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I’m experiencing a lot of internet problems tonight.  It takes forever to load sites and now I’m having trouble copying…

2-3 cousin also includes a match between her mother and someone else that could also be a 1st cousin, 1 time removed

and now my Ancestry screen is blank.  There are a few options for 2nd-3rd. 

I’m going to close sites, turn off my iPad and will come back shortly.  Very frustrating.

Hi Sandra 

Are we ruling out Malcolm Alexander or is he a likely suspect?

Sorry, I have questions/comments…

I wonder if Smith was a made up surname.   
Was your great grandmother headed back to Ireland c1931 (if you don’t mind sharing)?
Regarding changing occupations…some of my ancestors had very different occupations after they arrived in Canada, I wouldn’t be too concerned about a possible occupation change for Malcolm if he sailed to/returned to England.

1931 Toronto Directory
Malcolm   emp Eatons.  h 2 Chudleigh   [Eatons - department store]
Malcolm D   (Smith Bros).  h 15 Bellefair av
Malcolm F   emp CNR   r 73 Osler    [CNR - Canadian National Railway]
  Note:  I removed the link that I originally provided here.  I’ve used the site in the past with no problem.  However, my iPad has been extremely sluggish since opening the site a few minutes ago and I don’t want anyone to experience the same problem.

Added: 1932 directory
Malcolm was a salesman at Eatons
Smith Bros. were bookbinders

Without mentioning names of living people, did family possibly use a (Irish/Scottish) naming pattern? 

Malcom Alexander Smith, born August 9, 1904, York, Ontario.  Parents: Malcom Smith, Mary MacDonald.

From “Schedule A” (list of births), York, York County, Ontario list of births

It looks like this man remained in Canada (or came back) until at least the time of his marriage, in 1935.