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Hi Lorraine,
Can you please find anything on Gladys Campbell born c1907 in Massachusetts ? Her parents were James and Eliza Campbell (ms Cullen) I know she has abrother called Letson Campbell, I have a lot of info on him but I don't have anything on Gladys. I would appreciate your help.

Thank you.
Sandra

Hi Lorraine hoping you can help. I am looking for William Henry WARREN b 1910 Eastney Portsmouth, Hants.
Was orphaned by 1920 and in 1925 left The Waifs and Strays Society Kennington (Kensington?) London to go to Quebec arriving on 17 May 1925 on SS Doric to go to
Gibb's Home, 20 Lawford Avenue, Sherbrooke, Quebec.

I would be very grateful if you can help or directions.

sandra


found gladys with her parents and letson in 1910 and 1920 but not on the 1930 she must have married unfortuantly the massachuesetts index of marriages only goes up to 1915, she must have married as i cant find a relevant death for her .

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chris

found the passenger list you were referring to

its too late for a census as they only go up to 1911 and they are not a lot of records for quebec

did find his re home children going to gibbs home which may be worth a look at


*Sarge Bampton and his wife Pauline are Co-Chairs of Home Children Canada, Quebec Branch. Home Children Canada's aims are as follows: to help Home Children and their descendants discover their past; to tell the Home Children story to as many as possible and in so doing; to erase the stigma so unfairly attached to Home Children; and to replace that stigma which caused such a silent shame with justifiable pride. The Bamptons may be reached at: [email protected].


The following Websites may be of interest to Home Children or their descendants:
http://www.homechildren.ca/
http://www3.telus.net/Home_Children_Canada/
http://charsnow.tripod.com/one.html

Hi Lorraine,

Thank you very much for trying, I appreciate your help.

(Sorry I haven't replied sooner but I couldn't get on Genes until now)

Sandra

Thank you Lorraine I did write to the Bramptons and another couple but not heard back as yet. Will look at those sites.

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Hi Lorraine,

Thanks for the look up offer.

I wonder if you can find Edward Alfred Parker on the 1930 USA census, I have him on the shipping list arriving in New York (from Penang) on 20/05/1929, aboard the 'Bowes Castle' - his destination was Orlando, Florida.

I have letters written by him from Orlando, but they only have a post box number, the 1st one dated 21/07/1929, so no help as to exactly where he was in Orlando.

Edward was born in 1880 in Devon, UK.

I would really appreciate any help you can turn up on Edward, the 1930 USA census is the last thing I have to solve in the mystery he left behind when he left my Grandmother and children in Melbourne after returning from WW1.

Many thanks,
Mardie.

mardi

have found the passenger list yoy refer to

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Edward Alfred Parker
Name: Edward Alfred Parker
Arrival Date: 20 May 1929
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: devonport
Age: 48 Years 6 Months
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: British (English)
Port of Departure: Penong
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Bowes Castle
Search Ship Database: Search the Bowes Castle in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

occupation farmer
travelling with his wife stella olivia parker / born sydney australia

going to join edwards friend col f o king orlando florida
next of kin address of edward friend mrs e dempsey 30 heeley st sydney NSW
next of kin address of stella father mr g h gardiner manly NSW

both gave last perminant address as penang malayasia

I cant find edward and stella on the 1930 in usa

did find an Franklin o king in orlando who is a possible for the friend they went to stay with his is a senator/politician

1930 United States Federal Census
about Franklin O King
Name: Franklin O King
Home in 1930: Orlando, Orange, Florida
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Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Josephine M King
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Franklin O King 57
Josephine M King 37
James G King 15


looks like they went back to australia

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
about Stella Olivia Parker
Name: Stella Olivia Parker
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1943
State: New South Wales
District: Wentworth
Subdistrict: Woollahra

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
about Stella Olivia Parker
Name: Stella Olivia Parker
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1949
State: New South Wales
District: Lang
Subdistrict: Earlwood

in both she is living alone

what where edwards parents names there are 2 deaths in australia that are possibles

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
about Edward Alfred Parker
Name: Edward Alfred Parker
Death Place: Mitcham, Victoria
Age: 60
Father's Name: Edward Leonard Parker
Mother's Name: Amy Nicholson
Registration Year: 1941
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 19810

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
about Edward Alfred Parker
Name: Edward Alfred Parker
Death Date: 14 Jan 1956
Death Place: South Australia
Father's Name: Parker
Registration Year: 1956-1960
Registration Place: South Australia
Page Number: 485
Volume Number: 837

Hi Lorraine,

I wasn't 100% sure that 'Stella' was travelling with Edward......It looks like this is the proverbial 'skeleton in the cupboard' !

If they were married (which it looks like they were) it was bigamy.
My Grandmother Alice May Parker refused to divorce him (her being RC) right up until 1940 that I know of.

After Edward left Alice and the children (my mother was the youngest child) in Melbourne, he was in sydney for a few years, thats when he would have met Stella and maybe married her, then he went to manage tin mines in Siam and Malaysia.

Edward was a professional soldier RFA until 1916 and was recalled for duty in the UK (from Florida) in 1940, he never returned to Australia and died in Shadoxhurst Kent in 1956

I have an address for him in 1931...Captain E.A. Parker. c/o Dr K.F.Vail. The Log Cabin, Lockhart, Florida...Would it be possible for you to look up this K.F. Vail for me please Lorraine.

Also would it possible to see if there was a marriage to Stella, some time between 1920 - 1929 in N.S.W.

Thank you so much for your help Lorraine.

Wonder where they were when the census was taken??

I may not get back until morning, it's 9PM here in Sydney.
Regards Mardi.

mardie

they may not have married, cant find a marriage for them in australia but my records for australia are limited, or they could have married in malaysia

for dr vail found this

1930 United States Federal Census
about Kenneth F Vail
Name: Kenneth F Vail
Home in 1930: Lockhart, Orange, Florida
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Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Birthplace: North Dakota
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Name: Louie Vail
Spouse's name: Elizebeth C Vail
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Kenneth F Vail 34
Elizebeth C Vail 33
Louie Vail 53


occupation chiropractor


looks like stella had been married before

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949
about Stella O Gardiner
Name: Stella O Gardiner
Spouse Name: John F Harmer
Marriage Date: 1917
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1917
Registration Number: 3169

but there are no marriages for a stella harmer ?

Hi,
I am trying to find the records of Walter Tagg, born 1864 in London. His sons Donald Tagg born 1916 in Ocala, Florida and Charles Tagg born 1914 also in Ocala, Florida.
I am after any records of them retuning to England, I would think sometime after 1918, as that's when the wife/mother died.
I know they did return, but can find no records.

Many thanks for any info,

Viv

Hi Lorraine

Sorry its taken me so long to reply ..I have been on holiday. Thanks for the new information. I am going to talk to my mum again to see if she was sure Uriah had a son named Mark . I will let you know what I find. Thanks again

viv

i cant find walter or sons on the incoming lists

could be mistranscribed or the records could be damaged can i have the wife name and date of birth see if i can find them that way

lorraine

Lorraine,

The wife was Olive Kate Attfield born 1878 in Guildford, Surrey. I know she died in Duval, Florida 1918. Which is why I say Walter and sons came back to England sometime after this.
The full names of them are Walter Thomas, Charles Floyd and Donald Walter if this helps with the searching.

Thanks
Viv

Hi Lorraine,

Thank you so much, you have been a great help with what you have found for me.
Regards,
Mardi.