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Title: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: rw007a6097 on Wednesday 06 April 05 12:13 BST (UK)
Hello, Can anyone do a look up for Herbert John Alfred Lait on the 1901 census or 1891 census. for Canada
Not much to go on i am afraid he would have been  12 years old approx in 1901.
 His fathers name was Charles Herbert Lait, It's a long shot I know
                   many thanks   Ken
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: carol8353 on Sunday 10 April 05 10:42 BST (UK)
These are all the Lait's on the 1901 census,from the site Automated Genealogy.
The Charles H one seems a bit too young to be yours?
He's lodging with what seems to be brother Ralph in a house in Montreal.
It's a good (free) website,and if you can work it out you can even view the image ;D

Regards,

Carol



Surname Givens Age Province District Subdistrict Subdistrict
Number Page Line
Lait Adelaide 33 MB WINNIPEG (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No. 2 b-1 5 20
Lait Annie 57 ON LANARK (South/Sud) Carleton Place (Town/Ville) d-5 8 29
Lait Annie 27 ON MUSKOKA & PARRY SOUND Parry Sound (Town/Ville) i(1)-1 14 34
Lait Charles H 28 QU MONTRÉAL (City/Cité)/175 Saint-Antoine (Ward/Quartier) a-10 6 43
Lait Edward 11 MB WINNIPEG (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No. 2 b-1 5 22
Lait Elise M. 11 ON CORNWALL & STORMONT Cornwall (Township/Canton) b-4 12 28
Lait Ernetine 41 ON CORNWALL & STORMONT Cornwall (Township/Canton) b-4 12 26
Lait Fredrick A. 8 ON CORNWALL & STORMONT Cornwall (Township/Canton) b-4 12 29
Lait George 70 ON LANARK (South/Sud) Carleton Place (Town/Ville) d-5 8 28
Lait George H. 26 TT ASSINIBOIA (West/Ouest) Feldman Lake z 3 31
Lait Janet 51 ON ONTARIO (South/Sud) Whitby (Town/Ville) f-4 10 32
Lait John 52 TT UNORGANIZED TERRITORIES/TERRITOI Middle Dominion (Yukon) f-50 31 5
Lait John J. 32 TT ASSINIBOIA (West/Ouest) Medicine Hat (North/Nord) n(1) 5 48
Lait Leonard  MB WINNIPEG (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No. 2 b-1 5 24
Lait Percy 3 MB WINNIPEG (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No. 2 b-1 5 23
Lait Peter N. 50 ON CORNWALL & STORMONT Cornwall (Township/Canton) b-4 12 25
Lait Ralph H 27 QU MONTRÉAL (City/Cité)/175 Saint-Antoine (Ward/Quartier) a-10 6 44
Lait Thos 30 TT ASSINIBOIA (West/Ouest) Medicine Hat (North/Nord) n(1) 5 49
Lait William 66 ON MUSKOKA & PARRY SOUND Parry Sound (Town/Ville) i(1)-1 14 33
Lait William Chapman 17 MB WINNIPEG (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No. 2 b-1 5 21
Lait William J 6 MB SELKIRK Macdonald f-1 4 29
Lait Wm Harry 45 MB WINNIPEG (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No. 2 b-1 5 19
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: rw007a6097 on Sunday 10 April 05 13:28 BST (UK)
  Carol. Hi many thanks  for that information, it does suggest to me he is English which is what I thought, as the Charles Herbert I am looking for would. have been olderI wonder if you can help on another  query for me  do have any info on a James Lang married to Thirza They lived in Kenora, I believe they used to call it Rat Portage. Thirza was born in1861 Derby England and James came from Scotland they had a daughter  called Elizabeth born  1893.
Thank you once again for helping me with the LAIT connection
                                        Sincere Regards    Ken
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: carol8353 on Sunday 10 April 05 13:44 BST (UK)
Ken

Do you mean are they in Canada in 1901?

Here is the website I use,I am tracing ancestors in Montreal for a friend,but they went over to Canada from Scotland around 1909,so they are not on the 1901.
Hoping they release the 1911 later this year  ;D

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html

I live in England- I presume you're in Canada?

