Grimshaws Ontario

[JK]

Am looking for help with Grimshaws in Ontario,
Found the first family in the 1881 Canadian census -
Joseph (born 1841 England, Hackney)and Mary Ann with their 7 children; as there is a gap between Leonard born in 1870 England and the next Francis born 1873 Ontario, they must emigrated between these dates. Joseph was a Carpenter. Can anyone help me trace them further?
Also any information on Josiah and Caroline (possibly Nellie) Grimshaw (both born 1875-7 England) have very little to go on with them, they may have had a daughter Doris born in England in 1900.
Lastly Linsay, Linsey or Sidney Grimshaw (born 1884 England, Islington) wife unknown had 2 children born in Canada; Edna & Cecil (sorry no dates). He was a bricklayer.
Sorry it's so vague, any help greatly appreciated, thanks. JK

[KarenM]

Hi there,

Found a birth registration for:

Cecil Sidney Edward Grimshaw
Born:  July 6, 1906
County of York
Father:  Sidney Grimshaw
Mother:  Edith Lillian Dakivel (?)

Karen

[KarenM]

Death Registration for:

Mary Ann Grimshaw
Date of Birth:  December 31, 1842
Birthplace:  Oxford, England
Address:  314 Ridou St., London, Ontario
Name of Father:  Unknown, England
Mother:  Hannah Crawford, England
At place of death:  10 years
In Province:  60 years
Date of Death:  August 4, 1930
Name of Informant:  George W. Grimshaw, son, 314 Ridou St., London
Place of Burial:  Woodland
Cause of Death:  Cardio Vascular Renal (?) Disease

[KarenM]

Death Registration for:

Celia Louise Grimshaw
Date of Death:  July 11, 1908
Age:  27
Place of Birth:  Ontario
Address:  155 Tecumseh Ave., London
Single
Occupaton:  Bookkeeper
Cause of Death:  Tuberculosis
Length of Illness:  1 year
Informant:  Francis H. Grimshaw

[JK]

Wow thanks Karen, that was quick work!
Am sure they are all correct, This had been a closed line on my tree and until I joined RootsChat the other day, I had no idea how I would find any information on my Canadian relations!! Now have a couple of new leads to work on. I had Mary Ann down as a Watson, so will have to do some more digging on the Crawford name and also had no idea where she was from. Celia Louise I know is Mary Ann & Josephs daughter and Francis the informant was her brother. Nice to have a name for Sidney's wife will have to try and find out more on her. We have very little information at all about these Grimshaws but my mother does have a beautiful photograph handed down from my Grandmother of Edna and Cecil taken in a studio in Toronto. I guess at some point the families sadly lost contact. I would love to find a living branch, maybe one day!!! Thanks again. JK

[JK]

Great help so far, now could anyone point me in the right direction or help me find any of them on ships lists??
Joseph and Mary Ann Grimshaw would have emigrated around 1870 with children Joseph & Leonard.
Josiah, Caroline & baby Doris must have emigrated some time between late 1900 and the 1901 British census.
Sidney went after the 1901 census but before 1906.
Sorry to be so demanding, I have no problem navigating British records but have no clue on passenger lists or foreign records
Cheers
JK

[MJP]

Hi JK,

Did you know that the 1901 and 1911 Canadian census are online at http://automatedgenealogy.com?

I took a quick peek and didn't see them as Grimshaw, but they may be hiding under a mistranscription.  Hope you can find them!

Ships records are another matter.  Library and Archives Canada has  passenger manifests from about 1865 well into the 1900s, but they are not indexed.  They are on microfilm, chronologically by port.  So unless you can narrow the arrival down to a pretty specific date (i.e. within a month or two) it is a pretty tough search just scrolling through reams of film hoping to spot their name.  Some people have started transcriptions and put them on-line, but it is hit-and-miss.  Check out the ships list entry under the Canada Resources section of this board for more info. 

Hope that helps!

MJP

[JK]

Thanks for that MJP,
 No I had no idea there were any Canadian censii (?) to look up. (apart from the 1881 on LDS site). Will have a play with that  .
Kinda figured ships lists were complicated, maybe will leave that, perhaps will get easier in the future .
Thanks again for the advice, is a bit of a minefield out there, much appreciated.
JK

[KarenM]

Hi JK

You can also check out the Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid  http://www.islandnet.com/cgi-bin/ms2/jveinot/search
where you will find some of your Grimshaw's

Karen