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Trying to work out how to find details of a great uncle who was living in Harle Syke on the 1911 census with his wife Susannah, son Morris at his father in law's house,father in law's name John Banks.

The gt.uncle was Benjamin Eastwood. They emigrated sometime in the 1920's to Tasmania?
How do I find which ship and the year?

What year was Benjamin Eastwood born? http://www.findmypast.com/passengerList ... on?redef=0

Ben born 1882 on Brennand St Burnley.

He fought in Boer War, came home, joined WW1 in 1915, came home, decided the climate was better abroad than here and sailed with family to Tasmania where he appears to have got a job with Cadbury's I thought they only operated from Bournville area, so much for my knowledge as a chocoholic. He is not on the 1901 census, so probably in S. Africa?
His family out there have no records of his travel date.

He is not popping up on the website you suggested.

This is what I found.

Births June 1881
EASTWOOD Benjamin – Burnley, 8e, 226

British Army WW1 Service records

Benjamin Eastwood of 18 Jubilee street, Harle Syke
Regiment – Royal West Surry Regiment
There are 18 pages of records…
Served in Kings Royal Rifles and T. Exp 14 years (of?) age
http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/Def ... pid=613671

Name and Address of next o kin – Susannah Eastwood of 18 Jubilee street, Harle Syke
Particulars as to Marriage – Susannah Banks (spinster) 30 September 1903 at Haggate Baptist
Particulars as to Children – Morris Banks Eastwood b. 6 September 1904 at Harle Syke
And Margaret Eastwood b. 20 April 1915 at Harle Syke
http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/vi ... twood&cr=1

Military sheet history – Shell shock, 13 July 1917
(entered?) service – 7 August 1916
Transferred to the Labour Corps – 13 April 1917 (this suggests he was wounded..?)

Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity
Benjamin Eastwood
Regimental No: 70344
Rank: Cpl.
Unit: 255 POW Coy
Regiment: Labour Corps
Theatre of War: France
Born in the year: 1881
http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/vi ... twood&cr=1

Discharged on Demobilization: 10 April 1920


http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss ... ate=2&ne=7
All New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 results for Ben Eastwood
Ben Eastwood
Arrival Date: Aug 1934
Estimated Birth Year: Abt. 1879
Port of Departure: Montreal Quebec
Nationality: English
Ship name: Duchess of Richmond
(not sure if this is the same man)

Unfortunately I cannot find the shipping record for Banjamin’s trip to Australia. He probably sailed via Sydney or Perth before he arrived at his final destination, although this doesn’t help you much.

Do you have a photo of Benjamin Eastwood? If so, it would be nice to add him to the soldier page http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Soldiers.htm
And Burnley in the Great War http://www.burnleyinthegreatwar.info/

I think this is Susannah Eastwood and the two children.
http://www.findmypast.com/passengerList ... on?redef=0

Last name: Eastwood
First name: S
Year of Birth: 1881
Sex: F
Departure year: 1921
Port: London
Destination: Australia
Port: Melbourne

And

Last name: Eastwood
First name: M
Year of Birth: 1905
Sex: M
Departure year: 1921
Port: London
Destination: Australia
Port: Melbourne

And

Last name: Eastwood
First name: M
Year of Birth: 1916
Sex: F
Departure year: 1921
Port: London
Destination: Australia
Port: Melbourne

This is Benjamin. They all sailed together. You will need to buy credits to view the original, although I do not know how much it will cost.

Last name: Eastwood
First name: B
Year of Birth: 1882
Sex: M
Departure year: 1921
Port: London
Destination: Australia
Port: Melbourne

Wow thanks, hopefully I can get his grandson to log on to look at this info. You all seem to have found the correct family. Many thanks, this was a gap I had not filled.

Just an afterthought, Benjamin joined and went out to the Boer War, his mother according to his sister's diary, didn't want him to go and paid for him to get out of the army and come home. He duly signed up again and went back! I assumed he was under age but have realised when I compared dates, that he was about 18! Where are there records for the Boer War that would tell me about this patriotic relative.

Also does anyone know how long it would take to sail from London to Australia at that time.

In the 1920s, the voyage to Australia took about 5 or 6 weeks: http://museumvictoria.com.au/journeys/1900_20s.asp

Charon

There's always Find My Past. Other than that, I can only think of the NAtional Archives at Kew but I think that needs a personal visit.

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Maureen
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How to find army records for the Boer War
http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums ... -1812.html

Hi and thanks to everyone who pointed me in the right direction for military links. Have been contacted by a nice guy in Finland who in turn had contacted a Lieutenant Colonel, the historian for regiment that an ancestor fought in. I have eight long pages of the old relatives war exploits, info. I would have never have found without your help.

Hannah, is this information from the Boer war or WW1?

WW1,do you want his email address?