Stephen Armstrong

[michaelkweavers]

Looking for any information on a relative, marriage etc. He survived the First War as he wrote to his sisters in the 30s. Thanks in advance.

Mick


Surname:
ARMSTRONG
Given Name:
Stephen
Age:
16
Sex:
M
Ship:
Corinthian
Year of Arrival:
1914
Departure Port:
London
Departure Date:
1914-06-16
Arrival Port:
Quebec
Arrival Date:
1914-07-01
Party:
Barnardo Homes
Destination:
Toronto, Ontario

6 Feb 1916 Enlisted 127th York Rangers, Overseas Battalion CEF, home address handwritten appears as ATHLONE. DOB 1st Mar 1897 Gateshead Durham England. Next of Kin listed as a Miss Edith Rayner 315 Olden Ave Ont.

[RunKitty]

Hi,

Looking at the Attestation form, I think Miss Rayner lived at 31 Golden Avenue, Mt Dennis.  This is in the west part of Toronto, near High Park. 

ADDED - 1917 Toronto Directory has a listing for James Rayner, carp[enter], 31 Golden Avenue, Mount Dennis.   

http://archive.org/stream/torontodirec191700midiuoft#page/n51/mode/2up

His own address is "Athlone".  There is an Athlone Road in the east end of Toronto.  However, I am more in favour of this address being Athlone Ontario.  Maybe the J means Junction??  Athlone is a very small, rural place north of Toronto.  Stephen says he is a farm labourer and he signed up in Aurora, Ontario (also north of Toronto). 

Here is the link to his Attestation form.   If you would like, you can order his military file - which will give you a lot of information about him.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0kz1/

RK
       

[michaelkweavers]

Thanks RK,

Certainly some insight as to where he was and potential leads.

Mick

[J.J.]

Not a lot of information available into the century, but names of parents would come in handy for those searching, especially when looking for a marriage...so far I didn't find him in any online Home child information... http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355348.0.html

[michaelkweavers]

Hi J J,

This is him.

Home Children (1869-1930)
Surname:
ARMSTRONG
Given Name:
Stephen
Age:
16
Sex:
M
Ship:
Corinthian
Year of Arrival:
1914
Departure Port:
London
Departure Date:
1914-06-16
Arrival Port:
Quebec
Arrival Date:
1914-07-01
Party:
Barnardo Homes
Destination:
Toronto, Ontario
Comments:
See also T-5563
Source:
Library and Archives Canada
Reference:
RG 76 C1a
Microfilm:
T-4810
Type of Record:
Passenger Lists

Parents were.

Thomas Armstrong 1874 Morpeth Northumberland
Elizabeth Armstrong  nee Dawson 1875 Tynemouth



Mick

[valeriec]

He enlisted in the 127th York Rangers Battalion. After arriving in England, that battalion became the 2nd Battalion, Railway Corps.

The War diaries for the 2nd Railway are available at Library and Archives Canada or you can acccess them through the Matrix project.

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/index-e.html

www.cefresearch.com/matrix/contents.htm

J.J. was referring to all the other sites that are listed pertaining to Home Children. She gave you the link. There has been a lotd of research done into Home Children in Canada and sometimes we get lucky and actually find a name that someone is looking for through those sites.

I would suggest posting his parents names if you have them as it may be the only way to find a marriage or death for him.

I would also suggest getting his full military file as there could be followup info it it, especially if he was injured overseas. The file will give his destination on return to Canada as well.

The 1921 census will be available for transcription in the next year or so but it will probably be several years before they can be accessed.

[michaelkweavers]

Hi valeriec,

Thank you so much for your help, I have put his parents on my previous post.

Mick

[valeriec]

thanks, missed that

[J.J.]

I missed it too, Mick and that's because of the hard to read jumble before it, not sure why you posted that long list again, but could you please be so kind as to set up the information you find online in a more easy to read fashion...( and less room taken up on the thread)  example:
ARMSTRONG, Stephen - age 16 arrived 1914 on the Corinthian
Departure Port: London  - 1914-06-16
Arrival Port: Quebec  - 1914-07-01
Party: Barnardo Homes - Destination: Toronto, Ontario

No need to add the other reference numbers ...also good to add a link, which if also too long can be shortened using shrink link at the bottom of the page ( scroll down for this feature )
Good practice for you anyway, as what you find in other sources may be copyright, so a transcription of your own words is best for layout and a requirement in those cases...

edited: for spelling