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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Topic started by: rankpin95 on Friday 16 March 18 22:47 GMT (UK)
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I'm looking for more information on the man above. I know he was born in Belfast in 1905, he moved to Toronto, Ontario permanently in 1934. He married Germaine Mary Lanoue in August 1935, and as far as I know they had two children.
If anyone out there has any other information on this family I'd appreciate the input.
Thanks.
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Welcome to RootsChat
Canadian Passenger List shows a Leslie Rankin born 1906 Northern Ireland and aged 32 years - travelling Glasgow Scotland to St Johns New Brunswick - 23 January 1938 - also travelling Jermaine Mary Rankin aged 22 year. A son B. J. Rankin aged 2 years - a daughter "J.A" Rankin aged 11 months - had been in Canada previously 32 Earl Street Toronto. Home - Lyon Street Ottawa.
Perhaps this is where you discovered the information on the 2 children. James had been in Canada from 1/3/1928 - 29 October 1937
Sandra
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Thanks for that!
Yes that is where I found the information regarding his two children. I know information is harder to get after the 1930s. On another ancestral site I found James Leslie Rankin to still be alive in 2003. I'm just trying to track down his relatives or at least know when he may have died.
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RootsChat has a no living person policy - unless the 2 children are deceased - you would need to remove there names - that's why I used initials which doesn't positively identify them.
1911 Ireland census -
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Garvagh/Main_Street/591021/
Sandra
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Apologies for that and thanks again. It would be interesting to find a common connection with James Leslie Rankin. I suppose I wont know anymore until the 1941 census returns for Canada are released.
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Run Kitty is the obituary expert on here, hopefully these can be found. Were there any other family members of the Rankin family in Canada that you know of ?
Sandra
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Not that I know off, however, James Leslie Minion Rankin had two aunts (Rankin by birth) living in Pennsylvania during the same time. I've been able to trace his wife's Lanoue family back to original French settlers in North America. An obituary expert is certainly what I'm in need of I think!
Thank you very much.
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U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 - James Leslie Rankin - aged 26 years - 8 September 1905 Belfast - Port of Arrival: Buffalo, New York. Mrs Johnson 29 Linden Street Toronto Ontario - going to Aunt Sarah Downing 541 W Sedgwick Place Philadlephia. Visit for 10 days.
Last residence 83 Gloucester Street Toronto. Had arrived Halifax - 1 March 1929 - Cameronia. Occupation Shoe Salesman.
Port of Niagara Falls 4 May 1934 - James Rankin - Clerk. last permanent address 29 linden Street Toronto. Cousin Lillian Johnson - Had previously made occasional visits to USA.
Father James Rankin - Port Bush Road. Coleraine. Derry Northern Ireland.
Sandra
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1930 census shows the Aunt Sarah Downing - Sedgwick Street Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Thos Downing 58
Sarah Downing 57 born 1873 Northern Ireland. Imm 1894. NA.
Helen F Downing 25 Daughter.
Sarah Hollock 30 Daughter. Widowed.
Doris J Hollock 5 Grandaughter
FIND A GRAVE
Sarah Downing
burial - Ivy Hill Cemetery Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
More info available on this family if you haven't got it covered.
Parents - Leslie Rankin Mother: Jennie Gresham
Spouse Thomas Downing
Abdominal Carcinoma
Sarah Hollock was the informant.
Sandra
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You're very efficient with all of this, fantastic! I have most of that but thank you again. I was thinking of applying for a record search in the Canadian public records but since I'm not sure when James died that may be pointless. So, any help the obituary expert can provide would be great.
Thanks.
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Many entries for James Rankin in Canada Voters Lists - Toronto - none to positively identify him as yours - some can be discounted and others don't match the wife's names. Toronto would have been one of the area's that it would have been possible to find obituaries, other areas can be more difficult.
Nothing appears for the son's name or initials either - perhaps they moved on.
Sandra
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The most recent record I have of him is a voter list from 1963 and he is registered in Spadina, which I know is in Toronto. He may have died in the city or he and his wife maybe retired somewhere else, I cant be sure.
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1963 - The one on St George Street with a wife Violet (dietician) - James Leslie Rankin (expeditor)
Didn't quite tie the wife, Violet up with the baptism names - Marie Elmire Germaine Lanoue ???
1965 - Listed alone - Mrs Violet Rankin - no James ?
Sandra
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Hi,
The James married to Violet died on Jan 2 1971. Obit in the Globe and Mail on Jan 4 1971 page 25.
It says that James Leslie (Les) Rankin, member of Canada Lodge No. 532 AF & AM, Beaver Chapter, Geoffrey Preceptory, former member Rameses Shrine, died Jan 2 1971 in Toronto. J Les Rankin, husband of Violet Best. Father of J L (male... full name is what you think it is :) ) and L A (daughter). No mention of his age or where he is buried.
