# Jesse Brittain

Jesse Brittain (12 NOV 1835 – 13 FEB 1912); born in Potton, Bedfordshire, England; with Harriett Rowlet; parent of 1 child; died in Warwick, Queensland, Australia.

**Lifespan:** 12 NOV 1835 – 13 FEB 1912

## Partners
- [Harriett Rowlet](/p/harriett-rowlet-36554.md)

## Children
- [Amy Brittain](/p/amy-brittain-36555.md)

## Timeline
- 12 NOV 1835 — **Born** at Potton, Bedfordshire, England
- 1841 — **Residence** at Potton, Bedfordshire, England — Sun Street  -  scholar
- 30 MAR 1851 — **Residence** at Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England — Cottage 34 Heath Rd.  -  Gardener
- 1861 — **Residence** at Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire, England — Barrack Yard    -   Farm Labourer
- APR 1865 — **Emigrated** at London, England — left on ship Sirocco for Moreton, Queensland, Australia
- 17 JUL 1865 — **Arrival** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- DEC 1867 — **Residence** at Highfields, Queensland, Australia — labourer
- APR 1870 — **Residence** at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia — Dalby Railway Line
- 16 JAN 1873 — **Residence** at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia — labourer
- 2 JUL 1887 — **Residence** at Silverwood, near Warwick, Queensland — Railway siding on Qld-NSW line, 17 kilometres south of Warwick
- 25 JUL 1887 — **Death of older brother, Robert Brittain** at Islington, London, England
- 1888 — **Marriages in the Year** at Warwick, Queensland, Australia — Sons Charles and William and daughter Mary Jane marry
- MAY 1888 — **Residence** at Warwick, Queensland, Australia — purchases two parcels of land (3 roods 16 perches each)   -  becomes an eligible Queensland voter.
- BET 1889 AND 1898 — **Occupation** — Ganger, Maintenance Branch
- 1899 — **Retired** at Warwick, Queensland, Australia — as mentioned in his Obituary
- 27 MAY 1901 — **Grandaughter Clara Solway's Marriage** at Warwick, Queensland, Australia — Jesse Brittain's residence at "Pleasant Hill", Freestone Road. - Methodist Church Rites
- 1903 — **Residence** at Warwick, Queensland, Australia — The Reserve  -  domestic duties
- 1905 — **Residence** at Warwick, Queensland, Australia — The Reserve  -  domestic duties
- 13 FEB 1912 — **Died** at Warwick, Queensland, Australia — Freestone Road

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