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Topic: Williams Family in 1930s - help please! (Read 224 times)
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Dale
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Kia Ora from New Zealand
For some time I have been searching for my WILLIAMS family with a deep suspicion they had moved from England to Canada!
NOW I have proof! 
It shold be noted that I am tracking forwards -I have the historical data.
Elizabeth Mary Burgess married Henry John WILLIAMS in England in1894. In 1901 the family can be found in Watford with 3 out of their 4 children viz
John Francis RJ 1895
Arthur Richard 1900
Violet Lizzie S 1901
Henry Burgess 1903 - arrived later!
I now have the marriage cert of Henry Burgess Williams in Maine April 1934. It states that his parents Elizabeth Mary & Henry John are resident in Canada. 
I have heard whispers of the Detroit crossing...is there a kind soul who could check this for me for the above family in the 1930s?
And advise me how I might find possible deaths particularly of Elizabeth (born 1865 Toronto) & Henry (born c. 1862 Somerset England) ? I'm guessing they headed for Toronto where Elizabeth was born?
Very grateful for any help- local knowledge is invaluable!
Thanks
Marlene (New Zealand)
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HUNTS: Fairy, Ding, Scotney, Swinton, Burgess, Brace
BEDS: Farey, Fairy, Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
WORCS: Callow, Lowe
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Josephine
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Marlene,
Since the couple was in Maine, I would look first for their family in New Brunswick, because it is so close.
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick has a lot of information online (BMDs, cemeteries):
http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/Default.aspx?L=EN
The Charlotte County, New Brunswick GenWeb Site also has a lot of data online:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/
For Ontario, there's the Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid:
http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa/homepage.html
Ontario death records on Ancestry.com only go up to 1932.
The Toronto Public Library has a look-up service. They can check city directories, etc. Here's their website:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/uni_can_index.jsp
The Toronto Star has digitized its newspapers and they are searchable for a fee:
http://thestar.pagesofthepast.ca/
I'm glad the couple in Maine was yours! 
Regards,
Josephine
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Barnett (Chatham, Kent)
Beaumont (Gillingham, Kent)
Christy (Shropshire, Lancashire & Cheshire)
George (London area, incl. Bethnal Green)
Holland (Cheshire)
Parker (Chatham, Kent)
Pope (Middlesex)
Salisbury (Cheshire)
Simmons (Kent)
Cunningham, Dobson, Easton, Muir, Pryde & Oliver (Scotland to Canada)
Carson, Colbert, Colclough, Coy, McGlinchey, Riley, Rooney, Trotter & Waters (Ireland to Canada)
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Josephine
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Marlene,
I had another thought.
Since the Maine State Archives has the death records online for Henry Burgess & Sophie Williams, and they both died in Rockport, you could ask the local library to look up their obits for you:
http://www.rockport.lib.me.us/
Perhaps their obits might mention any nieces or nephews and where they were living. Any clue might help.
Regards,
Josephine
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Barnett (Chatham, Kent)
Beaumont (Gillingham, Kent)
Christy (Shropshire, Lancashire & Cheshire)
George (London area, incl. Bethnal Green)
Holland (Cheshire)
Parker (Chatham, Kent)
Pope (Middlesex)
Salisbury (Cheshire)
Simmons (Kent)
Cunningham, Dobson, Easton, Muir, Pryde & Oliver (Scotland to Canada)
Carson, Colbert, Colclough, Coy, McGlinchey, Riley, Rooney, Trotter & Waters (Ireland to Canada)
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Janice M
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This may be worth a try, especially if you are close to a Family History Library.
Genealogy Tips on Canada
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hornbeck/canada.htm
New York Public Library
http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/lhg/research.html
ST. ALBANS MANIFEST / CANADIAN BOARDER CROSSINGS 1895-1954
http://www.rootsweb.com/~idshosho/stalbans.htm
Janice
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Josephine
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Marlene,
I've had a better idea.
You could write to the library and ask if there was a write-up on Sophie & Henry's marriage in the Rockport newspaper. That might tell give you information about his family.
The marriage record that you have from the State of Maine should indicate if the marriage was conducted by a minister. You could write to the churches in Rockport to see if they have any info on their marriage.
I see that there is a volunteer for Knox County, Maine at Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness:
http://www.raogk.org/maine.htm
Perhaps that volunteer might be able to find a write-up about the marriage if the library can't do it.
Regards,
Josephine
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Barnett (Chatham, Kent)
Beaumont (Gillingham, Kent)
Christy (Shropshire, Lancashire & Cheshire)
George (London area, incl. Bethnal Green)
Holland (Cheshire)
Parker (Chatham, Kent)
Pope (Middlesex)
Salisbury (Cheshire)
Simmons (Kent)
Cunningham, Dobson, Easton, Muir, Pryde & Oliver (Scotland to Canada)
Carson, Colbert, Colclough, Coy, McGlinchey, Riley, Rooney, Trotter & Waters (Ireland to Canada)
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Dale
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Wowee Josephine & Janice - you sure have given me heaps of homework while I slept Down Under!
Thanks so very much! As soon as the sun goes down on this beautiful day - I'll get onto it!
Lunch calls!
Thanks ever so much
Marlene
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HUNTS: Fairy, Ding, Scotney, Swinton, Burgess, Brace
BEDS: Farey, Fairy, Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
WORCS: Callow, Lowe
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Josephine
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You're welcome, Marlene!
Please let us know how you get on!
Regards,
Josephine
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Barnett (Chatham, Kent)
Beaumont (Gillingham, Kent)
Christy (Shropshire, Lancashire & Cheshire)
George (London area, incl. Bethnal Green)
Holland (Cheshire)
Parker (Chatham, Kent)
Pope (Middlesex)
Salisbury (Cheshire)
Simmons (Kent)
Cunningham, Dobson, Easton, Muir, Pryde & Oliver (Scotland to Canada)
Carson, Colbert, Colclough, Coy, McGlinchey, Riley, Rooney, Trotter & Waters (Ireland to Canada)
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