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hi sami
thank you for the information
I will take a look.
it is very kind of you to let me know
thank you
patricia.

[sami]

Hi Patricia:

It doesn't give you much information but if you haven't got any closer yet with his date of death, at least it tells you that he was still alive in 1895.

sami

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hi sami
I would like to say a very big thank you
I looked at what you had found and it was great to see,
and on the page befor that one, there was a photo of him.
I would never have  found that if you hadn't found the newspaper article
so I appreciate your very kind help.
I still cant find if he did drown but I will keep searching.
thank you again
patricia.

 

[lilybell]

1891 Canadian Census
Thomas G Wright
Male
Age 16
Birthplace England
single
Religion
L at aboveatter Day Saint
Province Ontario
District Grey East
District Number 67
Sub District Proton

Unable to find on 1901 census as beleived he was  residing in US getting married

He is on the 1911 Canadian Census with wife Sarah and 3 children Gladys May age 9 yrs, Theresa Josephine age 5 and Violet Francis age 2 years.

Lilybell

[sami]

Hi Patricia:

This is such a long shot (and I'm usually way off the mark with these).

But this Thomas George Wright who died in 1966 in BC at age 91 had been in the country for 79 years. He was born in England so he would have been 12 when he arrived in 1887. It doesn't quite add up but so little of his background is recorded it made me wonder.

Do you know his date of birth?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0tj1/

sami

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hi
he was born in 1875 islington london
i wonder if this is him ?
if it is he didnt drown and lived a long time
maybe the old lady that told us he drowned could have got muddled up with someone els,
what a mystery
thank you for your hard work
patricia.

[sami]

Is this your George
From Rootsweb FreeBMD
George Thomas Wright born June(second quarter) 1875 Islington

Will keep searching

Lilybell

If the George mentioned by Lilybell is your George (which seems likely) then the death certificate George is probably not yours since he was born in February. His birth would have been recorded in the March (first quarter) 1875.

I should have checked more closely 
At least I was right about being off the mark - it did seem promising and it won't hurt to keep him in mind until your George is found

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now i am getting a bit  confused
i am off to bed now
and i dont think i will get much sleep as i will be trying to sort it all out,
but as my husband says if it was easy it wouldnt be much fun.
thanks to you all for your hard work
patricia

[sami]

Hi Patricia:

Have just read your PM about the baptism of Thomas George Wright:  27, Feb, 1875 Islington

I understand the confusion. I would have thought that a February birth in 1875 would have been recorded in the first (Jan/Feb/Mar) quarter rather than the second (Apr/May/Jun) quarter. But maybe not - hard to say.

FindMyPast shows 2 Thomas George and 4 George Thomas Wrights born in 1875. The London, Islington one was recorded in the second quarter so I didn't think the 28, Feb, 1875 on the BC death certificate was the right person.

However, now that you have the baptism record it makes that 1966 death in BC look a lot more likely. According to the death cert. he is divorced and in the province since about 1921.

I'll do a bit more looking - its still afternoon here 


Modifed:  I should have added that only one Thomas George Wright was registered in the first quarter of 1875. That was in Suffolk, Stow.