Percy Chester Dwhytie

[Flaekingur]

I am looking for information on Percy Chester Dwhytie. The only info I have been able to find, through Ancestry.com is that he was born around 1889, in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England. I have also found a reference to a William Dwhytie on a Lancashire census form, listed as an 8 year old "waif or stray", but I can not find a date on the form. Possibly a sibling or father.
Alan

[karenlee]

Hi

On the 1901 Census there is a William DWHYTIE in a Home for Waifs and Strays in Brick Street Warrington Lancashire.  His age is given as 8 and his birthplace is Not Known.

I will see what else I can find for you

Cheers
Karenlee

[Flaekingur]

Thanks, I have a copy of that census record but could not find a date on it.
My father was Harold Nelson, born March 11, 1909. He came to Canada with his mother, Sarah Jessie Nelson (nee Poole), and Grew up as Harold Nelson. In 1935 he needed a birth certificate and found that he had actualy been born Harold Dwhytie. Sarah Jessie was married to a John Nelson, with a Percy Cester Dwhytie listed as one of the witnesses at the wedding. It would appear that Percy was my grandfather but I can find no other reference to him but that census form. Quite a mystery.
Alan

[hiraeth]

From FreeBMD

Births
Percy Chester Dwhytie Dec Q 1889 Toxteth Park vol 8b page 172
Harold Leonard Dwhytie Dec 1892 Toxteth Park vol 8b page 162
William Tracey Dwhytie Dec Q 1892 Toxteth Park vol 8b page 162  (likely twin)
Harold Joseph Dwhytie Sep Q 1896 Toxteth Park vol 8b page 164

Both of the Harolds died age 0 Toxteth Park Jun Q 1893 vol 8b page 185 and Jun Q 1897 vol 8b 177

Marriage
Joseph Tracy Dwhytie Jun Q 1885 ToxtethPark  Vol 8b page 390
possible brides Jessie Sarah Craig or Laura Cole

[hiraeth]

This must be your Dad

Harold Dwhytie March Q 1909 West Derby 8b 337

[hiraeth]

William T Dwhytie married an Ellen M Small in March Q 1919 at Windsor

[geniecolgan]

The West Derby birth looks right.

It looks like Harold and his mother, Jessie S. Nelson are permanently in Canada by 1916.

In 1912 Harold, 3 and his mother Jessie S. Nelson, 40 arrived in Canada on the Empress of Ireland. She said she was going to husband but it's written over as Partner and it looks like she's given six month to stay.

Then in 1916, on the Scandinavian, she's back again ....
Mrs Jessie S. Nelson, 46 and Harold, 6. She's going to Winnipeg and has been in Canada before, 3 years, Manitoba.

They are on the 1916 Manitoba census with John Nelson, 61. Jessie is 44? and Harold is 7.

So we're looking for a Dwhytie in England who could be Harold's father, I think

[hiraeth]

So we're looking for a Dwhytie in England who could be Harold's father.

 

From FreeBMD
Marriage
Joseph Tracy Dwhytie Jun Q 1885 ToxtethPark Vol 8b page 390
possible brides Jessie Sarah Craig or Laura Cole

Can't find a birth for Joseph Tracy Dwhytie in England/Wales.   Is it an Irish name?

[geniecolgan]

Hmm! So where does the "nee Poole" come in?