Regards

Carol
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: rw007a6097 on Sunday 10 April 05 14:11 BST (UK)
Hello Carol.  The Lang's were certainly in Canada 1901 Thirza arrived between 1891 and 1893, Elizabeth was born there 1893. Regarding me , no I am not in Canada but in Bristol Uk, I thought you were in Canada.
Can you tell me where I can find out where Thirza sailed from or when she emigrated?
Once again manyh thanks fro your response      Ken
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: carol8353 on Sunday 10 April 05 22:37 BST (UK)
I have never had any luck with ships lists,the ones I am looking for emigrated in the early 1900's and records do not seem to be online for that period.
The http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html website does have some ships lists- or just google search and check each one till you find a name.

Do you know when she last appeared on a census over here?
Did they marry here? She doesn't seem to be on the 1901 census list as Thirza Lang.

Good luck- sorry I can't be more help- maybe post another request with a different heading eg Ships lists and an approx date?

Carol
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: samthompson on Monday 25 April 05 06:04 BST (UK)
Hello

here is Charles Herbert Lait from England - he lived in BC and served in WW1

military records
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc008/448927a.gif

death record
Vital Event Death Registration

   Name:     Charles Herbert Lait

   Event Date:     1936 4 20 (Yr/Mo/Day)
   Age:            76
   Gender:         male
   Event Place:    Vancouver
                                   
   Reg. Number:    1936-09-513067
   B.C. Archives Microfilm Number:  B13156
   GSU Microfilm Number: 1953020

his wife's death record
Vital Event Death Registration

   Name:     Annie Matilda Lait

   Event Date:     1934 6 28 (Yr/Mo/Day)
   Age:            72
   Gender:         female
   Event Place:    Vancouver
                                   
   Reg. Number:    1934-09-490894
   B.C. Archives Microfilm Number:  B13150
   GSU Microfilm Number: 1952856



Here is Herbert John Alfred Lait born 1888 from England living in BC, also served in WW1

military records
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc008/448928a.gif

Name: Herbert John Alfred LAIT 1
Sex: M
Birth: 25 SEP 1888 in Newington, England 1
Death: WFT Est. 1905-1978 in England 1

Father: Charles Herbert LAIT b: 10 AUG 1859 in England
Mother: Annie Matilda BRENTNALL b: 21 JUN 1862 in England

Marriage 1 Sadie HOWLEY b: WFT Est. 1884-1904
Married: WFT Est. 1905-1938 1

Marriage 2 Evelyn TAYLOR b: WFT Est. 1884-1904
Married: WFT Est. 1905-1938 1



here is another son of Charles Herbert Lait
Wilfred Francis James Lait
military records
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc008/448933a.gif
he died in France during the war
Name: Wilfrid Francis James LAIT 1
Sex: M
Birth: 30 SEP 1889 in Newington, England 1
Death: 17 AUG 1917 in France 1

Father: Charles Herbert LAIT b: 10 AUG 1859 in England
Mother: Annie Matilda BRENTNALL b: 21 JUN 1862 in England

Here is someone looking for the same family

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:522690&id=I1205
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ID: I1205
Name: Charles Herbert LAIT 1
Sex: M
Birth: 10 AUG 1859 in England 1
Death: 20 APR 1936 in Burnaby, B C 1

Marriage 1 Annie Matilda BRENTNALL b: 21 JUN 1862 in England
Married: WFT Est. 1878-1907 in England 1
Children
 Charles Spurgeon Brentnall LAIT b: 9 JUL 1887 in Lambeth, England
 Herbert John Alfred LAIT b: 25 SEP 1888 in Newington, England
 Wilfrid Francis James LAIT b: 30 SEP 1889 in Newington, England
 Daisy Elizabeth Florence LAIT b: 25 JAN 1892 in Newington, England

 ID: I1204
Name: Charles Spurgeon Brentnall LAIT 1
Sex: M
Birth: 9 JUL 1887 in Lambeth, England 1
Death: 26 OCT 1966 in Calgary ALBERTA 1

Father: Charles Herbert LAIT b: 10 AUG 1859 in England
Mother: Annie Matilda BRENTNALL b: 21 JUN 1862 in England

Marriage 1 Elizabeth (Bessie) GIBSON b: WFT Est. 1878-1902
Married: WFT Est. 1903-1937 1
Children
 Charles Ernest LAIT b: 12 MAR 1918 in GRASSY LAKE, ALBERTA
 Douglas Gibson LAIT b: Private
 Harold Herbert LAIT b: Private
 Wilfrid John LAIT b: Private

