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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 29 March 15 15:47 BST (UK) »
As far as I know, when she was preparing to apply for a passport she couldn't find her birth certificate so tried to get another but the UK authorities couldn't find a birth record. How she established she was born in Canada I'm not sure. Would she have had to produce a birth certificate when she married in 1938?

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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 29 March 15 16:04 BST (UK) »
Hi

No, there would be no birth certificate required to get married, I can't find her on the emigration records, I have found some possible records for a Vera Grace Walker, but it all depends on her fathers name on the MC

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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 29 March 15 16:07 BST (UK) »
Would she have had to produce a birth certificate when she married in 1938?

Probably not....but I'll be fine if proven wrong. :)

Your people (from past posts) seemed to do a bit of to-ing and fro-ing from UK and Canada. ???
What would be your guess as to Vera's origins,please.

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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 29 March 15 16:33 BST (UK) »
Hi all was wondering if this was Vera as we don't know what age she would have been when she arrived in the U K ..there is a record for a Daisy Vera G Walker birth year out by 3 years she is an inmate in Industrial School in Canada in the 1921 census ( student ) both parents were from England ...
There is a record for a Vera Walker b Canada age 13 ( student ) arriving Liverpool 28 November 1921 travelling on her own going to 71 , Blair Athol Road Sheffield.... just a thought


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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 29 March 15 20:51 BST (UK) »
Would she have had to produce a birth certificate when she married in 1938?

Probably not....but I'll be fine if proven wrong. :)

Your people (from past posts) seemed to do a bit of to-ing and fro-ing from UK and Canada. ???
What would be your guess as to Vera's origins,please.

Maureen
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Just a joking Edit: Where is that goat woman when you really need her???????????????




Bleat.....just goat here

Bleat....been busy tending my goat
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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 29 March 15 20:59 BST (UK) »
Not sure whether this helps or hinders but Vera's marriage record shows her as Vera Grace P Walker - have been told the P stands for Priest but don't know whether that is a 3rd forename or possibly a double barrelled surname. Family lore is that she came to the UK as a young girl but that her birth was registered somewhere in Canada.

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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 29 March 15 21:17 BST (UK) »
Was there never any mention of Vera having siblings or other relatives. ? What relation was Vera to you ?

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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 29 March 15 22:29 BST (UK) »
Quote -  Family lore is that she came to the UK as a young girl but that her birth was registered somewhere in Canada

Sorry - another question - Has anyone any idea at what age she may have returned to the UK ?

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Re: Vera Grace Walker
« Reply #17 on: Monday 30 March 15 16:29 BST (UK) »
Hi Sandra - Vera was grandmother to my good friend Rachel, who I'm trying to help. Rachel has pooled all the info that the family have & there are no known siblings of Vera. As I mentioned, it's believed that she came over from Canada as a young girl but the circumstances are not known.