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Addison, Axford, Boughton, Brett, Costello, Green, Moynahan, Sevil, Strange, Webb, Woods

The Brett Family

James Brett�married�Susan Unknown child�James Brett b 1824 Essex, England.

�James BRETT b1824 Essex, England, married Susan HAMMOND�in 1847 at Manuden, Essex, UK. Susan was born in Manuden in 1823 and was a daughter of William HAMMOND�and Elizabeth NOTTAGE. (Note James married a Susan as did his father).
James and Susan arrived in Australia on the "Plantagenet" in 1857.�James was 23yrs. old,�Susan was 31 from Hertfordshire. They were unassisted passengers, as they paid one pound and worked their passage.

James and Susan had 8 Children -�Emma b1849 England, Clara b1852 England, Henry William b1855 England, Elizabeth Ann b1858 Concord, James b Jun 1861 Concord d 1861 Concord, Mary Jane�b1863 Braidwood d1863 Braidwood, Susan Eliza b1866 Braidwood,�Priscilla b1868 Braidwood d1885 Canterbury.

�James BRETT died 25th Oct 1900�William St Enfield aged 75 yrs�from Senile Decay�he was buried 26th Oct 1900�at St Thomas C of E Cemetery Enfield, occupation listed as Labourer at time of death. James Bond was the informant on his death certificate.�

Susan HAMMOND died 30th December 1898 at The Boulevard, Strathfield from Chronic Enteritis, Cerebral Haemorrhage and was buried 2nd Jan 1899 in St. Thomas Cemetery Enfield. James & Susan are buried together with daughter Priscilla d 1885 & Clara's son William 1892�����

The Tombstone of James Brett 1900, Susan Brett 1898, Priscilla Brett 1885�& Willie McKinnon Brett 1892,�situated at St Thomas Church Enfield. (Willie is Clara's son)����������������������������������������

Henry William BRETT�married Jane SMITH on 1st Jul 1876�Concord, NSW Australia.

Henry William�Brett b1855 England was a labourer he arrived in Australia with his parents in 1857. In 1878 owned the freehold at 10 Highgate St Strathfield. Henry married Jane Smith 1st Jul 1876�Concord. Jane Smith was born at 203 Cowper St.Glebe, on the 8th Dec 1856, her father�Sidney SMITH was born 1835 in Bristol, UK, and he married Jane LOUDON on 29th Jan 1856 at Cooks River, Sydney. Jane LOUDON was born 1831 in Magherafelt, Derry, Ireland; her name was shown as "Lowden" on their marriage certificate.

Henry and Jane�Brett�had 12 children - Charles H b.1878 Concord, Walter William b. 11/6/1879 Concord, Ernest Arthur�b.1881 Canterbury, Olive Blanche b.1883 Canterbury, Gordon Edward b. 1885, Clara Jane b.1888 Burwood, Stanley Herbert b.1890 Burwood, Cecil Henry b.1892 Burwood, Priscilla b.1893 Burwood, Alice M�b.1895 Burwood, Sidney Thomas b.1898 Burwood, Robert Redver�b.1900 Burwood.

Henry Brett�died from Mycard. Arterio Sclerosis�on 28th Oct 1943 Canterbury and was buried 30th Oct 1943 at St Thomas C of E Enfield with his wife and son Arthur Ernest Brett.��������

The Tombstone�of Henry William Brett 1948, Jane Brett�1901 &�Arthur Ernest Brett 1919 situated at St Thomas C of E Enfield.

Jane Brett died 13th Nov 1901 and was buried at St Thomas C of E Enfield.

Cecil Henry Brett married Annie Spence Rice Addison on the 9th Nov 1914 Jerilderie, NSW. Cecil�b 15th Dec 1891 in Burwood,�he was christened 17th Jan 1892�at St Thomas�C of E Enfield.�Annie b.27th Oct 1892 Main Street Portstewart, Londonderry, Ireland. Annie arrived in Australia with her parents George Addison & Annie Spence aboard the "Gothic" in April 1912.

Cecil & Annie�Brett had 4 children, James Henry b 1915 Brighton, Victoria.�Harry William b 27th Sep 1918 New Street Brighton, Victoria. Eileen May b 4th May 1921 Victoria. Frank Alfred Spence 9th Jun 1926 Victoria.��Cecil & Annie and lived in Auguster St Strathfield around 1950's.

Cecil Brett d 27th Sep 1953 from a gunshot wound to the head he was cremated at Rookwood Cemetery with his wife Annie Addison d 27th Sep 1953 from a gunshot wound to the chest received from her husband and was Cremated at Rookwood Cemetery.�

Eileen May Brett married Alfred Herbert Boughton in March 1940 Canterbury. Alfred Boughton�b.15th Apr1921 Campsie. Alfred & Eileen�had the�3 children, Patricia Ann b 23rd Sep 1940 Paddington (my mother), Dennis Leslie b 25th Oct 1944 and John Douglas b Aug 1946. Eileen May d 26th Aug 1953 cremated at Rookwood and Alfred d 27th Apr 1997 Blacktown Hospital and Cremated Pinegrove Cemetery, A plaque placed at Pinegrove cemetery�has both of their names on it.

Here are some of my favorite websites:

My Family Tree http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boughton

Pictures of�Ancestors http://myancestors.spaces.live.com/

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