Marriage 2 Isobel GORDON b: WFT Est. 1883-1903
Married: WFT Est. 1904-1937 1

Marriage 3 Florence Eva DINSMORE b: WFT Est. 1883-1903
Married: WFT Est. 1904-1937 1


Here is Charles Herbert Lait's daughter's marriage and death

Vital Event Marriage Registration

   Groom Name:     Howard Henson Swank
   Bride Name:     Daisy Elizabeth F Lait

   Event Date:     1922 9 14 (Yr/Mo/Day)
   Event Place:    Vancouver
                                       
   
   Reg. Number:    1922-09-248907
   B.C. Archives Microfilm Number:  B13743
   GSU Microfilm Number: 2074225

Vital Event Death Registration

   Name:     Daisy Elizabeth F Swank

   Event Date:     1980 7 25 (Yr/Mo/Day)
   Age:            88
   Gender:         female
   Event Place:    Surrey
                                   
   Reg. Number:    1980-09-011771
   B.C. Archives Microfilm Number:  B13605
   GSU Microfilm Number: 2051481


Name: Daisy Elizabeth Florence LAIT 1
Sex: F
Birth: 25 JAN 1892 in Newington, England 1
Death: 25 JUL 1980 in Surrey, British Columbia 1

Father: Charles Herbert LAIT b: 10 AUG 1859 in England
Mother: Annie Matilda BRENTNALL b: 21 JUN 1862 in England

Marriage 1 Howard Henson SWANK b: 2 MAR 1884 in Roanoke, Indiana, USA
Married: 14 SEP 1922 in British Columbia 1
Children
 Donald Henson SWANK b: Private
 Norman Brentnall SWANK b: Private
 Marion Winnifred SWANK b: Private
 Vernon Sidney SWANK b: 20 NOV 1931 in New Westminister, B C

Good Luck

Thelma



Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: samthompson on Monday 25 April 05 06:30 BST (UK)
Hello again

here is Thirze Lang and family in 1901

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 23   102 Lang James M   Head M Nov 2 1859 41
10 24   102 Lang Thirze F   Wife M Apr 16 1861 39
10 25   102 Lang Helen R F   Daughter S Sep 12 1883 17
10 26   102 Lang Janet F   Daughter S Jan 1 1886 15
10 27   102 Lang Christopher M   Son S Apr 12 1888 12
10 28   102 Lang Elizabeth F   Daughter S Aug 29 1893 7
10 29   102 Lang Amelia G F   Daughter S Feb 19 1895 6
10 30   102 Lang James M   Son S Mar 20 1898 3
Source Information: 1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict: Rat Portage (Town/Ville), ALGOMA, ONTARIO
District Number: 44
Subdistrict Number: n(2)-3
Archives Microfilm: T-6458

go to this site and you can view the actual census form - she immigrated in 1890, her husband in 1884
her husband was born in Scotland and the first three children on the above census were also born in Scotland and are her stepchildren

http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s2=ON&s1=rat+portage&l=20&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=FS31PEN&s10=1901&Sect6=HITOFF&d=GS31&p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.ca%2Farchivianet%2F02012202_e.html&r=0&f=S

look for this entry and select page 10, then move around to line 24

8
 
 Province/Territory:  Ontario 
 District Name:  ALGOMA 
 District Number:  44 
 Sub-district Name:  Rat Portage (Town/Ville) 
 Sub-district Number:  n(2)-3 
 Schedule:  1 
 Reference: RG31 , Statistics Canada 
 Microfilm Reel Number:  T-6458 
 Finding Aid Number:  31-40 
 
 The following images are associated with this entry:
 Associated images: pg. 1 pg. 2 pg. 3 pg. 4 pg. 5 pg. 6 pg. 7 pg. 8 pg. 9 pg. 10 pg. 11 pg. 12 pg. 13 pg. 14 pg. 15 pg. 16 pg. 17 pg. 18 pg. 19 pg. 20 pg. 21 pg. 22 pg. 23 pg. 24 pg. 25 pg. 26

I can't seem to find more on this family at the moment but will let you know if I do. I have Langs from Ontario in my family at some point.

