Canada London

[carolinelise]

Hi All,
I have a problem with the famiyl histroy i'm researching for my husband. We have one of his relatives on the 1901 england census living with his son but his son's place of birth is given as Canada, London.
The people in question are

Charles Robert Brinson born 1839 Blandford Forum
Charles Robert Brinson born 1865 Canada, London

Charles senior is listed as a widower he was a farmer.
Charles junior is married with children and his wife Margaret Thompson was born in London.

I can't find either Charles on any earlier census, i'm hoping somebody out there might have an answer for me.
regards
Caroline

[Josephine]

Caroline,

There's a London in Ontario, Canada but I don't know if that helps.

Regards,
Josephine

[loo]

There is a village called Canada in England;  I think it's in Hants.  But I don't know if that's relevant.

[carolinelise]

Thanks Loo I will certainly try it.
 Josephine i'm having no luck with the 1881 canadian census but thank you for the suggestion.

[DeniseA]

Hi Caroline
I did find this marriage
Charles Robert Brinson, Married in 1863 in Montreal. Source: Non-Catholic Marriages in Montreal, 1836-1875
If you go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcmtl-w/mailinglists.htm#quebec and subscribe to "Best Bill" Fleming's mailing list, he will do a lookup for you.

Not many Brinson in Canada it appears so what there are may be connected. There are 5 in 1881 and 9 in 1901 Canadian Census' . The 1881 can be found on the LDS site and 1901 here http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html (scroll down to National Surname Index and type in Brinson, it will show Brinson for all of Canada, apart from spelling mistakes by enumerator and possible transcription errors)

Here are some misc. Brinson
Brinson Edmund, cork manufacturer, 247 St. Bonaventure
Source: Lovell's Province of Quebec Directory for 1871,Section:Town, page 286
Brinson George, carpenter, h Needham
Source: McAlpine's Halifax City Directory for 1882-83, page 59
Brinson George, boat builder H M D, h 60 East Young
             Louise Miss, dressmaker, bds 60 East Young
Source: McAlpine's Halifax City Directory for 1899-1900, page 143
Brinson James, restaurant. Living in 1891 in Montreal, Hochelaga.
Source : Lovell's Montreal Directory for 1891-92,  by John Lovell
Brinson George W, postmaster & general store. Living in 1911 in Curlew.
Source: Henderson's Alberta Gazateer and Directory for 1911

Albert John Brinson, Baptized in 1881 in Montreal
Cecil James Brinson, Baptized in 1881 in Montreal.
Edgar Clements Brinson, Baptized in 1883 in Montreal.
William Frederick Brinson, Baptized in 1883 in Montreal
Source: Non-Catholic Baptisms in Montreal, 1876-1899

Mary Brinson, Married in 1888 in Western Arm.
Source: Gleanings from The Sun, Genealogical Abstracts from the Twillingate Sun, by Michael A Bromley, 1988.
James Brinson, Married in 1845 in Montreal.
Source: Non-Catholic Marriages in Montreal, 1836-1875.
Annie Brinson, Reg # 012756. Married in 1902 in Port Hope.
Source, Vital Statistics: Province of Ontario 1869 - 1930


Here's hoping that Charles is yours
~Denise

[MJP]

There are villages called Canada in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Cornwall, Northumberland, and Aberdeenshire, as well as Upper Canada and Lower Canada in Somerset. (This info from GENUKI)

There is also a small area known as Canada Water in Rotherhithe - a neighbourhood in East London (modern Borough of Southwark).  There is a tube station there now called Canada Water. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Water

The London in Ontario is in Middlesex County.  Here is their Genweb site:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~onmiddle/

Unfortunately, civil birth registration didn't start in Ontario until 1869, so you have just missed out on that.   

Hope that helps!

MJP