Welcome to No 5 Newsletter

Thanks to Peter for sending me a copy of No 3 Newsletter I broke a rule of not backing up files and lost my copy.

The web-site is coming along but I have learnt that these things do not go as quick as you would always like and I am calling in more expert advise.

Some of us have received a copy of and email from Susan Brassett in London, she is looking into the Family Tree. I have sent he copies of the newsletter and hopefully we can help he out and fit her into our Tree somewhere along the line.

Meeting Up

If you are arranging to meet up with other family members for the first time then let me know how it went and if you discovered any new information about the family.

At the end of October beginning of November Doug and Carol Brassett are coming over from Australia, they are only here for a shot time and we are going to sort out some sort of get together more information will follow closer to the time.

Thanks

Thanks for the messages I have been getting with regards to the newsletter, It good to know your efforts are appreciated. It was interesting to see how many emails I received last time round when I forgot the attachment.

Everything should be ok this time round

Robert

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Birthday Message’s

August Birthdays.

27^th Kayleigh Brassett b 27-08-1985 Daughter or Christopher Brassett b 22-Dec-1964

She lives in Enfield, Middx, England with her Mum, step Dad step sister and brother Steven Brassett

Kayleigh traces her family back through Dad Chris, Grandfather Ronald b on the same day 27 Aug 1927 and then through his father Robert b 17-Apr-1901 Islington, England

27^th Yvonne Whitington Lives, in Tasmania, Australia, she traces he family back to William b 1818 and his second wife Martha Goodger, Their Daughter Eleanor was her grandmother.

For William Yvonne and my family join up as he was an older brother to Henry b 1829 their father being John b 1784 Preston Bissett

Pat traces he family back through father Robert, Grand Father John James b 1865 Hoxton, London, England, who was married to Maria Drummond, and then to his father Henry b 1829 and that's were we meet back up with Yvonne.

Pat lives in Enfield, England with her husband Tom Clark, they have two daughters Jacqueline and Deborah.

28^th Fredrick James Brassett b 28-Aug-1909, son of James Walter and Sarah McCarthy. Fredrick is the grandfather of Jamie, Angela and Suzanne.

Fredrick traces his family through his father James Walter b 7 Mar 1879 in a Bethnal Green Workhouse, East London and d 25 Mar 1918 in Arras France, Grandfather James b 5 Dec 1828 d 12 Feb 1898, and then to his father James Thomas Hinds b 11 Feb 1815

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The message I put out in the last Newsletter with regards to connections with Brassett's in USA, Canada prompted the following response from Helen Medeiros who is in Bermuda

'We, the BRASSET's of Canada, Columbia and Bermuda ARE related to the Brasset's of Louisiana, U.S.A. They, like us, spell it with one "T" and pronounce it, like we do, as Brass-Say.

I have never met or been in touch with our family there but would be interested in doing so. As I probably told you some time ago, our Dad, Robert George Albert Brasset and our Mom, Amelia Mac Donald Brasset had 11 children.

We are, Robert, Michael, David, Donald, Maureen (Coyne), Edmund, Helen (Medeiros), Jimmy, Jeane (Rogers), Elizabeth (Sokolowski) and Bill Brasset. Ages ranging from 60 plus to 40 plus years. We all have many children so I believe that there are 30 plus grandchildren and about 12 or so great-grandchildren.

Even though there may be a very distant connection and other Information connecting us would be appreciated, I know we do have some different spelling so being pronounced different should not be to far away either.

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Passing On Information

Looking for connection's to Alice Brassett born 9th December 1776, she married Isaac Linnell 7^th May 1797, died 23^rd August 1819, Alice is the daughter of Thomas Brassett and Sarah Hemmings.

Thomas had two brothers John Brassett married Mary Tomkins, they had a daughter Eleanor Brassett who later married Isaac Linnell after her cousin Alice died.

The other brother was Charles Brassett not much is know of him at present

From a recent Family Tree sent to me from Angela Brassett, James Thomas Hinds who she traces her family back to had three sisters Mary Eleanor, Mary Alice and Louise.

There also seems to be a stop in this family tree at John Brassett b 1751 d 1806 or 1807 depending on who's information you look at.

Does anyone have anything on this section of the Brassett Family before 1751.

Rob Linnell, Yvonne Marshall, Angela, Jamie and Suzanne Brassett, Sylvia Gorbell are all checking this part of the family can anyone else help

I have only re-produced a very small part of the tree for this part of the family, just trying to help things along at this point. Robert, and Yvonne have more information and do connect up at this point with Angela, Jamie, Sylvia etc.

James Thomas Hinds had 11 children. There are plenty of other connection out there still to be found

This is a repeat request from he last newsletter, Sylvia Gorbell has helped out and found a contact for a couple of the Brassett's on this list , but does anyone else have information on this section that could help me.

Half Cuz ons

I am looking into the relatives of Henry Brassett b 16-01-1829 and his first wife Mary Ann Cook.

With information given to me by Yvonne Whitington in Tasmania, Australia. I am looking for information on Herbert brassett b 1917 and his wife Elsie. They had children Cherry, Tracy, Paul, Roger, and Trevor all born in the late 1940's and early 1950's

Trevor had a son called Richard b 1984

I believe they could be located in the UK and I would like to get in touch with them.

and finally

What's the best way to make

1^st Contact

(as Star Trek call it)

This is not an alien race it a possible relative, they have the same name as you, so does that make it easier.

I have found that letters do get a response, it did for me, Email helps a great deal, But what if you only have a phone number ?

Let me know

ROBERT