I was helping a Rootschat member search for an Abraham Dodd born 1855 Wales. I located Abraham emigrating to Canada from Liverpool in 1884 on the Samatain. I have Abraham on the 1891 census in Canada, then on the 1900 census in Belt, Montana, USA and then on the 1906, 1911, 1916 & 1921 census in Alberta, and his eventual death in 1926.
On the 1900 census he is living with his wife Mary Jane, his married daughter Margaret Catherine Barnes and 2 grandchildren:
Household Members:
Name Age
Abraham Dodd 45 Wales
Mary J Dodd 42 Wales
Margrette C Barnes 25 Wales
Lanclot G A Barnes 6 Canada (male)
Asholot B C Barnes 4 Montana (female)
Source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Belt, Cascade, Montana; Roll: 909; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1240909
Now I thought that it would be relatively easy to find the grandchildren with such unusual first names but I just cannot find them. They are not with either their mother or their grandparents after this 1900 census.
Abraham & his wifes census information shown above. With regard to their mother Margaret Catherine born 1876 Wales:
I have Margaret remarrying in 1903 in Fergus, Montana to an Albert McRay(McRae):
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSK-ZVBIt shows her surname as Thomas (her mothers surname) but it is her.
I believe I then have Margaret & Albert on the 1906 Canada census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVZ-Q4F , but the children are not with her.
I also believe I then have Margaret on the 1921 census with her husband:
Source: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 20; Census Place: Victoria (City), British Columbia; Page Number: 15
Margaret did marry again after 1921 to an Edwin Hall Thomson and died 1955 but no mention of children.
I don't have a personal interest in this but I am peeved that I am unable to find what would appear to be unusual names. Only other clue I have is that the 1900 name is transcribed as Barnes but it could be Bowles or something similar. Not found a marriage for a Dodd to a Barnes or Bowles in Canada or US.
Can you find them?
Ray