Calgary Herald 1930

[yelkcub]

I'm posting to ask whether anyone has home access to the Calgary Herald archive for 1930. This is yet another move in my years-long quest to find out what became of my father's father, who disappeared from the lives of his wife and son in the late 1920s or early 30s. So far all searches have drawn a blank. I have been wondering for some time whether he might have emigrated.

His name was Chriss Buckley (that's how his forename was spelled on his birth and marriage certificates and in the UK census). He was born and married in Rochdale, Lancashire, England in 1895, and was a joiner by trade.

Recently I discover that the name Chriss Buckley occurs in an edition of the Calgary Herald, 12 March 1930. It seems to among a list of other names. If anyone has the means to consult the archive, I'd be very grateful. IAN

[*Sandra*]

Sadly google newspaper archives has nothing for the Calgary Herald for that year that I could see.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Hx6RvaqUy9IC

Had a quick look on newspapers.com and they didn't seem to cover that year either. Sorry.

Sandra

[yelkcub]

Thanks for your reply, Sandra––and many thanks for looking. I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't know of this Google resource. Best wishes IAN

[RJ137]

If you look at what's available at the link provided above, only May 1929 & Sept. 1931 issues are available. Also, if you look at those editions of the Calgary Herald, the header on the page says "The Calgary Daily Herald"

The Calgary Herald & The Calgary Daily Herald are the same paper.

"Publication of the Calgary Daily Herald under the name Calgary Herald began in February 1939, as an afternoon edition until April 1985."

That link posted above is  just a handful of editions missing from the larger collection.

Here is the larger collection and which covers 1880-1940, including that 12 March 1930 edition you seek.

The Calgary Daily Herald: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=PLWDSxI5WzYC&dat

12 March 1930: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=PLWDSxI5WzYC&dat=19300312&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Google News Archives is not searchable. There are 24 pages in that edition.
Good Luck!

[yelkcub]

I'm very grateful for your explanation, and of course for the link to the newspaper edition I was looking for. Now begins the job of looking through the paper for the reference to Chriss Buckley. I find old newspapers fascinating (which is just as well!), for the flavour you get of real life ninety years ago. This looks like the sort of task that suits the lockdown ... no other urgent jobs to do. I'll post what I manage for find, and many thanks again IAN

[yelkcub]

Well, the search of the Calgary newspaper didn't take as long as I feared. I duly found the name Chriss Buckley, complete with the unconventional spelling of his first name. Unfortunately, it's hard at the moment to work out whether this takes me any closer to tracing my grandfather. The name was one of a list of people who had been guests at a surprise birthday party, and none of the other names in the list are familiar to me. However––it's the first new potential lead for quite some time, and it's been fun following it up. For now, it's information to add to my file, while I consider what to do next.
Thanks again for your help.

[*Sandra*]

There was a marriage 3 June 1922 Whitworth, St Bartholomew, Lancashire - Chris Buckley - bachelor - (joiner) to Mary Horsfall. The name was an anc transcription but family search 1901 census might indicate this is the same person. There was a male child registered to that couple in 1926.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQJ-3NX

1901 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9L8-ND4

1911 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4MH-8QQ

If he did marry in 1922 and had a son "F" in 1926,  then there is a small time frame for him to make the journey to Canada.
At the moment he doesn't show on a Canadian Passenger list for 1926 - 1930 and I haven't picked him up one to the USA.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ2-YMRS

Have you got an exact date of birth which we could check against US records, sadly not Canada.

Sandra

[polarbear]

If he was living in Calgary he might turn up in one of the directories. Link here....

https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/can/ab/calgary

PB

[yelkcub]

Hi Sandra
You have certainly found the right marriage, Chriss and Mary (May), my paternal grandparents. And you may be right in suggesting that, since my father, Frank Ian Buckley, was born in May 1926, it may be too early to expect to find him in Canada. My father had few memories of Chriss, and was never too precise about how old he was when Chriss disappeared. Thank you for looking through the shipping lists. At the moment I haven't access to Chriss's birth certificate to find his exact DOB. I haven't long moved house and my genealogical materials are still boxed. I'll dig the details out in the next day or so, and post again when I have the date. I very much value your interest and your help.
With best wishes IAN