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waiteohman
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Hello Annie
There is an article in The Globe (Toronto) Saturday February 21, 1931, page 3. If you would like a copy, pm me. Here it is transcribed:
OBSERVES 104th BIRTHDAY
Port Arthur, Feb 20 - (Special) -
Captain Wapole Roland, R.E., former-
ly pioneer mining engineer here cele-
brated his 104th birthday yesterday.
He is now in Detroit.
LOL, Don't give up on the States locs.
Linda
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waiteohman
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Hello Annie
LOL - Oh no! Don't give up on Canada. Looks like he may have died in Canada from info found on the website below:
Walpole ROLAND {CA} (M: ? - 1931 Mar 30)
Old Books & Authors website URL - http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/ro2.htm
Searching Library of Congress website, your man wrote a publication. Must have been in the Algoma region of Ontario for the mining. Info on Algoma West : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algoma_West
LC Control No.: 14022100
LCCN Permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/14022100
Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
Personal Name: Roland, Walpole, d. 1931.
Main Title: Algoma West, its mines, scenery and industrial resources ... By Walpole Roland, C.E.
Published/Created: Toronto, Printed by Warwick & Sons, 1887.
Description: 1 p. l., 2 p., 1 l., [3]-217 p. front. (fold. map) illus., plates. 23 cm.
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CALL NUMBER: F1059.T5 R7
Copy 1
-- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Bldg General or Area Studies Reading Rms
-- Status: Not Charged
Cheers,
Linda
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waiteohman
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Annie
What an interesting man. Looks like he is officially Alexander Walpole Roland. The Now in Detroit, must have been to visit his daughter.
There is a late birth October 26, 1878 in Algoma District, Ontario for Constance Wapole Roland in Green River that was their permanent address at the time of her birth. The birth was a late registration July 5, 1947 done via a notary Ruth Barrow of Chicago, Ill. Contance was married when she registered her birth - Constance Pratt with address 5747 Linwood, Detroit, MI
Parents:
Alexander Walpole Roland (father) 40 born India, trade: civil engineer, employed for self
Isabel Watt Roland (mother) 22 born Quebec
Another child, female was born to Alexander Walpole Roland and Isabel Watt on January 20th, 1881 not named.
He signs A. Walpole Roland, with residence Prince Arthurs Landing. Registered in Algoma District.
Update: child named Olive. Dies July 5, 1882 bronchitis. Residence at time Prince Arthurs Landing
Another child, Isabella Grace born 22 April 1887. Residence at time, Tupper St., Port Arthur and occupation surveyor. Isabella Grace died August 18, 1889 in Thunder Bay District, Division of Port Arthur.
I'm looking for his death in Ontario; however, no so easily spotted.
Cheers,
Linda
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waiteohman
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Hello Annie
You can find them on FamilySearch.org for 1881 Canada census
Place: Prince Arthur, Algoma
Alx. Walpod ROWLAND 45 born England
Isabelle ROWLAND 50 born Hudson Bay, Northwest Territories
Fredrick V. ROWLAND 1 born Ontario
Constance W. ROWLAND 2 born Ontario
Olive ROWLAND 4 months (born January) Ontario (must have been the unnamed child at time of birth)
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waiteohman
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Ok Thanks for linking.
One thing you can be sure of, is that he died in 1931 as per the Library of Congress catalogue record:
Personal Name: Roland, Walpole, d. 1931.
According to cataloguing rules they would have had to have a source for this information to have included it in the record. Not sure how reputable the other site with {CA} 1931 MAR 30, but it looks promising.
Linda
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Hello Annie
If he died March 30, 1931, the funeral most likely would have been in April and wouldn't you know it, April isn't indexed for this newspaper:
http://www.elginogs.ca/newsindexes/timesjournal/index.htm
Linda
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I suggest you ask the librarian at St. Thomas Public Library (Elgin County) to check for a newspaper obit for you. I know that they did that for someone else, at my suggestion, and sent the obit to her.
It's possible that the newspapers for that month have not survived, which is why they are not indexed, but the librarian will know.
Failing that, I would try the London Free Press, in London, Ontario. London is very close to St. Thomas, and is a much larger centre. No matter where he died, it's likely the local paper(s) carried the obit, for one of such an age!
http://www.st-thomas.library.on.ca/index.php/Home/Index
adultdept@st-thomas.library.on.ca
http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca/askus/
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ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot, Westminster Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea & NL
BRAKE - Nailsea
BURIATTE
CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
CLIFFORD - Maidstone
DURE(E) - France, Devon, Canada
HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN
LEOPOLD - Hanover, London
LATTIMER - lightermen
MAXWELL - lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot.borders
STEWART - Chelsea; Reach
SWANICK - Co.Mayo & Roscommon; Ontario
WEST - Rochester & Maidstone
WILLIS - Wilts, Berks, Hants, London
WOODHOUSE - Bristol, London
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