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Of course until recently, they were known as killer whales ... so I think she was lucky. :-D

Joonie ...............


some parents!!!

no luck finding any record of any of the family that might include an immigration date

there are quite a few Wales-s in the Mersea area.

I'm afraid I just have to share this one ...

Name Orca Wales
Event Type Death
Event Date 15 Mar 1887
Event Place Mersea, Essex, Ontario
Gender Female

for info, this seems to be him in the 1891 census just before his death, in spite of the odd age (image does say 68), but it does not show year of immigration that year:

Name: William Wales
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 68
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head-of-house: F (for father)
Religion: Methodist
French Canadian: No
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Province: Ontario
District Number: 62
District: Essex North
>> Subdistrict: Tilbury West

William Wales 40 - born England
Margaret Wales 30 - "
William Wales 68 - "


however ... in 1901, William is shown, presumably correctly, as born in Ontario:

Name: William Wales
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 39
Birth Day & Month: 2 Jun
Birth Year: 1843
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Head
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Labourer
Province: Ontario
District: Essex (south/sud)
District Number: 60
Sub-district: Mersea
Sub-District Number: K-7

William Wales 39
Margret Wales 74 - wife
William Wales 18
Jennie Wales 26

For Margaret, it does appear to say age 74 / dob 1824.
For William, I'm pretty sure it says 1841 and age 59.

I was trying to find a census that said when they had emigrated to Canada.

Margaret ................ do you know if there are any passenger lists before 1838 for arrival in Canada? If so, where do you find them?

According to a Public Family Tree on ancestry ..............

Their 5th child Frances Whales was born in Norfolk, 01 March 1835

The 6th child Susan Whales was born about 1838 in Vaughn, York Co, Ontario


so their emigration must have been between 1835 and 1837/1838


According to the 1831 Census, William was a Farmer, the family were Methodists

Seems to be living with son James in 1881:


Wiliam Whales
in the 1881 Census of Canada
Marital Status:
Married
Age:
74
Birth Year:
1807
Birthplace:
England
Religion:
P. Methodist
Nationality:
English
Occupation:
Retired
Province:
Ontario
District:
Essex

Household Members:

James Whales 32
Wiliam Whales 74
Ann Whales 72

Next door is:


Daniel Whales
in the 1881 Census of Canada
Gender:
Male
Marital Status:
Married
Age:
36
Birth Year:
1845
Birthplace:
Ontario
Religion:
P. Methodist
Nationality:
English
Occupation:
Farmer
Province:
Ontario

Household Members:


Daniel Whales 36
Maria Whales 32
Rosanah Whales 7
Susan Whales 5
James Baldwin 23

when was the last finding of them in the UK????

Ann's death:
Ann Wales
in the Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947
Gender:
Female
Age:
74
Birth Date:
abt 1809
Birth Place:
England
Death Date:
May 1883
Death Place:
Essex, Ontario, Canada

Can't find his emigration but this seems to be his death.


William Whales
in the Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947
Name:
William Whales
Gender:
Male
Age:
85
Birth Date:
abt 1806
Birth Place:
Norfolk, England
Death Date:
30 Jun 1891
Death Place:
Essex, Ontario, Canada

Trying to find record for William Wales (Whales) & Ann nee Martin, from England to Canada, marriage 1828 Snettisham, Norfolk. or John Baldwin & Mary Ann, nee Wales.
Many Thanks in anticipation.