RK
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Thanks RK -
Hmmm...............The wife and children's names aren't matching the marriage details or passenger list ??? Didn't mention an age either :-\ He can't be the son of the first James Leslie, he had a "B" in his name.
Sandra
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Hi Sandra,
I just rechecked the 1971 obituary. The son in that one is definitely just J L ... there is no B name. The daughter is L A ... first name is the female version of her father's middle name.
I don't see an obit for a Germaine or Jermaine Rankin.
RK
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The baptism name was - Marie Elmire Germaine Lanoue - could she have used the first name perhaps ? You are a treasure trawling thru those newspapers.
Sandra ;)
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Interesting RK - This looks like the grandparents with the son of James and Germaine - UK Passenger List Montreal to Liverpool arriving 21 June 1940 - Duchess Of Richmond - James Rankin aged 69 years (retired) - Rebecca S Rankin aged 72 years and a young 4 year old "B" Rankin - going to "Orion" Morriosn Park, Portrush, County Antrim. Country of intended futire residence was Northern Ireland.
1911 Ireland Census showing James Leslie Minion Rankin with his parents.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Garvagh/Main_Street/591021/
Sandra
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Rankin James of "Danesfort" Garvagh and of "Glenshesk" 10 Portrush Road Coleraine both in county Londonderry retired petty sessions clerk died 13 September 1948 at latter place Probate Belfast 1 December to Rebecca Susan Rankin the widow. Effects £1498 19s. 4d.
Rankin Rebecca Susan of 28 Mark Street Portrush county Antrim widow died 7 September 1953 Probate Belfast 26 October to Thomas Babington Gillis clerk of petty sessions and John Lawson Baxter solicitor. Effects £3310 13s. 3d.
https://apps.proni.gov.uk/WillsCalendar_IE/WillsSearchResults.aspx
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Great information. No mention in either of those entries for the wills, about there son James or grand children - B J and J A ??? Is that unusual ? The son has such an unusual fist name but nothing seems to show in Canadian records that we can see. :-\
Sandra
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The two entries are from the Probate Books and since probate was granted there would have been Wills. The actual wills and paperwork will be in the archives in Belfast (PRONI).
If you want to PM me the full names of grandchildren I'll have a look at some local records (I'm only a few miles from Portrush).
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(RK) - to keep you in the loop) - pm sent -
Sandra
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Hi,
The James married to Violet died on Jan 2 1971. Obit in the Globe and Mail on Jan 4 1971 page 25.
It says that James Leslie (Les) Rankin, member of Canada Lodge No. 532 AF & AM, Beaver Chapter, Geoffrey Preceptory, former member Rameses Shrine, died Jan 2 1971 in Toronto. J Les Rankin, husband of Violet Best. Father of J L (male... full name is what you think it is :) ) and L A (daughter). No mention of his age or where he is buried.
RK
Might mean nothing - Violet Rankin - St George Street - Canada Voters List 1963 was described as a dietician - this is also the one which shows James Leslie Rankin (expeditor) ???
Miss Violet Best (dietitian) appears on Canada Voters Lists at St George Street in 1949. (Spadina District)
Miss Violet Best (dietcian) appears on canada Voters List St Huron Street in 1940 with a Mr Cecil Best (clerk)
Sandra
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Not found the 2 grandchildren yet but found a few bits in my files which may be of interest.
15 Dec.1868 St. Guaire's Church of Ireland, Aghadowey, Leslie Rankin, widower, carpenter, Garvagh, son of James Rankin, architect, to Jane Grisham, Ballyquinn [Ballynacally], daughter of Longford Grisham.
A son was born 2 Jan.1873.
Constitution, 23 Jan.1904: Leslie Rankin died at his residence, Garvagh on Sunday aged 97.
Coleraine Chronicle, 22 Sept.1849: Married- At Garvagh, county Derry, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Mitchell Smyth, Mr. Leslie Rankin, builder, to Margaret, second daughter of James Jack, Esq., Glasgow.
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I haven't read it thru but the poster has another thread on Scotland Counties - James Jack
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=789907.msg6456931
Sandra
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Belfast Newsletter, 14 Sept.1948: RANKlN— September 13. 1948 (suddenly), at his residence, 10, Portrush Road, Coleraine, James, beloved husband of Rebecca Rankin, late Garvagh and Coleraine. Funeral to-morrow (Wednesday), at 2 p.m., to St. Paul Churchyard, Garvagh.
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Interesting...
I found a birth announcement in the Toronto Star in Oct 1953 for a daughter to Mr and Mrs J. Leslie M. Rankin (nee Violet Best).
So, that James Leslie has the initial M in his name...
