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Re: Possible Emigration from Devon to Canada
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 11:56 GMT (UK) »
Florence Partridge married  J. Wilbur C. Van Kirk 24 th April 1900 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota

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The couple appear together in White Bear, Ramsey, Minnesota in 1900 (next door to the parents of Florence)

Wilbur C Van Kirk 29 Born Jan 1871 Illinois. Coin traveller
Florence M Van Kirk 20 Born dec 1879 Minnesota. Parents Born England.

By 1910 they have a son - living in St Paul Ward 4, Ramsey, Minnesota.

John C Van Kirk 39 Marriage 1 for 10 years. Commercial Traveller XXXX
Florence M Van Kirk 30 Had 2 children and 1 survives
Rupert Van Kirk 7 Born Minnesota


 
 
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Re: Possible Emigration from Devon to Canada
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 12:06 GMT (UK) »
Florence and Rupert in Manhattan, New York, New York in 1930

Florence M Van Kirk 49 Married at 19 years. Widowed. Writer for Newspaper.
F Rupert P Van Kirk 27 Executive. Railroad.
Lawrence Kelley 24 Boarder
Mary Schuehler 46 Boarder

There was a US Passport Application for Florence Mable Partridge Van Kirk. 4 Nov 1924 (Spouses name John Wilbur Cloy Van Kirk - deceased in 1924 Has a photograph of John Wilbur Van Kirk)
 
 
 
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Re: Possible Emigration from Devon to Canada
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 12:17 GMT (UK) »
On a 1851 Census of Hamilton. Canada - it shows Thomas with Ann - all the children appear to be the right names and ages.

Thomas Bale - Aged 55 years. Mason Weslyan Methodist
Ann Bale -  Aged 45 years. Born England
Thomas Aged 13 years
Hannah Aged 9 years

Elizabeth  - Aged 21 years.  Mary Aged 19 years and Prudence Aged 16 years marked Servant but then crossed through  ???
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Re: Possible Emigration from Devon to Canada
« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 12:26 GMT (UK) »
James Bale is with son Thomas in Ward 7 Hamilton in 1891

Thomas Bale 46 Commercial Traveller for Clothing
Ellen Bale 45
Frederick Bale 24 Silver Plater
Emma Bale 21
George Sidney Bale 19 High Scool Student
Mabel Bale 12
James Bale 77 Born England. Widowed. Manager at coal yard.
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Re: Possible Emigration from Devon to Canada
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 12:30 GMT (UK) »
James still with Thomas in Ward 7 - Hamilton in 1901

Thomas Bale 55 Immigrated 1854. Commercial Traveller.
Ellen Bale 55 Immigrated 1862
Fred'k Jas Bale 34 Metal Plater
Emma Bale 31
Geo S Bale 28 Teacher
Mabel Bale 21
James Bale 86 Immigrated 1854. Shoemaker

Elizabeth Sweet - Cullis Beer had died 9 April 1870 in Wentworth County


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Re: Possible Emigration from Devon to Canada
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 12:54 GMT (UK) »
Wow I turn my back for an hour and you have found so much James BALE's first wife was Mary BEER daughter of James BEER and Mary CULLIS I wonder if James and Elizabeth BUR is the same couple. James and Mary's son Thomas married Ellen SWEET I wonder if she was a relation could even be a daughter of his step mother umm would that be legal they wouldn't be blood relatives would they/
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Re: Possible Emigration from Devon to Canada
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 13:19 GMT (UK) »
On the 1861 UK for Bideford Devon - Elizabeth Sweet does have a daughter Ellen Sweet aged 15 years.  ;)
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« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 13:27 GMT (UK) »
Frederick James Bale son of Thomas Bale in reply 22 Born about 1867 Hamilton. Ontario died 23 April 1924 Wentworth County. Occupation :- Electric Plates.  Name of Father:- Bale Name of Mother:- Sweet Name of informant :- James Bale - Brother. Cause of death:- General Progressive Paralysis.  Burial Hamilton Cemetery - April 26th 1924.  Name of undertaker:- F Slaght. 483 Concession Street.
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« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 16:03 GMT (UK) »
George Sidney Bale born about 1872 and aged 35 years  - son of Thomas was a teacher. George appears on New York Passenger List.
Travelling Liverpool  to New York on SS Campania 28 September 1907 in transit to Hamilton. Canada. He was married. Had been in New York/Boston in 1903

Also appeared on another New York passenger list - In transit to Woodford. Ontario from Southampton via New York on SS Majestic. Also travelling with him was Ella Genevieve Bale - aged 25 years, daughter and a teacher - going to Hamilton.

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