Census record search for Brooks alberta

[Lisa in California]

They lived in Brooks - Alberta - Canada - not the US.    Can't see an incoming passenger record for Denver so don't know when he arrived in the UK - but obviously before 1951…

Right, but since I hadn’t yet found him in Brooks, Alberta or Canada, I widened my search. I thought I would “wander down” to Colorado in case Denver was born there, and after the birth, the family settled in Brooks. 

Since we don’t have sources of how the details were obtained, I thought that I would check out the possibility of some of the facts not being spot on. I was told by family members that a paternal ancestor was Guillaume who was born in France, lived for a very short time in England and then immediately settled in Canada.  I’ve yet to find Guillaume or a French birth, but I did find James (and his descendants who were also named James). My ancestors lived in England at least 115 years before sailing to Canada.  Unless I have sources, my “Canadian” searches tend to roam around North America in hope of eventually finding individuals.

Thank you for clarifying, though, Carole. It’s helpful when we point things out to each other; I think it makes researching more enjoyable when we try to help each other.  (And, apologies for the confusion; I do have a tendency to do that to others.    )

[jrainbrim]

I’m guessing that you haven’t found the family in a 1920 or 1921 census?  Was Denver a family name?  It’s a bit unusual.  If it wasn’t a family name could it have been a place name, such as Denver, Colorado?

I don't have access to Canadian records.

[Lisa in California]

I’m guessing that you haven’t found the family in a 1920 or 1921 census?  Was Denver a family name?  It’s a bit unusual.  If it wasn’t a family name could it have been a place name, such as Denver, Colorado?

I don't have access to Canadian records.

You can view Canadian census returns, births, deaths, etc. here (no fee website)
https://www.familysearch.org/search/

[jrainbrim]

I was told that Denver's father died when he was 25, Denver was 5. So 1925.
Denver's uncle, mother's brother, took them in. Apparently this man was cruel and when Denver was older, late teens to early twentys, he stood up to his uncle, a knife was produced and this is when Denver left home for good.
Denver told his son, my friend, where was born etc. Brooks Alberta, to an English but possible Scottish man and a Blackfoot indian woman.

[polarbear]

One can also view Canadian censuses for free on the Library and Archives Canada website. All censuses are available except 1931 which is still apparently only accessible through Ancestry for the time being.

Link here….

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/pages/census.aspx

I have looked for the family in the 1921, 1926, and 1931 censuses without success so if they are in Alberta they seem to be very well hidden.

jrainbrim, do you have a full maiden name for the mother?

PB

Modified to add a correction about access to the 1931 census…one can browse it for free through the LAC website…

https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index1931

[jrainbrim]

No  My friend was never told

[eileenwilson]

Not searchable but browseable, the Alberta Death Index (PDF files) show an Albert Chas. Talbot died in Calgary in 1929.

https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-and-death-records/death-indexes

[*Sandra*]

Not searchable but browseable, the Alberta Death Index (PDF files) show an Albert Chas. Talbot died in Calgary in 1929.

https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-and-death-records/death-indexes

Obit for the guy above ??  Might not be the one you are seeking ?

Calgary Herald
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Thu, 13 Jun 1929 Page 2

https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald/132275216/

Sandra

[eileenwilson]

Yes, I just found his Find-a-Grave as well, so not the right guy. Not seeing another Albert Talbot that fits so perhaps Albert not the right first name?