by Craig Hunter(Glasgow, Scotland) My great uncle, James McKenzie was killed at Ypres in 1915. His son James, born in 1910, sailed from Glasgow to Quebec on the Metagama on 3rd July 1925. He arrived into Canada on 11th July 1925 and his story from there is completely unknown to our family. We know he […]
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by Kay Griffiths(New South Wales, Australia) My father Alfred “Alf” Henry Griffiths, age 17 arrived in Halifax, Canada aboard the Regina, from the port of Liverpool, England in April 1928 My dad was a quiet man, I do not know very much about his young life and nothing about his family Alf was a crew
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My Uncle Stanley Charles Lethbridge went to Canada and while my husband and I have been traveling here we visited Halifax Pier 21, I asked if my Uncle could be traced and I found the following information.. He travelled on the Megantic, arriving in Montreal 4th August 1929. He then lived courtesy of BICA at
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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
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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My father was one of these young boys. He was sent to a farm in Howick Quebec when he first arrived. He was very disappointed with the poor treatment and work conditions. He immediately returned to the hostel in Montreal where they placed him with another farm family which was more acceptable to him. He
BICA boys by Murray Skan (Port Perry, ON) My father ( John ) age 14 and his brother (Herbert) aged 16 arrived in Quebec City on the Alaunia September 25, 1925 from Liverpool, England. Their immigration record lists their destination as British Immigration and Colonization Association, Montreal Quebec. It also lists the occupation they
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Why did my father travel to Canada apparently alone? by Sonya(York, North Yorkshire, UK) I am 63 and retired, living in York, UK.My parents’ past has to a large degree evaded me. We were never a sharing, talkative family. The details I do have are my father Anatole Julien Marcelle Mille was born in Ruan,
