Hi Janine,
I wonder if you can advise me on how to further my rsearch in trying to find my rellies in Canada?
My g.father & his two sisters were sent to Ontario in 1885 from the Stoke on Trent Workhouse, I have the details of my g.father`s marriage, he married Mabel Grant in 1894, & my mother Laura Maud was born there in Hastings County 1896. They left Canada in 1900 and went to Scotland.
His sister Grace Gagan, married Augustus Gartland in 1894, Napana Ontario, in 1903 she had twin sons Jerome & Jerrold, the trail goes cold from then, I cannot find out any more info, such as, when did she die,or did the twins die, have been unable to trace them. Their birth was registered by her sister in law, Maggie Driscoll, she was wife of Michael Gartland, wonder why she registered the birth and not the parents?
G.father`s other sister, I found on the 1891 census, she had been sent to work as domestic servant with Mr & Mrs Hayes, in 1891 she was still with Mrs Catherine Hayes, then a widow, cannot trace Laura Gagan from then, imagine she may have married, but cannot find evidence of her marriage on the sites that are available, I know there has to be relatives there somewhere, my mother had correspondence with them until after WW2, then she stopped writing.
Think she wanted to avoid her family finding out about the past? so I never knew where they were or their surnames, I have only gleaned the above information after a great deal of research (and expense!).
I would welcome any advice you may be able to offer?
thank you
