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1921 Canada Census

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Mark

Mark Report 1 Sep 2017 14:00

I have just logged onto ancestry and the 1921 Canadian census in the hope of finding my relations. Nothing....

Eva Boak 1875 married to John Boak had children

Eva c. 1903
Florence Gertrude 1904
Hilda R 1911

I believe the family remained around theToronto area. Thanks in advance

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Sep 2017 14:24

She was returning for the uk in1926


Name: Eva Boak
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Country: England
Date of Arrival: 14 Feb 1926
Vessel: Doric
Search Ship Database: Search for the Doric in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

With daughter Eva aged 9
Listed as returning Canadians

Mark

Mark Report 1 Sep 2017 14:27

Eva, daughter married Jack Ellis

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Sep 2017 14:28

Eva Boak
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Eva Boak
Age in 1911: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Yeardsley cum Whaley
Search Photos: Search for 'Yeardsley cum Whaley' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Street address: 1 Bingswood Avenue Whaley Bridge Nr Stockport
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Macclesfield
Registration District Number: 444
Sub-registration district: Rainow
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Piece: 21464
Household Members:
Name Age
John Boak 32
Eva Boak 34
Florence Gertrude Boak 7
Harold Hindle 22

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Sep 2017 14:30

Eva Boak
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1876
Date of Arrival: 15 Oct 1914
Vessel: Missanabie
Search Ship Database: Search for the Missanabie in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Canada
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
With Eva ,Florence and Hilda



Name: Eva Boak
Birth Date: abt 1877
Age: 37
Port of Departure: Quebec, Canada
Arrival Date: 19 Jun 1914
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Empress of Britain
Search Ship Database: Search for the Empress of Britain in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Canadian Pacific Line
Official Number: 120940
With Eva Gertrude and Hilda



She seems to have made many trips back to the uk so maybe she was in the uk in 1921 too

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Sep 2017 14:31

She came back to Britain in 1938:

Eva Boak
in the UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Eva Boak
Birth Date: abt 1876
Age: 62
Port of Departure: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Arrival Date: 1 Oct 1938
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Montreal
Ship Name: Antonia
Shipping line: Cunard White Star
Official Number: 145937


Then she went back to Canada in 1939 - sensibly just before WW2 . No family with her:

Eva Boak
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Eva Boak
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Birth Date: abt 1877
Departure Date: 14 Apr 1939
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Montreal, Canada
Ship Name: Athenia
Shipping line: Donaldson Atlantic Line
Official Number: 146330
Master: J Cook

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Sep 2017 14:39

John Boak
in the Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918
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Name: John Boak

Home address 68 Ellerbeck avenue .Toronto

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Sep 2017 14:40

A tree on Ancestry says Eva died in Toronto in 1951, and Florence died in Toronto in 1985.
No proof offered.

It also says Hilda died in Collingwood, Ontario in 2013.

No information given as to whether they married or not.

Mark

Mark Report 1 Sep 2017 14:41

I am seeking if at all possible the 1921 census details which I have been unable to establish

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Sep 2017 14:44

A possible relation ??
With Mrs R Boak -

R Boak
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: R Boak
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Year: 1965
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: Eglinton

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Sep 2017 14:45

Hilda Boak
in the Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1785-1935
Name: Hilda Boak
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1912
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Marriage Date: 30 Apr 1935
Marriage Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Father: John Boak
Mother: Eva Boak
Spouse: Frederick Richards

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Sep 2017 14:54

I suspect Shirley's right, and that they were in Britain in 1921.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Sep 2017 15:10

This will be Hilda's death referred to in the Ancestry tree:

Hilda Richards
in the Canada, Obituary Collection, 1898-2017
Name: Hilda Richards
Gender: Female
Death Date: 22 Mar 2013
Death Place: Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Obituary Date: 25 Mar 2013
Newspaper Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse: Frederick Richards
Children: Dorothy Kokko of Edmonton. Cherished


Her obituary is here:

https://tinyurl.com/y8k6xebk

Unfortunately it only mentions her husband, children, grand-children and great- grand-children - no mention of siblings or parents, so no proof she was Hilda Boak.

(Well, apart for her husband's name, which matches the marriage record, that is!)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Sep 2017 15:20

I see you already knew a lot of what we've posted, Mark:

https://tinyurl.com/y8rwq7ud

and other Ancestry message board threads.

Mark

Mark Report 1 Sep 2017 15:46

The op was regarding the 1921 census ....

greyghost

greyghost Report 1 Sep 2017 16:17

You say in your OP that young Eva was born c1903

She is not with Mother Eva 37 and sisters Gertrude 10 and Hilda 2 on the 1914 passenger list.

The 1926 passenger list shows young Eva as aged 9 so born c 1917

It may help when looking for ages on census - did the first Eva die or was there a mistake in the OP?

Rambling

Rambling Report 1 Sep 2017 16:19

http://www.canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=181700

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Sep 2017 22:50

Mark

You know the family we don't which is why folks posted info as it came up as a guide to us helpers

On the face of it it looks like she may have been in the uk in 1921 as she made quite frequent trips over

None of them come up on the 1921 census