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Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« on: Tuesday 31 July 12 21:18 BST (UK) »
dear All,
Please can anyone help with this family?

Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil married in Ireland 1911
Annetta Valentine Rees Irish
daughter Dorothy Myra Rees don't know birth date or where
son Illtyd Noel Rees born 1913 Sydney Australia

I don't know how long they were in Australia but they seemed to be settled in Canada at least from 1947. However Annetta had died by then.

Can anyone tell me anything about them please.

Walter Noel Rees was the brother of Thomas Clifford Rees in my earlier post.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,608147.0.html

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 21:38 BST (UK) »
1937 the whole family is on the London electoral register living at "Pronto"  Camlet Way, Hadley Wood, Barnet, Herts

Illtyd died in Carmarthen area in 1983

Illtyd Noel Rees
DoB: 11 Nov 1913
Death: Apr-May-Jun 1983
Age:    69
Carmarthen, Vol 24, page 1586

There is also an arrival on 9 June 1954 from Montreal on the Empress of Austalia for Illtyd, wife and two children, heading for an address in Great Ayton, Middlesborough

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 21:45 BST (UK) »
Walter returns from New York on the Queen Mary 28 Dec 1951, heading for an address in West London

he and Annetta are also on the electoral register in 1924 (Woolwich)  & 1926 (Lewisham)

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 21:51 BST (UK) »
Again on the electoral register in 1939 in Westminster - with Walter and Illtyd (listed as Elfyd)

This looks like Annetta's death

Annetta V Rees
Jan-Feb-Mar 1945
Age 58
Wortley (Yorkshire West Riding) Vol 9c page 362

Probate listing has date of death 1 jan 1945, address The Farm, Wortley, Sheffield. Probate to Walter Noel Rees, aircraft steel buyer, and Illtyd Noel Rees, RAF corporal

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 21:52 BST (UK) »
Illtyd N Rees returned in 1954


Birth Date:   abt 1914
Port of Departure:   Montréal, Québec, Canada
Arrival Date:   9 Jun 1954 Liverpool

On board the    Empress of Australia

He was heading for Quakers Grove, Gt Ayton nr Middlesborough. Accompanied by Marjorie 29, plus 2children, son aged 4 and daughter 1. I wont put their names as they could still be alive. He was a salesman. He says his intended country of permanent residence was England.
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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 22:01 BST (UK) »
New York Passenger List -Walter N Rees born 1887 Merthyr Tydfil. Wales and aged 60 years. Widowed. Retired.
Port of Departure: Southampton, England to New York arriving 17 January 1947 on the Queen Elizabeth.
Also travelling Illtyd N Rees, aged 33 years, farmer. Born Sydney. Australia.
Last permanent residence:- Auchengownie.
Daughter Mrs D Bray. 214 Virginia Ave. Savannah. GA
Had been in the USA 1904 (could be 6 weeks) Sister -In- Law E Gorman 37 Brighton Square. Rathgar. Dublin.

Marjorie Rees. Born about 1920 and aged 28 years.
1235 King Street East. Preston. Ontario. Canada
Also travelling daughter of 5 years and a son of 3 years
Port of Departure: Southampton, England to New York on the Batory, arriving 6 Dec 1948
 

Illtyd Noel Rees  - Birth Date: 11 Nov 1913 and Died Q2 1983  -  Aged 69 years
Registration district: Carmarthen  Dyfed
Volume: 24  Page: 1586



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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 22:13 BST (UK) »
Dorothy Myra Bray. Born 1915 Sydney. Australia and aged 31 years
 
Port of Departure: Hull, England to New York, arriving 3 rd January 1946
American Export Airlines. Embarked Hurn England.
Going to 9 Kizzie Avenue. Savannah. Georgia
Last permanent address was 16 Edwards Square. London.
Going to join husband A N Bray
Passport issued London 14 December 1945

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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 22:16 BST (UK) »
I just can not believe the amount of help I have got and in such a short time.

Thank you all very much. Much appreciated.

Judy
CUMBERLAND  Armstrong Little Nixon Richardson Pearson Watson Braithwaite
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
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Re: Help with Walter Noel Rees b1887 Merthyr Tydfil
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 22:19 BST (UK) »
Marriage September 1943

Rees  Dorothy M  Bray  Wortley  9c 699
Bray  Albert N  Rees  Wortley  9c 699

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