Information Sought: "Joe Brittan"

[AJH93]

Hi all, not sure how well you will be able to help me as I have minimal information and some concerns living people which I have been asked to withhold for public forums.

I am looking for a man, the name was given to me verbally - exact spelling is unknown, by the name of "Joe Britton". May be Britain, Brittan, Briton, et cetera. He was a male nurse at a psychiatric hospital: this may have been St. Nicholas Hospital in Gosforth, or Shotley Bridge Hospital in Durham.

He first crosses paths with the family, on whose behalf I am writing this message for, in 1944. He is married and they may have had a child born in 1944. He resided in Gosforth and died at some point between 1976 and 1995. His obituary was in a newspaper, but the family cannot remember specifics.

This is, unfortunately, all of the information we have been able to collect. We have written to the hospitals but received no response and will try again - will also try DNA but would like to exhaust other avenues first.

Best wishes,
AJH

[AllanUK]

Shotley Bridge Hospital in Durham is not a psychiatric hospital.

[ColC]

Welcome to Roots Chat.

Could this be the death of Joe?

BRITTON, JOSEPH    born 1915 
GRO Reference:  DOR  Q2/1992 in NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE  (0531F)  Volume 2  Page 722

Colin

[Milliepede]

If his obituary was in a newspaper as the family recall then you can search for it using his name.

[AllanUK]

If his obituary was in a newspaper as the family recall then you can search for it using his name.

Can't find anything at all.

[Tickettyboo]

Death notice for the possible death reg that ColC posted

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-chronicle-britton-death-notice/184357918/

Boo

[AllanUK]

Death notice for the possible death reg that ColC posted

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-chronicle-britton-death-notice/184357918/

Boo

Weird, just tried FindMyPast search again with no result for Britton for 6th April. Manually searched deaths in EC for the 6th April and there it is nice and clear.

[softly softly]

Just possibles.

Marriages Dec 1955   
BRITTON    Joseph    Elizabeth COOPER    Nthmbld.S.    1b   655---covers Gosforth

Death

Name   Elizabeth Britton
Death Age   86
Birth Date   6 Dec 1915
Registration Date   Aug 2002
Registration District   North Tyneside
Inferred County   Tyne and Wear
Register Number   B31C
District and Subdistrict   0541B
Entry Number   224

SS

[softly softly]

Always needs checking out. A tree on Ancestry suggests Joseph Britton had a relationship with an Agnes Gordon Heath. A male son born (no Details). No evidence of Britton/ Heath marriage. Agnes died 2005 as Heath.

SS