Good Luck

Thelma

Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: rw007a6097 on Monday 25 April 05 21:10 BST (UK)
Thelma My sincere thanks to you, re Thirza lang she had a daughter called  Elizabeth who married a Hamill(i think his name was Harrold)They had a son named James and i am positive Elizabeth lived at 214 Maddeson street North Kenora and in 1953 James is on a photo with his wife Winona and daughter Majory aged 12 months . If I can contact Majory then  I believe she can give me answers to a number of enigmas. She would be about 53 years of age now and probably married .
If you can give me any angle on her I would be most gratefull, incidently there is still a Harrold  Lang  living at 214 Madison Street North . I have written to him twice and sent everything I have on the family tree including photos but no response sadly. 
But once again a big thank you for all the information   Ken
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: samthompson on Monday 25 April 05 22:08 BST (UK)
Hello

I will call the Kenora Town office tomorrow and see if they can tell me the dates that James and Elizabeth Hammill were buried, also if their son James Hammill or wife Winona is buried there. If any of them are then an obituary might help you with Ma(r)jory married name or other surviving family members.
Right now in Calgary it 3:05 and Ontario is 2 hours later than we are so the offices are closed now.

I will let you know.

Thelma
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: rw007a6097 on Monday 25 April 05 22:38 BST (UK)
Hello Thelma , thank you once again , I believe Elizabeths's husband's name was Harrold, I was sent the following information and this might help Elizabeth Hamill born 1853 interred March 8 1969 and Harrold E Hamill born  1897 interred 12 April 1958.

          Regards Ken
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: samthompson on Tuesday 26 April 05 18:21 BST (UK)
Hello again

these are  likely the WW1 military sign up papers for Elizabeth's future husband, Harold E. Hamill
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc006/375147a.gif

you have this already

Harold E. Hamill interred April 12, 1958
Elizabeth Hamill interred March 8, 1969
They are buried in 6 East - 10 - lot 2 and 3
In the same section buried in lot 1 is Ed Hamill, 1909 and in lot 4 is William Hamill, 1914

No listings for James or Winona Hamill


Also buried in the Lake of the Woods Cemetery is
Thirza Lang
interred Nov 28, 1898 4 West - 7 lot 2
No James but a lot of Langs including another  Thirza Lang died 1958

I would try one of the following to find more information. You need an obit for Elizabeth to see who is listed as her family and where they were living. An obit for Harold might help as well. The obits might list a funeral home. In my experience most Funeral homes have been very helpful and usually will mail out copies of the family information they collect (next of kin, addresses, who paid for the plot and obit, etc.) so you may want to try that route as well.

1. http://mykenora.com/myk/default.asp?scid=435
this is the Kenora Public Library. Perhaps you could email them and ask if they have newspapers on microfiche for the years that Harold and Elizabeth died. Ask if they will look up an obit for you. If they do not have the papers archived there they should be able to direct you to somewhere else

2. http://raogk.com/ontario.htm
this is a site where volunteers offer to help with searches close to where they live. There is a gentleman listed for Kenora, perhaps he could help you with getting obits, funeral home records, etc. If you decide to use this site you MUST make ONLY one request every two weeks - the administration monitors the site to make sure no one is abusing the volunteers time. If you make more than one request they may refuse to help you.

3. here are the funeral homes I found in Kenora. I would email or write to them and see if they can help you.

Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Centre Phone: (807) 468-8633 Fax: (807) 468-5114
Contact: Evelyn McLeod
Website: www.funeralscanada.com
Address: 429 Second St. S.
City: Kenora, ON P9N 1G7

Kenora Community funeral Home Ltd. Phone: (807) 547-6000 Fax: (807) 547-6005
Contact: Daniel W. Coulter Website:
Address: Box 1610
City: Kenora, ON P9N 3X5
Email: kcfh@voyageur.ca



Good Luck

Thelma
 

Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: rw007a6097 on Saturday 07 May 05 00:51 BST (UK)
Thelma just to let you know, i have now made contact with a distant relative in Kenora, and so much information is winging its way to Bristol I am indebted to you,is it possible you could do one more 1901 census look up for me . The name is Gertrude Howard  and she is marrried and living in the Kenora  area, ..however if you can't  I would still like to say a huge thank you  to you for all the work you have already done for me.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS   Sincere regards Ken
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: samthompson on Saturday 07 May 05 05:21 BST (UK)
Hello again

this should be Gertrude and family

Howard Wm H M   Head M Dec 15 1876 35
44   106 Howard Gertrude F   Wife M Dec 18 1866 34
45   106 Howard Gertrude M F   Daughter S Sep 18 1891 9
46   106 Howard Maud E F   Daughter S Aug 11 1893 7
47   106 Howard Thusa M M   Son S Aug 13 1895 5
48   106 Howard William T M   Son S Jul 13 1897 3
49   106 Howard Sadie F F   Daughter S Feb 6 1901
Page Information
District: ON ALGOMA (#44)
Subdistrict: Rat Portage (Town/Ville) n(2)-6 Page 10
Image: View the image using a split screen or new window.
Images are from National Archives Web Site
Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6458

