Why people emigrated to Canada in early 20th Centruy

[Dillon Troy]

Thanks  very much JDC and Sandra for helping.  The 1911 census is correct, and as she isn't on that, it confirms her the date of birth must be 1920ish rather than 1910.  All the family records indicate she was in her mid-20s not mid 30s when she died.  Another girl with a similar name would account for some of the confusion.

[*Sandra*]

Small snippet from the Canada, Selected School Yearbooks, 1908-2010 - Edith Slack -  - Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton Ontario 1936 - Le Raconteur Yearbook -  C-2B Idiosyncrasies - Edith Slack - not as shy as you think.

Sandra

[RunKitty]

Canada Voters List shows - John Slack (firestone) lived with Roland (firestone) and Beatrice at 38 East Bend Avenue in 1949

and again in 1953 when John was retired.

Sandra

Hi - just to add another little piece to the puzzle.. there is a death notice in the Toronto Star for Beatrice's father John L Coulter.  He died May 11 1961.  One of the children listed is Mrs Roland Slack (Beatrice), Hamilton.  So, Beatrice was born Beatrice Coulter.  Mr Coulter lived in Millbrook and is buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery there.

RK

[*Sandra*]

Nice one RK. Looks like he is listed with his wife on FIND A GRAVE

John L Coulter - 1886 - 1861

Burial: Saint Johns Cemetery  Arva Middlesex County Ontario.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99962709&ref=acom

Wife Margaret  M Fraleigh Coulter 1898 - 1946

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99962639

also listed - http://geneofun.on.ca/cems/ON/ONMID12718/C?PHPSESSID=3b11c8d3e21455ca60d3b25bb2ea8fe5

Couple married 18 July 1916 Middlesex Ontario - John Louis Coulter born Pontypridd Ontario - Margaret Mae Ellen Fraleigh  born 1898 London Township

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

460 Dunmore Ave Hamilton Ontario 1921 shows Beatrice with parents and siblings

John Coulter  35 Merchant
Margaret May Coulter  22
Weldon Coulter  4
Beatrice Coulter  1
William Frelsigh  27

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Brother Weldon Coulter - 1917 - 1983 - passed away Durham Ontario. Wonder if his obituary would mention sister Beatrice and Roland Slack 

Grace Presbyterian, Millbrook Cemetery Peterborough Co./Reg./Dist., Ontario

http://www.canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=142728

Is father John L Coulter in this cemetery (which RK listed and just listed on the other one 

Sandra

[Dillon Troy]

That's all wonderful stuff, I did know Beatrice's maiden name, but nothing of her antecedents.  I'd always thought the younger generation had immigrated on their own - never realized parents and sisters had come along later.  I wonder if I could find Marjory's grave - or would the fact she wasn't born until 1920 mean that information isn't available, either.  As she wasn't married and so young I'd imagine she was buried in Hamilton.

[RunKitty]

Interesting... not sure John can be in both cemeteries at the same time!!   

The obituary for John L Coulter says he is to be buried in the Millbrook Prebyterian Cemetery.  This is a match for the image of the tombstone Sandra found with John and Weldon listed on it. 

I have been looking for the obit for Weldon and it isn't coming up with a name search.  I will try to be more creative and see what I can find.  It would certainly be helpful if Roland and Beatrice are mentioned in his obituary.   

I expect the Hamilton public library can help with lookups for the Slack family obituaries.  It doesn't look like the Slacks used the Toronto papers for their family notices.  The Hamilton Spectator is a more likely place to search.   Sandra found the OFCA details for some of the Slack burials.  Hopefully the cemetery can provide dates and the library can come up with obituaries. 

RK
 

[Dillon Troy]

Thank you - aeons ago people used to have say, their heart buried on one place and the rest buried elsewhere, but I suspect that was as out of fashion in Canada as it was in England in the 20th century.