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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Canada Lookup Request => Topic started by: rogerb on Friday 22 March 13 16:42 GMT (UK)
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I am not very experienced at digging around Canadian records, so I was wondering if somebody with a bit more experience could help me. The 1911 census shows a 3 year old Thomas A Brown living with parents Charles and Bessie. However, I can't seem to find a matching birth record. I have found birth records on familysearch for a couple of twin brothers born in 1912, but nothing for the 1st child. Has anyone got any ideas?
Roger
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Ancestry has in Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913,
Charles Arthur Edward Brown 17 May 1908 at York
Parents - Charles Martin Brown and Bessie Jane Nicholson
Mick
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The address for the Browns at the birth of Charles Arthur was 42 Myrtle Street which was also the address of the Browns (Charles Martin Brown and Bessie Jane Nicholson) recorded on the 1912 birth of William Wallace and Victor Branwell.
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Mick - thanks for that - seems like that record is just not on familysearch. Also, I've had a good look at the census form and I think it definitely says Thomas. But I assume that the census enumerator has done all the writing, so I suppose it must just be written down wrongly.
Cheers - Roger
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Cosmac - have you made a typo there? The twin of William Wallace Brown is John Frederick Brown according to familysearch.
There is a Bramwell Victor Brown in the family, but he would be the children's uncle.
Roger
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the ancestry.ca entry shows Brown with John Frederick above it (Missed that part) but beside Brown, in brackets is (Victor Bramwell)
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link to another site on Charles Martin Brown
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,640661.0.html
http://automatedgenealogy.com
1911 Census/Toronto East/4 Toronto, page 18
42 Myrtle St.
Arthur W. Brown, head
Clare E. Brown, wife
Lellian Brown
Brimwell Brown
Bushell Ave
Charles Brown, head
Bessie Brown, wife
Thomas A. Brown, son, born Ontario
All the others immigrated in what looks like 1905
They are all on the same page with a price family listed between these 2 Brown families.
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Yes - Harriet Price is one of the 4 children Charles Martin, Harriet, Letitia and Bramwell
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I am going to post this just in case you don't have it as it is related to the overall family.
from the site at Library and Archives Canada that I posted on the other thread
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html
Leonard Bramwell Brown
Reg. # 343292
b. 17/02/1895, Bedford England
Drafted Under Military Service Act 1917
3 M.D. 72nd (Queen's) Battery
address - 22 Carlisle St., Kingston, Ont.
Military Act and Service # P.C. 835578
Methodist
Druggist
single - crossed out and married written in
Next of Kin - father, Mr. Victor Brown crossed out and wife, Laura Brown written in
Address of NOK - Napanee, Ont RR5, crossed out and 22 Carlisle St., Kingston written in
Medical exam Toronto, Ont, Oct 15, 1917
Calling up Kingston, Ont, January 2, 1918
It would appear that he married between Oct 15, 1917 and January 2, 1918.
Also, thought I would mention that the 1921 census is due to be released sometime after June this year. It will be some time before it is transcribed and available but something to look for in the future.
Are Harriet, Charles Martin, Letitia and Bramwell children of Victor and ?
What is the relationship to Arthur W. Brown?
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Arthur W Brown and Clare Tims are the parents of the 4 children. The UK census of 1891 and 1901 confirm this, plus they are all on the passenger list of the Southwark arriving at Montreal on 1st July 1905.
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Just for overall information. There isn't a site in Canada similar to freeBMD in England. All vital stats are by province and privacy laws vary with each province. We tend to rely on newspaper archives to search for information. The family was in Toronto so a good place to search is a paid site through the Toronto Star called pages of the past. I haven't used it but you may want to take a look and see if it may be of help to you.
www.pagesofthepast.ca