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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / dating photos to confirm they're of my dad
« on: Wednesday 11 May 22 03:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi there!  I want to confirm that these photos are of my father. He was born at the beginning of 1935 in Toronto, Canada, and his name was Robert Burt Williamson, or Bob/Bobby as he was referred to as. Does the timing match to these photos?


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wEva1sOwvYcsAvWLBle-Rl5u0gVbRYIK/


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jjjusVt7OWkzqUL1iCV9g0W1WC0ZT_C5/

Thank you!

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Warwickshire / A. Turner Family Butcher
« on: Sunday 15 October 17 18:33 BST (UK)  »
I have a photo of my grandfather, from the look of his age in this photo

He was born 1908, and emigrated to Canada in 1931, when he would have been about 23.

I'm wondering if this was a photo of him where he worked as a Butcher in Birmingham or whether this was in Toronto. I'm guessing in Birmingham since English Lamb is a speciality? I'm imagining England didn't import lamb to Toronto.

Googling is not giving me results  :(




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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / COMPLETED: Margaret Wink's maiden name
« on: Monday 09 October 17 13:16 BST (UK)  »
In the ancestry trees it just lists Barbara Wink's mother as Margaret Dunn, but on her death certificate, the last name looks a lot longer. Dunn?dley ???
Thanks!
Sara

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Canada / Maggie Cameron - Noble - Smith (Toronto and area)
« on: Thursday 14 September 17 17:43 BST (UK)  »
I'm desperately seeking to find out what happened to my great grandmother (mom's mom's mom), who she was, and any information about my great grandfather father as well.

I have my grandmother's record (attached) stating my grandmother's birth 20 Jul 1911, at St. Michael's hospital in Toronto and name was Edna Daisy Noble (she went by Daisy Edna), and that her parents were Maggie Cameron and Edward Noble married in Scotland 12 Feb 1906.

I know that Maggie had two sons with a man named Smith after my grandmother in 1913 (William) and 1915 (Harold?). By the age of about 7, my grandmother was adopted by Hiram and Sarah Fredenburgh of Pendrith St in Toronto, and the boys grew up in the The Loyal True Blue and Orange Home, and were not re-connected with my grandmother until after the war, when apparently the government offered to connect lost family for those who had none.

William (Uncle Bill) stayed in touch with my Grandmother and died while my mom was pregnant with me. Married to mom's Aunt Rene, I now live in Uncle Bill and Aunt Rene's house!

My grandmother married Harry Swinbourne of Birmingham, and had my mom, Donna and uncle, Michael, and stayed together until her death in Dec 1978.

In the Scotland forum, they've told me that there are no record of marriage between Maggie Cameron and Edward Noble, and I've found no Cameron's or Nobles in my ancestry DNA search. I have done 23&Me DNA as well as Ancestry DNA for myself, mother and father (and cousin on my mom's side!), and have uploaded the info to GEDmatch.

I would appreciate any information on my great-grandparents, and what might be true, not true etc.

Thank you in advance!
Sara Slater

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Aberdeenshire / Maggie Cameron & Edward Noble marriage
« on: Thursday 14 September 17 02:23 BST (UK)  »
On my grandmother's 1911 Toronto, Candida, birth record, it shows her birth parents to be Maggie Cameron & Edward Noble, married Feb 12 1906 in Scotland. I think Fredenburgh, but can't find any record of this marriage. Nor can I find any information on what happened to them after my grandmother was born. I know Maggie had two more sons, William in 1913 and Harold(?) in 1915, with a man with the surname 'Smith', but not too long after my grandmother was adopted and the boys grew up in an orphanage here in Ontario.

Any help appreciated!

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