William Damon TATCHELL and his wife Nesta (" Nosta") on passenger lists

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi, Everyone,
Have today been looking for the first time with a cousin of mine at an airmail letter written in 1953 by a Nesta TATCHELL (nee KERSHAW) from Vancouver Island to her aunt in London - our gt-grandmother.  We really don't know when after her 1922 marriage to a William Damon TATCHELL in Dorset that she emigrated to Canada.
So, if anyone is privy to the passenger lists, we would be most grateful for any details about dates regarding these two individuals.  They both seem to appear there, though Nesta is mistranscribed as "Nosta"...
Very best wishes,
keith

[kaz]

Wonder if this is your lady:

Immigration Records (1925-1935)

Surname: Tatchell
Given Name: Nesta
Age: 34
Sex: F
Nationality: Ca
Date of Arrival: 1926/08/20
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Ship: MINNEDOSA,
Canadian PacificReference: RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-a
Volume: 1926 volume 14
Page Number: 19
Microfilm reel: T-14725


Source: FINDI76-502634

[Keith Sherwood]

Kaz,
My! That was quick, and I don't suppose that the man she married four years previously, William Damon TATCHELL was in the vicinity...?
Very many thanks,
keith
NB Does "Ca" suggest that she was by then Canadian, perhaps by virtue of her marriage?

[kaz]

Keith - didn't see him on the same list but will double check..

I know its not what you are looking for, but did you see their death registrations on the BC Archives?
So William Damon was a Canadian...?

[kaz]

Keith,

Couldn't find W.D. on passenger list on  findmypast, nor did he pop up on Canadian list that i found Nesta.
However, i switched sites again  and there is a Nesta and Willian Dawson Tatchell from Swanage on the Ellis island site arriving in 1922 - so perhaps they came over together and then she popped back  for a visit (one of my lot did that as well!).
I would give you extra details but can't remember my login details for Ellis(oops!).

Check it out at:
http://www.ellisisland.org/

Its free to register and view ships logs...

Kaz

[Keith Sherwood]

Kaz,
Sorry, I'm a bit novicey with the Canadian records, can you tell me where I can find their death records, or better still, can you put the details on this thread for me?  Nesta doesn't seem to mention her husband in the 1953 airmail, so possibly he was dead by then.
I simply have no record of her from the 1911 Census, when she was living with her mother Emily in Notting Hill, London, and her 1922 marriage registration.  Trying to fill in a few gaps, and see whether there might be a few living relatives surviving somewhere...
Regards, keith
Posts crossed, will have a look at the Ellis Island site, many thanks for all this!

[kaz]

Well i've remembered my details for Ellis if you have problems but its nice to see the REAL pages for yourself (don't forget there are 2 pages as i sometimes do!)

This is the link for vital event records in B.C:
http://www.bcarchives.bc.ca/BC_Our_Collections/BC_Vital_Rrd_Collect.aspx

Vital Event Death Registration

   Name:     William Damon Tatchell

   Event Date:     1979 11 18 (Yr/Mo/Day)
   Age:            89
   Gender:         male
   Event Place:    Duncan
                                   
   Reg. Number:    1979-09-017343
   B.C. Archives Microfilm Number:  B13599
   GSU Microfilm Number: 2051383



And:

   Name:     Nesta Tatchell

   Event Date:     1983 12 30 (Yr/Mo/Day)
   Age:            91
   Gender:         female
   Event Place:    North Cowichan
                                   
   Reg. Number:    1983-09-020358
   B.C. Archives Microfilm Number:  B13635
   GSU Microfilm Number: 2073152


If you are really lucky sks may help you with a lookup and check the microfilm  for more details.....

[kaz]

Checked out Ancestry.ca and there seem to be a  ref or two for Nosta/Nesta and a William D so hopefully sks will read this and check it out cos unfortunately i don't have access....

there was also a William D Tatchell in 1916 Census - don't know if its your chap though...again thats on Ancestry...

[Keith Sherwood]

Kaz,
Wow, that's incredible!  Had no idea that they both lived to such an elderly age.  It's when you realise something like this for the first time, that quite close relatives were alive for quite a bit of one's own life - in this case up to 36 years - that one realises it was a pity that one was so ignorant of their continuing presence.
In fact my cousin's sister has lived out in Canada herself for I don't know how many years, oblivious to this branch of her family...
Amazing, must try and see now whether I can discreetly get in touch with any descendants...
This has been a great find, thanks so much,
keith