Alfred Albert Taylor - Comox, BC

[grlune]

Hi

Greetings from England.
I've just discovered Alfred Albert Taylor death 09.06.1968 at Comox. All I know is that he was born 1912 in England, was an orphan at St George's home Ottawa. His father was Alfred, mother Alice. He was sent to Canada in 1922. Can anyone help with finding his obit please ? Am trying to find more about him and whether he had family.

Any information would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks
Graham

[michelle43]

Hi Graham.

Do you already have the passenger records for his trip to Canada? I found those and can send it if you need it. I'll see what I can find for an obituary.

[Lisa in California]

He was not in Comox in 1955.  The site has directories for 1955 and prior years.
https://bccd.vpl.ca/title/1955/Victoria_City_and_Vancouver_Island_Directory.html
[Click on “Towns”, C, and Com]

[Dave Francis]

This is possibly him...

Alfred Albert Taylor
son of Alfred & Alice Taylor
baptised 4 Dec 1912
at Church of the Acension, Kings Norton, Birmingham

Address: 59 Midland Road
Father's occupation: Motor Driver

If so, he had a brother called George Edward Taylor who was baptised on the same day.

[dbree]

Hi,

This is his death cert. from the Province of British Columbia. Keep in mind the information was given by a friend.

Alfred Taylor of Dyke Road, Comox, B.C. age 55, b. New Zealand 19 Nov. 1912, single, fisherman, parents unknown b. New Zealand, he was in municipality 19 years and 9 years in his occupation, in
Canada 33 years. Informant S.Woods, friend of the same address. Burial Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Courtenay B.C.

https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/95c2be08-164a-48fd-a38c-6406b509c765

Greetings from Canada 
DB

[grlune]

... I'm a bit confused now. I was given the death date by another source but the Alfred I'm looking for was definitely born in England to English parents. I have the siblings baptisms thanks.

I've seen the passenger list also but cannot identify him on any Canadian census.

[grlune]

... It must be his death Cert. His birth cert states gives d.o.b as 19.11.1912. I guess only being 3y/o when orphaned and taken to the home, his understanding of his origins may not have been known to him or indeed the person giving the details to register the death. I'm just wondering if anyone can find him anywhere and with any family ?

[michelle43]

He is registered with the British Home Children Registry: https://www.homechildrencanada.com/registry?id=81258.

He went to St. George's Home, as you already know: https://canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com/st-georges-home---ottawa.html. This website mentions that many of the children were sent to St. Albert, Saskatchewan. I'll check the 1931 Canada Census.

[grlune]

.. Doh ! Just realised his death Cert states he was single so may be an obit may provide more details.