Sidney Reygate

[carol o]

Sidney Reygate emigrated to Canada in 1904 aged 19. He signed up for 49th Canadian Infantry ( Alberta Regiment) in 1915.

Sidney was killed in France 30/10/1917.

Does anyone have any information on his life in Canada from 1904 till 1915. He signed up in Calgary and said he was a farmer. It would be nice to fill in the gaps.He did not marry.
Thanks for any help
Carol

I have found Sidney on the 1911 census  in Kootenaya, British Columbia. He is single, a farmer in lodgings.

Does anyone have info for this area at this time.
Carol

[Janice M]

Although I am sure you have these, I am putting them on here, just in case it can help someone find more information.

Attestation Papers
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc014/599032a.gif
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc014/599032b.gif

1911 Census
(occupation - "Engine Cleaner?")
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Test16.jsp?id=58706

Immigrated
Last name: Reygate 
First name: Sidney
Year of departure: 1904   
Ship name: Lake Manitoba
Destination country: Canada
Destination port: Saint John New Brunswick

Ship Manifests for "Lake Manitoba" - 1904
National Archives - Canada
This ship docked in Saint John N.B. only 4 times in 1904. To view the manifests are free, but you have to search manually as they are not indexed.
http://tinyurl.com/35ukjp

Janice

[Janice M]

Here is a picture of the ship

S.S. Lake Manitoba
Canadian Pacific
http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/CP2.html#anchor440822

Janice

[Janice M]

Some information on where he stayed in Kootenay, B.C.

Golden
http://www.kootenayboundary.com/kootenay/golden/index.htm

http://www.ourbc.com/travel_bc/bc_cities/bc_rockies/golden.htm

If the occupation that I read as Engine Cleaner is correct, possibly he worked either in one of the mines, or possibly on a Riverboat.
http://www.rockies.net/~museum/riverboats.html

Janice

[carol o]

Hi Janice
 Thanks for your messages.  

I did have some of the information but not the name of the ship. I will look through the ships records to find Sidney.

Its sad that he emigrated  to Canada in 1904 for a new life but ended up killed in 1917 in France. Not much of a new start was it?
 Cheers Carol

[Janice M]

Here are some books from Our Roots. They are free to read online. Some will give you an idea of where he stayed, and one talks about him and his uncle.

Our Roots - Canada
Books
http://www.ourroots.ca/

The Kootenay valleys in Kootenay district, British Columbia
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=2313


Fencelines and furrows
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8540

Here are specific pages about Sidney Lee Reygate from that book.

(Also mentions Oliver Hanson)
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3606515

http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3606574

http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3606867

Janice

[Janice M]

This looks like his uncle in the census

1911 Census
MacLeod, Alberta
Oliver Hanson
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Test16.jsp?id=11462

This is a book about the Pioneers of Alberta.
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1128

Janice

[carol o]

Hi Janice.
  Thank you so much for all this interesting information on Sidney Reygate. I never expected to get this much help.

I really do appreciate this. Youhave given the family a picture of Sidney's life.

Must go now to start reading the book.

Cheers Carol

[Janice M]

Glad I could help.

But here is a little bit more. 

Canadian Virtual War Memorial
http://tinyurl.com/28nz6d


Did you know you can order his full military file?  If not, here is a link that will show you how. You might find alot more information from that, and possibly a photograph.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/cef/001042-130-e.html#g

He also applied for a Land Grant. Here is the link.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011102_e.html

Janice