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Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« on: Monday 21 January 08 18:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi Everyone.

I have had a message on the Ireland site for quite a while now, without much luck, so thought I would give you a chance.
Details are >

My Grans husband was born in Galway Ireland 1886, ( couldn't find him on the IGI ) and sometime later emigrated to Montreal Canada, don't know if he went with family or not he served in WW1, and married my Gran in Liverpool 1919, but his Passport is dated 1920.

Passport >
John Patrick Griffin Esquire
Of Montreal Canada, age 34yrs, born Galway Ireland 4th March 1886. Shipworker.

Marriage details >
13th March 1919 St Mary Kirkdale Liverpool
John Patrick Griffin 33 Widower
Ada Roberts 37 Widow
Father Martin Griffin retired carpenter

Any help greatly appreciated  

Kind regards  Scouse
Smith, Davies, Myers, Hickey, Hunt, Maxwell, Bennett, Harrison, Mitchell, Gill, Peers, Young, Jardine Scott, Patterson, Williams, Roberts, McNally, Critchley, Nicholas, LLoyd, Cowley, Hanks, Wilson, Burgess, Standen,
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Re: Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« Reply #1 on: Monday 21 January 08 18:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi there,

You can search the 1901 and 1911 census for free at www.automatedgenealogy.com

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!

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Re: Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« Reply #2 on: Monday 21 January 08 18:52 GMT (UK) »
You can also search the Montreal Directory

http://bibnum2.bnquebec.ca/bna/lovell/index.html

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!

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Re: Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« Reply #3 on: Monday 21 January 08 19:01 GMT (UK) »
Do you know who he served with in WWI?

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!

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Re: Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« Reply #4 on: Monday 21 January 08 19:16 GMT (UK) »
Hi Karen.

I was just in the process of replying to you, when your message came through, no unfortunately we knew very little about him.
We believe he was in the trenches, ( had terrible Shellshock ) but not where, if I could get some confirmation as to his parents, that would be an enormous help, there where 3 John Griffins on the IGI for 1866, but non with a father named Martin. I wasn't aware that I could search the Canadian Census free, going to do so now.

Kind regards  Scouse
Smith, Davies, Myers, Hickey, Hunt, Maxwell, Bennett, Harrison, Mitchell, Gill, Peers, Young, Jardine Scott, Patterson, Williams, Roberts, McNally, Critchley, Nicholas, LLoyd, Cowley, Hanks, Wilson, Burgess, Standen,
Liverpool. Ireland. Scotland. New Zealand.

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Re: Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« Reply #5 on: Monday 21 January 08 20:04 GMT (UK) »
You can also check passenger lists at www.ancestorsonboard.com

I found one John Griffin coming from Ireland to Canada, but he is a police constable headed for Toronto, Ontario in 1914 at the age of 23  :(

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!

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Re: Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« Reply #6 on: Monday 21 January 08 20:08 GMT (UK) »
Hi Karen

Thanks for that, been trawling the Census.

KInd regards Scouse
Smith, Davies, Myers, Hickey, Hunt, Maxwell, Bennett, Harrison, Mitchell, Gill, Peers, Young, Jardine Scott, Patterson, Williams, Roberts, McNally, Critchley, Nicholas, LLoyd, Cowley, Hanks, Wilson, Burgess, Standen,
Liverpool. Ireland. Scotland. New Zealand.

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Re: Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« Reply #7 on: Monday 21 January 08 20:14 GMT (UK) »
Is the passport a Canadian passport?  Would that not mean he was born in Canada  :-\ 

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!

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Re: Canada & Galway passport, Help Please
« Reply #8 on: Monday 21 January 08 22:02 GMT (UK) »
Hi Karen.

Sorry for the delay, I was watching Liverpool on the PC.
In answer to your question, on his passport it states that he was a British Subject.

Kind regards  Scouse
Smith, Davies, Myers, Hickey, Hunt, Maxwell, Bennett, Harrison, Mitchell, Gill, Peers, Young, Jardine Scott, Patterson, Williams, Roberts, McNally, Critchley, Nicholas, LLoyd, Cowley, Hanks, Wilson, Burgess, Standen,
Liverpool. Ireland. Scotland. New Zealand.
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