Hi
I have had some good success tracing this family through in and out going passenger records, electoral rolls, crossing border records but still have a couple of questions I would like assistance with, so hopefully someone can head me in the correct direction.
James Purse born 1876 Cambuslang Scotland - Grocer. Immigrated 26 September 1910 on the Grampian with his wife Nellie Crichton (1881-1927).
Oddly the passenger shipping record states she went to Victoria and James to Winnipeg - I cannot see any reason for this?? Does anyone have any insight as to why this might be the case?.
James, Nellie, young James and brother Thomas all returned to Scotland in 1922 to visit James oldest sister Mary Russell at Moreland cottage Lochwinnoch.
Nellie died in 1927.
James remarried to Elizabeth Bertha Magwood who died 1944 and is buried at Ross Bay Cemetery Victoria BC.
I can find no place of burial for James who supposedly died 2 June 1965. James had numerous occupations including Grocer, Book keeper and also Minister. Would love help to locate his resting place pleas
Before James and Nellie left Scotland they had 2 boys James Cameron Purse (b 1904 Cambuslang- d. 1988 New Westminister British Columbia) and Thomas Crichton Purse (b. 1906 Cambuslang - d. 1888 Maple Ridge Vancouver).
My questions here are:
I could not find their names on the passenger list with their parents. Ancestry's copy is very hard to read unfortunately Can anyone locate when the boys arrived in Canada?
Young James married Frances Goddard and had various occupations around tailor cutter/design supervisor. He has Boarder Crossing information which is helpful. He is buried at Robinson Memorial Park Coquitlam and she is at Mountain View Cemetery. Not sure if they had children?
Thomas I am less clear about. Query he divorced Doris Rose, and possibly remarried. He had a couple of Boarder Crossing entries. The one on 1 September 1937 was declined for a false and misleading statement - there for immoral purposes! He went with a Fred ?Noran. He tried again within 12months this time with Lillian Miller and was rejected again.
What does the Boarder Crossing Form abbreviation NIV LAC mean please?
Thomas is buried with at Langely Lawn Cemetery Vancouver. I think Doris and Thomas had a son William Harold Purse (1930-2012) and he is buried with Frances Annie Purse (1918-2013), found through Find a Grave.
Can anyone shed light on who she is as Find a Grave say's she is Williams spouse!
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Hopefully some questions can be answered, or a fellow chatter can put me correct.