Canadian Passenger list

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Sister Ellen Russon marries a Jobin in Leicester 1914 - 7a 695

The Canadian Attestation Papers for the guy in reply 3 shows next of kin as Nellie Jobin. (sister) Leicester England.  So this does look like your Arthur (the date of birth was slightly out -23/12/1894) Gives himself a middle name Patrick. Address on page 5 was River desert PO. Quebec. Enlisted Ottawa.

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=606871


The military file has been digitalised - might be slow to download but contains lots of info. 46 pages.

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B8564-S039

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Yes that is them.  The family did end up in Leicester.  Emma died in 1912

Thanks
Carol

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Thanks Sandra.  You have given me a lot to work on

Carol

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Page 10 gives sisters address as 4 Cypress Cottages. Dover Street Leicester.

Lets hope we can find him later.

Sandra

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Alfred Patrick Russon married 17 Jan 1923 - Maniwaki, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec.
Catherine "Katie" Hardgrove - 9 May 1902  -  Maniwaki, Gatineau, Quebec.
Couple had 3 sons and a daughter.

Marriage listed in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968

Alfred passed away 28 February 1975 - Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario.
Catherine passed away  30 November1953 - Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario.

Sandra

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Wow  Thanks for that.

Keep up the good work

Carol

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More good new - there is an ancestry tree with photographs - they do give the wrong date and place of birth (and parents)  but everything else tallies.

son - Alfred Joseph "Fred" Russon 1923–1989
Born 8 December 1923 - Maniwaki, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
died 2 June 1989 - Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada.

married  Mary Ann Prpich born  7 June 1925 - Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
passed away 18 February 2003 - Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario


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son Harold Russon 31 May 1927–2006  (Arnold Joseph Harold Russon)
born about  1927 passed away 7 July 2006 - Sault St Marie, Ontario, Canada.

Harold Joseph Russon born 31 May 1927 confirmed 24 March 1938 - Place of Worship or Institution:   St Sacrement Sault Ste Marie Ontario.

son John Thomas Russon 1933–1996
born 12 March 1933 - Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
passed away 1996 -  Sault Ste marie

daughter Mary June Lillian Russon 1929–2013 (not sure if she married - no details)
born 1 February 1929 - Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
passed away 16 November 2013 -  Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma, Ontario

John Thos Russon Married "G.P. G" (born 3/10/1937) 26 November 1955 -

Canada Voters List - 1974 - Wilson Street Sault Ste Marie - Jack Russon (pipe fitter) and G Russon (housewife)

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Obituary for the daughter - Mary "June" Liillan (nee Russon) Gassi (with photograph)

GASSI, Mary "June" Liillan (nee Russon) - Peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at the Sault Area Hospital on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the age of 84. Loving and devoted wife to the late Remo Gassi etc etc

Daughter of the late Alfred and Katherine Russon. Sister of late Harold Russon (Shirley), late Fred Russon (late Mary), late Jim Russon and the late Jack Russon (Gayle).

http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=755424

Sandra