: ~MERLIN~ on Monday 19 April 10 15:26 BST (UK)
NSW POLICE SERVICE RECORDS & ARCHIVES:

http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/8959/nsw_police_records_archives_in_brief20_200108.pdf

Title: Re: John FITZPATRICK
Post by: hears53 on Monday 19 April 10 16:31 BST (UK)
MERLIN thank you for that help I will see how I get on

hears53