Deborah Waddell

What ship sank in 1903 in Quebec after passengers were off, but their property wasn’t?

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by Nancy Southern(High Point, NC) One of the stories that my Grandmother told me was that my Grandfather’s family immigrated to Quebec from Europe in 1903. She said that after they were off the ship, it sank and they lost all of their belongings. They had been living in Algeria where my Great Grandfather worked […]

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Christina Spence Killen(1881-?) Annabella Orr(Annie) Findleton nee Killen 1882-1966, Born in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

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by Graeme Bennett(Auckland, New Zealand) I am trying to trace two sisters who travelled to Montreal in 1908.Christina has proved the most elusive, and for Annie, it is her marriage and details of her daughter Jean that I am looking for. Christina Spence Killen Born 09 May 1881 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland.Travelled with her sister

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1929 Mont Royal Francis Jamieson Juvenile Inspection Card

Frank Jamieson

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My father came to Canada on the Mont Royal in April 1929 from Greenock in Scotland and returned in December 1930. Because of the depression, what I want to find out is what happened during those months and where did they send them.Information is very hard to get. His name was Francis Jamieson. He was

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Mrs C. Manfield

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by C.Manfield(Exeter, Devon, England) My Grandfather A. Clark and his brothers James and John traveled to Canada to seek their fortune between 1906 and 1910, I know the time is fairly accurate as my Grandfather A. Clark returned to marry my Grandmother in 1910 and they returned to Canada April 1910 on the ship Corsican.

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BICA BOYS – Clifford and Kenneth Foulkes

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With contributions from Lyn Horsburgh. (in quotations) Clifford and Kenneth Foulkes were born to James Edward Foulkes, Boot Shop Manager and his wife, Janet, (nee Nicholas) in Abergavenny, Wales in October 1911 and March 1915 respectively.  Elder siblings were Florence Gwendoline (1902), Reginald James (1904) and Elsie Irene (1907).  Younger sister, Audrey, was born in 1917. “Clifford

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