Looking at the actual census page

Wm Howard born in England, date of immigration not listed, religion is Plymouth Brethern or something like that - it is hard to make out, listed as market gardener (? again hard to read)

Gertrude Howard, born in England, no year of immigration

all the children born in Ontario

daughter listed as Thusa could be Thersa?

Go to this site and you can look around in the census if you want to see the actual page
http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.html


The 1906 census for Ontario has not been indexed yet so is not available to check.

Here is some further information on two of their children


Gertrude Minnerva Howard 
  Female     
   

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Event(s):
 Birth:  18 SEP 1891   Rat Portage, Rainy River District, Ontario
 
 Christening: 
 Death: 
 Burial: 
   

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Parents:
  Father:  William Howard  Family
  Mother:  Gertride Howard     
     

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Source Information:
 Batch No.:  Dates:  Source Call No.:  Type:  Printout Call No.:  Type: 
 
 C017746          Film 
 
 
 Sheet: 


I believe this is their daughter although the name for the mother is different

Maud Elizabeth Howard 
  Female     
   

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Event(s):
 Birth:  16 AUG 1893   Root Portage, , Rainy River District, Ontario
 
 Christening: 
 Death: 
 Burial: 
   

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Parents:
  Father:  William Howard  Family
  Mother:  Catherine Howard     
 

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Messages:
 Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date. 
     

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Source Information:
 Batch No.:  Dates:  Source Call No.:  Type:  Printout Call No.:  Type: 
 
 C015149          Film 
 
 
 Sheet: 

I checked to see if I could find William Howard Jr in the WW1 records for Canada but no luck there.

Good luck

Thelma


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Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: samthompson on Saturday 07 May 05 06:22 BST (UK)
Hello once again,

this looks interesting although some of the names and dates are a little off - you may want to poke around through it and see if anything catches your eye. I think this is your Gertrude's family.

In the 1901 census Gertrude's son is William T,  she has a daughter Maud E., a daughter Sadie. Most of the dates listed as "about ..."   on the following are probably guesses.

At this link you can see the information and also an email contact for the person who posted the information
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:ah8448&id=I2414



ID: I2414
Name: William Henry HOWARD
Sex: M
Birth: 10 JUL 1861
Death: 18 AUG 1926

Marriage 1 Gertrude WILSON b: ABT 1862
Married: ABT 1885
Children
 William Thomas HOWARD b: 10 JUL 1897
 Mary HOWARD b: 14 AUG 1895
 Maud E. HOWARD b: 11 AUG 1893
 Saddie HOWARD b: ABT 1894
 Millie HOWARD b: ABT 1890
 Jack HOWARD b: 28 JAN 1904
 Bert HOWARD b: 22 JUN 1911


ID: I1458
Name: William Thomas HOWARD
Sex: M
Birth: 10 JUL 1897
Death: 19 AUG 1976

Father: William Henry HOWARD b: 10 JUL 1861
Mother: Gertrude WILSON b: ABT 1862

Marriage 1 Emma Irene GATES b: 22 DEC 1904 in Treherne, MB
Married: 1 JUN 1925
Children
 Mildred Bernice HOWARD b: 17 APR 1927
 Irwin Thomas HOWARD b: 4 DEC 1929 in Winnipeg, MB
 Baby HOWARD b: 19 AUG 1927


Using the name Thomas Howard I found Gertrude's son in WW1 - here is a link
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc007/405101a.gif

Good luck

Thelma
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: samthompson on Saturday 07 May 05 06:27 BST (UK)
Oops, forgot to point out that on the WW1 forms for  William Thomas Howard from Kenora, Ont. he is listed as having a birth certificate for July 10, 1897 - this is the same birth date as the William Thomas Howard from the following (also mentioned in my message that I just sent)

