Bratton Family

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The Family Tree of the Gateshead Brattons

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NEWS

The Sun newspaper in the U.K. continues to call LAPD chief William Bratton "a leading contender to replace ousted Sir Ian Blair as London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner." In a story today from Los Angeles the tabloid reminds readers "The Sun brought Chief Bratton to the UK to attend our summit on Broken Britain last week" and claims an exclusive interview about the complexity of the London policing job.
Chief Bratton, 61, has already advised London Mayor Boris Johnson on how to tackle inner-city crime....

He said, “It is probably, at this time, the most complex police job in the world — bar none. You have a country and a city which is probably the most significant terrorist target in the world. You have a city and a country that is very on edge about the spate of youth violence and stabbings. You have a very unsettled political situation — a historic one with a city government seeking to exert more influence over the Met when that role was traditionally done by the national government. And there are any number of controversies in play at the moment."
“I have been doing this for 40 years. I have worked in two of the world’s most significant cities — New York and Los Angeles — and I can safely say that, today, the Met job is probably the most challenging.
“And it will get increasingly so in the next year or so...."
But Chief Bratton is more tight-lipped about his chances for the top Met job. He said: “I don’t think there’s any shortage of home-grown talent in the UK and I’ve got a great job here — but I always keep my options open.”

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John McCain’s campaign threatened legal action against the National Enquirer today for running a story about McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, allegedly having an affair with her husband’s business partner. Jim Burdett, has gone on the record and passed a rigorous polygraph test, revealing de­tails of the affair to The NATIONAL ENQUIRER in a world exclusive interview.
Burdett, however, is a pretty sketchy guy.
 He's the ex-con former brother-in-law of Brad Hanson's wife Carolyn's brother Craig Bratton,
Jim Burdett, has gone on the record and passed a rigorous polygraph test, revealing de­tails of the affair to The NATIONAL ENQUIRER in a world exclusive interview.



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One of the famous Brattons was US born John Walter Bratton who wrote the music for Teddy Bears' Picnic. Among the 250 songs he wrote, are these words, which are worth quoting since the Brattons are on both sides of the pond (and the antipodes)


There's a bridge of friendship stretching over the sea
Like a rainbow from shore to shore
There are Yankees by the dozens reaching out to British cousins
While bravehearts meet, their lips repeat
Let's get together, everybody sing:
"I wish I was in Dixie" and "God save the King"
Let's get together, put an end to grief
Sing "Yankee Doodle came to town" and then "The Mapleleaf"
Our flags entwined will remind mankind wherever they may be
That while the eagle soars and the British lion roars
We will march to victory


My name is Jon Bratton. I say this because, when I visit a website, I want to know who created it.
(In truth, I say this so that the Googlebot will spot my name and give me immortality.......one crawler to another) I live in Low Fell, Gateshead, England
This site is for Bratton ego surfers
(the name for saddos like me who search for their own surname on the web)

as well as genealogists, family tree, family crest and family history fans, Loxley Munsey and Steel family members, and some folk from Felling, Sacriston and Langley Park



Who owns a UK number plate like this ?

Answer below



"You can always tell a Bratton....but you cannot tell him much"

Said by Uncle Joe Bratton...often
(For family history genealogists that's Joseph Bratton, eldest son of Joseph Herbert Bratton)

And this is the brass plaque that I, Jon Joseph Bratton, inherited from Uncle Joe




This is JIM BRATTON with his partner Karen and his prized numberplate which is valued significantly more than the vehicle it adorns

Here's some quirky things to wet your appetite

This is a Bratton Lane Shirt


And this is a Bratton Tub Chair

And this is Brattons Clam Chowder
(It is believed that Bratton's was a restaurant but it is now an established recipe..google as Brattons Clam Chowder..no apostrophe... gets the best result)