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Offline markheal

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Long Lost Cousins in BC. Children of Geoffrey Arnold HEAL 1885-1967
« on: Wednesday 24 June 20 11:49 BST (UK) »
I have lost contact with my Canadian cousins.
Any help will be valued.

Geoffrey Arnold HEAL
BIRTH SEP 1885 • Finchley, BARNET Middlesex
DEATH 26 MAR 1967 • Saanich, British Columbia, CANADA
married to:
Lily ARCHARD
BIRTH 15 JAN 1880 ??? • Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
DEATH 1982 • British Columbia, Canada
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Possible children:
Philip Heal RN or RNVR
BIRTH 12 JAN 1915 • Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
DEATH Unknown
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There is a possible daughter Lily on a 1954 Outward Passenger List.
On a 21 July 1954 Outward Passenger list a Lily HEAL aged 23 travelling with Geoffrey A HEAL aged 68.  Is this a daughter or an age misprint for the mother Lily?
ANSTRUTHER,Worldwide
BENNETT,
BRETT, Sligo
CARNEGIE,
CROCKFORD, Hampshire.
ELLIOT,
GAUNTLETT, Worldwide
HEAL, HEALE, HELE, Chew Magna, Somerset
HENRY, Sligo
MABEY, Dorset
O'HANLON
POPE, London docklands,
STANDERWICK, Somerset,
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Re: Long Lost Cousins in BC. Children of Geoffrey Arnold HEAL 1885-1967
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 24 June 20 13:30 BST (UK) »
Death Notice Lily Heal - Informant Phillip Heal 3920 Cadboro Road Saanichton BC

Times Colonist
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
19 Oct 1982, Tue    Page 37

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54055661/obituary-for-heal-lily-aged-102/

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Re: Long Lost Cousins in BC. Children of Geoffrey Arnold HEAL 1885-1967
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 24 June 20 14:34 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Oh my goodness 102. :)

I think this passenger list is the start of that 1954 journey from B.C to Washington to Los Angeles then onward dated April 14, 1954
Heal, Geoffrey Arnold, age 68
Heal, Lily, age 72
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5FT-9MSP?i=498&cc=1916081&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKDZN-Q23

According to Lily's death cert. she was born July 5, 1881
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/27a501ef-870e-4fea-8f2f-2dd1d0b3de67

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Re: Long Lost Cousins in BC. Children of Geoffrey Arnold HEAL 1885-1967
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 24 June 20 14:45 BST (UK) »
Hi,

There is a small bio. for Geoffrey from the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Great War Commemoration
Project. It says he is survived by wife Lily and son.
https://www.rvyc.bc.ca/index.php/the-club/about-rvyc/history/curatorial-committee/great-war-commemoration-project.html

Added:
Geoffrey's death cert. says he was born July 22, 1885.
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/a4228f58-78ef-4ed0-8f1c-d32a60c24e7c

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