Finding an old friend who may have emigrated to Australia
Sep 15th 2016, 6:30 pm
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Re: Finding an old friend who may have emigrated to Australia
Well, my back yard is an "area" too, so that doesn't help! According to Wikipedia, Teesside is a "conurbation" - although I can't imagine many people calling it that. With a population of only 300,000, I suppose I'd call it a town, if I lived there, if it doesn't have a cathedral anywhere within.
I am not aware that anyone would be please to admit that they lived in Teesside, any more than residents of Sheffield or Doncaster would admit to being from "South Yorkshire". At least it wasn't as bad as "Humberside", which tried to merge a big chunk of East Yorkshire with the northern end of Lincolnshire - but thankfully that was a county that was eliminated in 1996.
Sep 15th 2016, 8:22 pm
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Re: Finding an old friend who may have emigrated to Australia
There is an Ian Dawson on here in a group, down the page . I guess you would have no idea what he might have turned into but this bloke is to do with maritime engineering I think.
http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au...rtrait_aew.pdf
There was also an Ian Dawson who apparently designed the steel work for the Shard in London - he was from Easington though which is a bit far afield but listening to him on the BBC was interesting!
I had a look at the White Pages and there were loads of I Dawsons even in WA alone but one Ian Dawson there, no idea about the other states where there might have been ship building - or he might have taken up surfing, who knows!!
Unfortunately there really isn't enough information to hazard even a vague guess, it's a pretty common name really.
http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au...rtrait_aew.pdf
There was also an Ian Dawson who apparently designed the steel work for the Shard in London - he was from Easington though which is a bit far afield but listening to him on the BBC was interesting!
I had a look at the White Pages and there were loads of I Dawsons even in WA alone but one Ian Dawson there, no idea about the other states where there might have been ship building - or he might have taken up surfing, who knows!!
Unfortunately there really isn't enough information to hazard even a vague guess, it's a pretty common name really.
Sep 15th 2016, 8:45 pm
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Re: Finding an old friend who may have emigrated to Australia
The white Pages is the telephone book. Similar to UK Yellow Pages 
Sep 16th 2016, 1:22 am
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Re: Finding an old friend who may have emigrated to Australia
You say his younger brother is Alan, there are two A Dawsons in the BT phone book in Stockton on Tees, wouldn't hurt to call them on the off chance one of them is the brother. Also there are only about 15 Dawsons listed, one or more could be relatives. I obviously don't know the streets of the estate but his parents could conceivably still live in the same house???? No harm in checking them out.
Sep 16th 2016, 1:40 am
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*toddles off to mooch around assorted sites like Ancestry*
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Sep 19th 2016, 10:56 pm
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Re: Finding an old friend who may have emigrated to Australia
I agree with Bermudashorts, and would add that Teesside was one of several synthetic county/ government districts dreamed up in the 60's and 70's which in most cases were universally reviled and ridiculed, and many of which were subsequently dissolved and the prior county boundaries restored.
I am not aware that anyone would be please to admit that they lived in Teesside, any more than residents of Sheffield or Doncaster would admit to being from "South Yorkshire". At least it wasn't as bad as "Humberside", which tried to merge a big chunk of East Yorkshire with the northern end of Lincolnshire - but thankfully that was a county that was eliminated in 1996.
I am not aware that anyone would be please to admit that they lived in Teesside, any more than residents of Sheffield or Doncaster would admit to being from "South Yorkshire". At least it wasn't as bad as "Humberside", which tried to merge a big chunk of East Yorkshire with the northern end of Lincolnshire - but thankfully that was a county that was eliminated in 1996.
And the bloomin' awful "Merseyside". I was born in St.Helens, I'm a Lancashire lass born and bred. I will never be a "Merseysider", thank you very much.Can't help with your search Can1 but I hope you find your friend.
Sep 20th 2016, 10:28 pm
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