RK
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AHA.... found the marriage for James Leslie Rankin and Anna Violet Best :) :)
Toronto Star, 5 Sept 1952 page 33. They were married at Bloor Street United Church. Anna Violet Best is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Ernest Best formerly of Simcoe Street. James Leslie M Rankin is the son of Mrs Rankin of Glenskea, Coleraine, Northern Ireland and the late Captain James Rankin.
RK
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Wow........Terrific.......you little star RK - so it looks like the right guy.
So the two children mentioned in the obit/death notice could both be from that second marriage ???
Sandra
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Gosh, I was reading something earlier and now wonder if the son is a reporter on the Toronto Star ??? Will send you a pm RK
Sandra
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This is amazing, you're all very skilled at this! Thank you all so much :)
P.R
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Found another Canada Voters List - 1972 - Hilldowntree Road - Etobicoke - Mrs A Violet Rankin (dietician) and the daughter - first name version of fathers middle name "L", perhaps second name "A"connected to mothers name - receptionist.
and 1974 confirms daughters names
Sandra
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Anna Violet Best - (wife of James Leslie M Rankin) -
According to University of Toronto Yearbook 1938 - with photograph of her.........
Born in Thamesville - came to Varsity from Simcoe High Scool. Won grand championship in Household Science division of College Royal at Macdonald Institute, and Easton's Trophy Cup 1935 and 1936. Spent summers as a cook at Norfolk General Hospital , Simcoe; dietician at Kiwanis Camp, paradise Lake, Bamberg Ont. and as a dietician at Y M C A Camp at Norval Ont. Will possibly enter Commercial dietetics.
Sandra
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Super find Sandra...
Here is the page with the photo
https://archive.org/stream/torontonensis38univ#page/174/mode/2up
RK
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We are progressing RK. ;)
Any possibilities to check for a death of Violet Anna nee Best Rankin - New Liskeard, Timiskaming, Ontario ?
Sandra
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Violet Best with parents and siblings 1921 census - 363 Norfolk Simcoe
Earnest Best 43 Commercial Traveller.
Agnes Best 41
Violet Best 9
Garnet Best 7
Cecil Best 6
Sandra
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The brother Cecil who was with Violet on one of those early voters lists - FIND A GRAVE
1915 - 1996
burial - Oakwood Cemetery Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69462644
wife of Cecil -
Sara M Jackson - Best 1908 - 1990
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69462751/sara-m.-best
Sandra
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Father Ernest Best - FIND A GRAVE
1877 - 1944
burial - Oakwood Cemetery Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69462550/ernest-f.-best
mother - Agnes Jane Boothroyd Best
1880 - 1933
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69462596/agnes-jane-best
Marriage - 26 April 1911 - Kent, Ontario. Ernest was 33 years old.
Sandra
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Violets brother - Garnet Boyd Best - born 4 October 1913 Kent Ontario - passed away 15 August 1996 - Last Residence 93950 Pacific Grove, Monterey, California - SSN issued District of Columbia (Before 1951)
Listed California Death Index - Died Monterey
Garnet appeared on Canada Voters List 1935 - Teacher in Norfolk Ontario - father Ernest F (gentleman) and Miss Anna Best (student)
Sandra
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Hi,
The James married to Violet died on Jan 2 1971. Obit in the Globe and Mail on Jan 4 1971 page 25.
It says that James Leslie (Les) Rankin, member of Canada Lodge No. 532 AF & AM, Beaver Chapter, Geoffrey Preceptory, former member Rameses Shrine, died Jan 2 1971 in Toronto. J Les Rankin, husband of Violet Best. Father of J L (male... full name is what you think it is :) ) and L A (daughter). No mention of his age or where he is buried.
I am Kimberly Rankin daughter of Leslie Anne Rankin and granddaughter to Violet Anna best. I'm looking for relatives.
RK
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Hello Kimberly...and welcome to RootsChat :) :)
Violet's Mother's obit is in the Globe and Mail paper ...Oct 10 1933, page 3
Death occurred suddenly in Simcoe on Friday. Agnes Jane Boothroyd, wife of Ernest F Best, died at her home on Norfolk Street South. She was in her 55th year. Native of Thamesville, Ontario. Survived by her husband, two sons Garnet and Cecil, one daughter Violet - all residing at home. Also survived by 2 brothers, George A Boothroyd and William Boothroyd of Thamesville.
RK
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Sandra found the marriage in 1911 of Ernest Fancy Best and Agnes Jane Boothroyd.
