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Canada / FINDING GRAVES/DEATH DETAILS
« on: Tuesday 15 February 11 09:45 GMT (UK) »
Thomas Edward Davies (his Christian names were sometimes reversed) sailed on the "Victorian" from Liverpool to Saint John New Brunswick on 13 March 1906. His wife Martha and her son Fred (surname could be Slater, but may have changed to Davies/is) aged 7 sailed on the "Empress of Ireland" from Liverpool to St John NB via Halifax on 14 December 1906.
According to the three surviving daughters of John and Sarah Blackham, "Uncle Ted" went with his second wife Martha to Canada. At some time he had a job as the manager of an ice rink in Toronto and did well enough to buy some houses which he rented to other English people who had emigrated to Canada. The houses were of wooden construction.
Again, according to the three ladies, his wife's son died, quickly followed by his wife. This caused Ted to have a breakdown of some description leaving him unable to cope. His father, Thomas Davis, paid for a member of the choir of his local church (presumably St Marks, Tipton
) to travel to Canada to bring Ted back home, where he lived until the end of his life.
My question is: with this vague information, would it be possible to find the graves/death details of Martha and Fred?
According to the three surviving daughters of John and Sarah Blackham, "Uncle Ted" went with his second wife Martha to Canada. At some time he had a job as the manager of an ice rink in Toronto and did well enough to buy some houses which he rented to other English people who had emigrated to Canada. The houses were of wooden construction.
Again, according to the three ladies, his wife's son died, quickly followed by his wife. This caused Ted to have a breakdown of some description leaving him unable to cope. His father, Thomas Davis, paid for a member of the choir of his local church (presumably St Marks, Tipton
) to travel to Canada to bring Ted back home, where he lived until the end of his life.My question is: with this vague information, would it be possible to find the graves/death details of Martha and Fred?