Relative in Canada

[ThrelfallYorky]

I've also been "put on to" Canadian and American relatives via random searches of name etc online throwing up the (often very detailed) Transatlantic Local Newspaper obituaries, which often seem to mention everyone bar the pet parrot - wonderfully informative. Worth a try

[pc99]

Hello Yorky,

A few years ago I wanted to trace details of a relative who had emigrated to Canada and by using Canada White Pages I managed to trace his abcestors and have been in touch ever since.

White pages Nova Scotia shows a C. Ellicott living at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, and gives his address and tele. number. Google White Pages Bridgewater Nova Scotia for details. It may be worth a telephone call to see if he/she is an ancestor.

H.T.H.

pc99. 

[pc99]

Last message should have been addressed to Carole.

pc99

[jorose]

http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/ has lots of Winnipeg directories, in 1926/7 only a Beatrice Ellicott is listed,  (Beatrice Florence Ellicott married Albert Walmsley Kirvan in 1927, see http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php ).  Any relation?

My ancestor gave "Winnipeg" as his destination on arrival but remained there for a very short time before moving to Saskatchewan - Denis could have similarly moved around, probably going where there was work if he didn't have relatives to tie him to one place in particular.

[*Sandra*]

Hello Yorky,

A few years ago I wanted to trace details of a relative who had emigrated to Canada and by using Canada White Pages I managed to trace his abcestors and have been in touch ever since.

White pages Nova Scotia shows a C. Ellicott living at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, and gives his address and tele. number. Google White Pages Bridgewater Nova Scotia for details. It may be worth a telephone call to see if he/she is an ancestor.

H.T.H.

pc99.

That's a very expensive method - you could spend loads on telephone calls - Canada 411 gives many Ellicott families in Ontario....................

http://www.canada411.ca/search/?stype=si&what=ellicott&where=canada

Perhaps the thread could be moved to the Canada board to see if anyone can see any further record of Denis.

Sandra

[Carolebarritt]

I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to contact me regarding my Great Uncle who went to Canada.  It really is lovely that people still take the time to help others.  I am very impressed by everyone and say a a big thank you.  I know I have not got much further (and unfortunately it does look as if I might not) but knowing the likes of you are out there makes me feel there are still some lovely people in this world.  Carole

[sami]

....That's a very expensive method - you could spend loads on telephone calls - Canada 411 gives many Ellicott families in Ontario....................

http://www.canada411.ca/search/?stype=si&what=ellicott&where=canada

Sandra makes an interesting point - you could spend a lot of money on phone calls. But I see 12 of the 14 Ellicotts show the complete mailing addresses including the postal codes. You could send a short inquiry letter including a SASE and see if that produces any results. It might not get you any further but you never know unless you try.

sami

[Lisa in California]

sami's idea could work.  When I was a teenager, I started researching my ancestors; that was before home computers.  All of my correspondence was done by mail.  I remember sending letters and I received a good number of replies, even from people letting me know we weren't related.  One reply was from a lady whom we believed wasn't related but we still kept in touch.  Many years later, we found out that her ancestor was my ancestor's uncle.

Lisa

[BumbleB]

I've done the same thing - included an International Reply coupon (but they didn't know what that was!!).