Here it is on familysearch (you may have to sign in to view the image for free)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y399-9JVL?i=473&cc=1784216
Ernest's parents were James Fernal Best (undertaker) and Anna Maria Brown. Agnes's parents were Benjamin Boothroyd and Ellen Jane Dickson
RK
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Anna Violet Best birth...May 19, 1912 in Thamesville
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3SX-57T?i=976&cc=1784212
Agnes Jane Boothroyd birth...Jan 29, 1880 in Zone Township, Kent County
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3SZ-3NG?i=631&cc=1784212
RK
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1901 census in Bothwell, Zone township
Benj Boothroyd - age 53, born England. To Canada in 1853
Lottie A Boothroyd - age 45, born Ontario
John A - 32
William A - 32
George A - 23
Agnes J - 21
Minnie P - 16
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/ViewFrame.jsp?id=656&highlight=39
RK
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1871 census
Benjamin Boothroyd - age 24, born England
Ellen J Boothroyd - age 24, born Ontario
John A - 3
William A - 3
Michael Boothroyd - age 77, born England (likely Benjamin's father)
http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396741_00204.jpg
RK
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There is a family tree on familysearch that you might want to look at...
It says
Benjamin Boothroyd (1846-1907), son of Michael Boothroyd and Nancy Beavers
Ellen Jane Dickson Boothroyd (1847-1885), daughter of James Dickson and Agnes Finlayson
Charlotte Amanda Grainger (1854-1908) - second wife of Benjamin Boothroyd
The tree lists the Boothroyd children and their spouses
John Andrew Boothroyd (1868-1922) m Bertha Mae Alexander
William Allen Boothroyd (1868-1937) m Ruby Leila Whitcroft
Millicent Pollock Boothroyd (1873-1892)
George Archibald Boothroyd (1877-1947) m Adah Burel Heald Angell
Agnes Jane Boothroyd (1882-1933) m Ernest Fancy Best (your great grandparents)
Minnie Pearl Boothroyd (1885-1919) m Herbert Roy Miller
You might want to have a look at this tree - and perhaps research these Boothroyds. There could be lots of relatives here :) :)
RK
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Ernest Fancy Best with his family in 1891...Simcoe County
James F Best - born England, age 46, cabinet maker
Anna M Best - born England, age 45.
Kids born in Ontario, except for George
Ernest F - 13
Kate M - 12
George H - 6 (born Manitoba ???)
Mary A - 4
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148158-00320
RK
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1901 - Anna M Best (transcribed as June here!!) is a widow. With daughters Kate M and Mary A. Also with nephew George W Brown.
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/ViewFrame.jsp?id=95881&highlight=41
RK
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From Findagrave...Oakwood Cemetery, Simcoe
James F Best born Dorset England .. June 3 1844- Jan 27 1895
Anna M. Best born Poole England..July 6 1845 - Jan 31 1911 (in Thamesville)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69462835/james-f_-best
RK
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1881 census in Paris, Brant
James Best - born England, age 36, furniture dealer (typical for undertakers to be cabinet makers/furniture dealers too...is listed as undertaker on Ernest's marriage cert)
Anna Best - born England, age 35
Lydia Best - born England, age 23 (not sure how she fits...no relationship is given here)
Ernest Best - born Ontario, age 3
Kate Best - born Ontario, age 2
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e328/e008196101.jpg
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e328/e008196102.jpg
RK
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It would be nice to find obits for Violet Anna Best's brothers Cecil and Garnet. I am not having any luck with that.
Sandra found that
Cecil Best died in 1996 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. His wife was Sarah M Jackson who died in 1990 (see Reply #36)
Garnet Royd Best had been a teacher in Norfolk and he died in Monterey California in 1996. (See Reply #38)
RK
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There is a certificate of marriage for Garnet Royd Best of 31 N Sutter St, Stockton, San Joaquin (California), age 31, born Canada, bachelor...son of Ernest F Best and Agnes Jane Boothroyd
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A* Butcher of Brentwood, Contra Costa (California), age 20, born California. Parents Harold Arthur Butcher (b California) and Edna May Root (b Oregon)
Married in San Jose California on May 19, 1951.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93H-BYFV?i=374&cc=1804002
*Didn't put full name of wife...she may still be living :) :)
You may have cousins in California :)
RK
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Found a little note in a Texas newspaper, December 1946, about a ship arriving, carrying people who had been working for UNRRA in Germany. One of the people mentioned was Garnet Royd Best. He was said to be on his way home to Toronto.
So, Garnet was a teacher in 1935 (voters list that Sandra found), then worked for UNRRA after the war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Relief_and_Rehabilitation_Administration
RK
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Here is Garnet's entry into the USA in 1945. Going to UNRRA headquarters in Washington DC
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-6D9D-CS?i=4830&cc=1876434
His home address was 470 Eglinton Ave Toronto. His brother Cecil H Best is also at the same address in Toronto.
RK
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Hi. I'm Kimberly Rankin. I am daughter of l.a. Rankin whose brother was j.l. Rankin. I'm looking for any family I can find. My grandmother was Violet Anna best.