Douglas Frank NICKINSON

[polarbear]

Hi again.

I took another look at the passenger list and the name is indexed as P F Nichinson. Arrival 20 Aug 1904 (Canadian Passenger Lists 1865-1935).

How very interesting about Leona May Nickinson .... Nickinson seems to be a relatively uncommon name and the age and name (if it is indeed Leo on the 1916 census) certainly make sense. Well worth following up, I'd think.

PB

[Jacquie in Canada]

Here's a link to the passenger list PolarBear referred to (line 12):
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e147/e003656253.jpg

Regarding that 1927 passenger list, it's interesting that she listed a friend (George Ogden) as her contact in Canada. If that is Douglas' wife it would seem they split before 1927. The second page of that passenger list should be helpful - it says she was in Ohio from birth until 1910, that she was born in Springfield, Ohio and that she was visiting her brother, Stanley Babet in Dallas.

There is a Babet family (Fred, Sarah and children) in Calgary on the 1911 and 1916 census although there isn't a Leona with them. However there is information which matches up with the Leona on the 1927 passenger list. This family indicates their immigration year was 1910 and there is a border crossing document for one of the sons which indicates he was born in Springfield, Ohio.

Jacquie

[polarbear]

Leona doesn't seem to be with the family in the 1900 US census either? Stanley appears to be though, as an unnamed infant. The family is living in Springfield Township Ohio.

It is interesting to note that Fred and the children have French as their racial origin on the 1911 census. If I remember correctly, Leona gives her origin as French on the border crossing.

Wonder where she is hiding (assuming this is her family).

PB

[Jacquie in Canada]

I'm wondering if the Sadie L Babet on the 1900 US census is her. Her age is right and the "L" could stand for Leona and it certainly isn't unheard of for someone to change their name from census to census.

Jacquie

[LindaGW]

There is an obituary for a Fred Babet in the Calgary Herald 7 November 1969, page 41.  His age is given as 58 yrs., which would be about right if he is the Fred who is the son of Fred and Sarah.   The only surviving sibling listed in the obituary is Stanley in Reno, Nevada, so presumably Leona has died by this point.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0lho/

Incidentally, Fred's wife Esther (Henry) Babet kept a diary, which is in the Red Deer and District Archives.   http://www.rootschat.com/links/0lhp/

Linda

[polarbear]

Using the info in the obit, you could try looking for living rellies using the white pages at this link. Both names stated are probably relatively uncommon and someone may know if there was a Leona connected to this family and who she married.

http://www.canada411.ca/

PB

[jorose]

It appears that Stanley (from newspaper notices in 1972 regarding his estate) used the names Pearl Stanley Boblett and Fred Stanley Babet.  He is on the SSDI as "Fred".

http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov
 - interesting marriage records here in WA.
1925 - Floyd Leroy Babet to Melba J. Straple

1927 - Sarah L (signs as "Mrs Sarah L Babet") to F.D. Annis
Sarah Annis dies 1928 aged 64 years, parents William Wallace and Leona - this fits with Ohio births for some of the Babet kids that give her maiden name as Wallace.

1928 - Leone May Babet  to Donald McKinley Hayes (Josephine Babet is a witness)
They are living together in Seattle in 1930, she is listed as Leona Hayes b. Ohio. No kids with them.

1929 - Josephie Sadie "Bobler" to John Richard Kitto
On the certificate this looks like "Boblet". On the censuses she is b. Ohio
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0lir/ - the obituary of one of her sons gives her as "Bobet"
John R. Kitto died in BC in 1937.   Josephine possibly remarried - there is a Josephine Sadie Pearce death in BC which fits (age, also birth given as. Ohio).

[smudwhisk]

Thanks PB, Linda, Jacque and jorose for all your suggestions and help.   I'm going to put in an order for Douglas Nickinson's WW1 file which hopefully should clear up a few things.  If that is Leona remarrying in WA, it tends to suggest they must have divorced by then and she reverted back to her maiden name.

I'm not really a fan of contacting living relatives so won't persue that route but thanks PB for the suggestion.  In any case, as it's Douglas Nickinson I'm only really interested in it's probably best not to get tied up with the Babets.  Hopefully when the 1921 Canadian census becomes available it will answer te question as to whether they did have any children, I suspect not though.

Thanks jorose for the reminder about the Washington State Archives, I had come across the website a few year's back but had forgotten about it.  I think there probably is more available to view now so will revisit some of the sidelines I know are in that area.

Thanks to everyone for their help.

Nicola

[J.J.]

Great hunting you gals, awesome ...
  smudwhisk they can't help it they are thorough, and someone else down the line may appreciate all the work done in finding the Babbet U.S./Canada connection...
Douglas the only Nickinson buried here  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okcemeteries/page7.html