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Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« on: Friday 06 July 18 08:27 BST (UK) »
Hi, i'am very much stuck with this, Ralph Drinkwater found in the 1921 census with his father Thomas Drinkwater and Mother Sarah Jane Drinkwater ( nee Statham ) his birth year is very hard to read, i think it would be 1919 and making him 2 years of age, the suggestion on Ancestry is that he is 42, this is of course a miss transcription.
Who was Ralph ? did he have any siblings, i belive he was born in the Alberta area of Canada but of course the family could be anywhere.
Any help with this would be great.
David in New Zealand ( kearns family tree ).
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Re: Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 July 18 08:31 BST (UK) »
His parents are only 38 and 39,so it'd be hard for him to be 42!!!

I think the age reads 6/12 ie 6 months old.

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Re: Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 06 July 18 10:03 BST (UK) »
FIND A GRAVE

Sarah Jane Strathan Drinkwater - 13 March 1882 - 21 November 1962 White Rock Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia.

Burial - Valley View Memorial Gardens Surrey, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia.

husband Thomas - 19 March 1883 - 8 September 1973  Richmond, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135599508/thomas-drinkwater

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Re: Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 06 July 18 10:07 BST (UK) »

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLBV-71D

Death Certificate - Informant was a son -  Could be R Drinkwater ? 1087 Rosecroft Crescent Richamond British Columbia

http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/d92acb74-cd03-4a77-bf38-b9e0eee5fefb

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Re: Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 06 July 18 10:11 BST (UK) »


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLT6-KSC

Death Certificate - Informant was a son - could be T R Drinkwater - 680 Shearer Street Richmond British Columbia

http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/ed812d04-c137-4b98-acfd-b80f5af2074a

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Re: Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 06 July 18 10:13 BST (UK) »
FIND A GRAVE

T R Drinkwater - 1920 - 2006

Burial - Valley View Memorial Gardens Surrey, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107169511/thomas-r.-drinkwater

wife - Margaret S Drinkwater - 1920 - 2003

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107169531/margaret-s.-drinkwater
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Re: Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 06 July 18 10:18 BST (UK) »

Canada Voters List 1972 - Ralph Drinkwater (Equip Co-Ordinator), Mrs Margaret drinkwater and a student son "D" - 1087 Rosecroft Crescent. Richmond Burnaby. BC.

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Re: Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 06 July 18 10:20 BST (UK) »


Canada Voters List 1974 - Ralph T Drinkwater - (B C Hydro) and Margaret Drinkwater.

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Re: Ralph Drinkwater, when and who was he ?
« Reply #8 on: Friday 06 July 18 13:22 BST (UK) »
Thanks to everyone, this helps a great deal finding some people , no sign of any other siblings  for Ralph, i have found a newspaper record showing his mariage to a Margaret Somerville Moore in 1943 when Ralph was in the R.C.A.F , i think this was the royal Canadian air force.
Slowly getting there finding all that i can, once again thank you.
David in New Zealand.
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