Name: William Henry HOWARD
Sex: M
Birth: 10 JUL 1861
Death: 18 AUG 1926

Marriage 1 Gertrude WILSON b: ABT 1862
Married: ABT 1885
Children

 William Thomas HOWARD b: 10 JUL 1897

 Mary HOWARD b: 14 AUG 1895
 Maud E. HOWARD b: 11 AUG 1893
 Saddie HOWARD b: ABT 1894
 Millie HOWARD b: ABT 1890
 Jack HOWARD b: 28 JAN 1904
 Bert HOWARD b: 22 JUN 1911
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: rw007a6097 on Saturday 14 May 05 19:09 BST (UK)
Hello It;s me again, Gertrude was born 1866 at Cheddar  I know it says about 1862  but everything else seems to fit.
Guess what, another sister has materealised this is Agnes, Gertrude's eldest sister and I think the reason why they all came out to Kenora was because of Agnes. Agnes was married to a William Henry Hawley and Agnes died 1894 and he died on April 23 1927., they are both buried in Kenora. On his daughters marriage certificate ( she married in the UK  this was Sadie Agnes Hawley who married  Herbert   Lait)  Wiiliam Henry Hawley's occupation is listed as being "Gentleman". Can you give me anymore information i.e. any other children ,where they lived, Wiiliam's occupation ,
How do I go about obtaining the death certificate's for all my ancestors who have died in Kenora, I hope you wont find this request an imposition. I am most grateful to you for all you have already
done for me. Once again I am indebted to you      Many Thanks Ken
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: samthompson on Sunday 15 May 05 21:14 BST (UK)
Hello Ken

this family is elusive - there are a lot of Hawleys (some German, some English) in Ontario from the early 1800's and on but I cannot find any reference to William Henry, Agnes, or Sadie Hawley (or Howley, or Hawly, etc). They may have been in the USA or even England. They may also be in parts of Canada that are not indexed in  Census reports yet. For example, there are also Hawleys in British Columbia where the Lait family ended up. Perhaps there is a connection there.

Anyway, it looks like you have found Agnes and William in Kenora's graveyard. Have you been able to find obits for them? That should list family members, possibly family origins, etc. If you can find someone to go look at their graves you may find that they are buried in a family plot (for example, my grandparents and great aunts are buried in an fenced in family area that also has the graves of my great grandparents and other family members). You may find some clues that way.

Did Agnes have a middle name that she may have used?
Still pondering what other resources to check. If you have any other dates, etc let me know.

Good luck

Thelma
Title: Re: Herbert John Alfred Lait look up1901
Post by: rw007a6097 on Sunday 15 May 05 23:26 BST (UK)
Hello Thelma. William Henry Hawley was interred on the 23rd April 1927  but Agnes died on April 13 1894 and both are buried in Kenora. I do not have any obits on either of them. I do not know if they married in Canada  or England.
At some stage they went to Minnesotta where Sadie Agnes was born 1880 or 1881, 
the only other information I have is that on  the 1871 cenus for the `Uk  Agnes was a nursemaid to the Tanner family  of Cheddar and they had a number of servants . On the 1881 UK census the Tanner family of Cheddar have disappeared(have they come to Canada and Agnes travelled with them)   On the 1891 Cenus for the UK it shows that Sadie Agnes Wilson is visiting her Aunt Amelia  Wilson schoolmistress of Lower Basildon. Berkshire with her Grandparents  Aaron and Sarah Wilson .
Why was she in the Uk. Also the 1901 cenus shows Sadie to also be in the Uk and living with her Aunt Amelia at Upper Basildon Berkshire at the Schoolhouse her occupation is now shown as that of Teachers assistant. Sadie then marrries Lait in 1818.
 Can you tell me did Sadie and her husband come back to Canada and then return to the Uk in the late 1930's after the death of Lait's father in 1936.Was Sadie present at her fathers funeral  inApril 1927?
All I have really have  is that William Henry Hawley died  April 23 1927 and his buried with his wife who passed April 13th 1894.OH! the only other point I have  is that on Sadies's marriage certificate to Lait, her father's occupation is described as "Gentleman"
Hope you can put this one  to bed Thelma.. But many , many, thanks for all your help you are an angel and I am really indebted to you, you have already solved a number of enigma's for me BLESS YOU

KEN