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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Missing Birth Registrations in Bolton
« on: Friday 03 May 24 19:21 BST (UK)  »
Not what you originally asked about but I wondered if you knew Ada emigrated to Canada in 1920? She was destined to a job in Cornwall, Ontario. The employer had paid her passage, if I remember correctly.

Ada Darcy Boxwell married James Alfred Wilson 17 Jan 1921 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and had 6 children as of the 1931 census. Her parents given as James Darcy Boxwell and Margaret Ann Harrison.

PB

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Finding a family member
« on: Wednesday 01 May 24 01:28 BST (UK)  »
The marriage of Abraham Mathew and Elizabeth Hussey appears to have been in 1741. It’s possible they are the parents of the Abraham who married Ann Davy but I haven’t found a relevant baptism at the moment. It doesn’t look like Elizabeth could have been Abraham’s wife but if the minister asked for mother’s name at the baptism he could have possibly said Elizabeth….if she indeed was his mother and he misunderstood the request.

PB

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Finding a family member
« on: Tuesday 30 April 24 14:43 BST (UK)  »
Abraham and Ann also had Isabella in 1814.

I wonder if perhaps the mother’s name was Ann Elizabeth or Elizabeth Ann and she used Ann or Elizabeth at different times?

PB

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Jamieson in Toronto
« on: Saturday 13 April 24 22:23 BST (UK)  »
Possible marriage for Hugh….

Hugh MacDonald Jamieson age 36 Cabinet Maker born Scotland
Address 197 Dovercourt Road Toronto Ontario
Father James Jamieson born Scotland
Mother Ann MacDonald
To
Elizabeth Kerr Semple age 32 Office Clerk of Edmonton Alberta.
At
Toronto 09 April 1937

The image with more info can be found on Ancestry. It should also be available on the familysearch website (free), I think.

PB





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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Nova Scotia birth record
« on: Monday 08 April 24 15:15 BST (UK)  »
You are very welcome, sue14.

Ewart and Harold were very fortunate to have been reunited with their mother and sisters in Canada. That would have been a rare occurrence for a Home Child.

I don’t know if you noticed that there was another page related to Edna’s birth registration posted above by daisypetal? At the top of the record you can see that it says page 1 of 2. Click on the arrow to see the second page.

PB

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Nova Scotia birth record
« on: Saturday 06 April 24 15:56 BST (UK)  »
About Ewart and Harold….

I realize your original query has been answered but I found these records about the boys that might be of interest to you if you don’t have them. Better you have them twice than not.

The boys are in a Middlemore Home in the 1911 England census and travel to Canada later the same year as Home Children. The first 2 records indicate the family was deserted by Charles which would explain his absence from shipping records and you now, of course, know who Edna’s father was. Ewart is down as Edward on some records.

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/home-children-1869-1930/immigration-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=172047

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/home-children-1869-1930/immigration-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=172046

The next 2 records are related to their placements. Harold was sent to Nashwaak Bridge, Ewart to the same area.

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/home-children-1869-1930/immigration-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=166139

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/home-children-1869-1930/immigration-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=166143

Harold can be found here in the 1911 census (line 5). I haven’t found Ewart. He doesn’t yet seem to be with the family he was going to (or possibly wasn’t recorded).

https://central2.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?id=e001964526&app=census1911&op=img

2 more records without much info posted.

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/home-children-1869-1930/immigration-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=178559

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/home-children-1869-1930/immigration-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=178562

All records courtesy of Library and Archives Canada. It is possible to order copies of the Middlemore Home records.

Alice and the girls left England in late 1912 and apparently ended up in Nashwaak Bridge, where Edna was born, so presumably Alice was reunited with her sons at that time.

PB

EDIT: one record was inadvertantly duplicated…I have replaced it.

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The Common Room / Re: Free Access to Ancestry Canada until 16th March
« on: Tuesday 12 March 24 19:47 GMT (UK)  »
All Canadian censuses are free at all times from Library and Archives Canada.

https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index

I believe they are also available from the familysearch website.

PB

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The Common Room / Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« on: Wednesday 06 March 24 23:10 GMT (UK)  »
There appears to be a probate for the Ida Nellie Spiers of 5 Fairway Rd Lilliput. I’m not sure if this is the same thing as posted just above?

I was thinking that if there was a will it might provide more info? The info is on Ancestry if you have access.

PB

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Canada / Re: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
« on: Tuesday 05 March 24 16:53 GMT (UK)  »
You will need to jump through some hoops but given the year of death you should be able to obtain your grandfather’s records. It’s not that only WW2 records are available, it’s that they are the only records available on line (as I understand it).

Info can be found here…

https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/services/public/access-information-privacy/pages/make-atip-request.aspx#2

This thread is related to your topic and should have useful info…

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=880923.msg7534197

I expect the email provided by Sandra above could also be used for help with the process.

PB



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