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wow!!

what a coincidence!!

We were sitting in our cabin with no phone connections and limited radio connections listening to all the reports and wondering which way it was going to go. We were about 60 km NE of 100M, just outside the western edge of Wells Gray and N of Canim Lake.

We drove over and through the area the next year and were astounded at how far it had gone, and how it had jumped the river and the highway.

We sold the cabin in 2014, and I think it is still safe after last year, although the last evacuation zone that I saw came within 15 km.

Sylvia … I live in the ashes of that fire in the Okanagan. In 2003 was driving through from Ontario to Vancouver and saw it burning - never thought I'd end up living here.

Thanks again everyone. Yes - the Guelph connection is correct and he is still living. What I needed to know was the UK to Canada time period and thanks to your detective skills I now have that.

Thanks all.

Yvonne ..............

I live in the big city in BC, and we used to own a cabin that was very close to where that fire was in the interior of the province. Knew that area pretty well. Now we take the train that goes north to Jasper through the North Thompson valley which is where that photo was taken.

AND I was a botanist in my working days :-D

Thanks everyone. I'll check out Ancestry.. I'm thinking the one who left on the Queen Elizabeth is the correct one due to the address and birthdate.

Sylvia, as an aside, I was interested to note your interest in the 2003 forest wild fire and wonder where the interest comes from.

Thanks.

In light of the above, it's possible that the P Gosling on canada411 is him.

Link above.

Rita J Gosling
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Rita J Gosling
Gender: Female
Departure Date: 26 Apr 1957
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Montreal, Canada
Ship Name: Empress Of Britain
Shipping line: Canadian Pacific Rly Co
Master: J P Wobson


DOB: 27/04/1931
Occupation: make-up artist
Intended future residence: Canada.
UK address: 61 Broadstone Road, Yardley.

Yes, Rita was his sister:

Births Jun 1931 (>99%)
Gosling Rita J Oakley Birmingham S. 6d 192

If he used his middle name, is this him ???

https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/4293665-gosling-joins-order-of-canada/

https://tinyurl.com/yclzw8tr

http://www.gripp.ca/news/philip-r-gosling-awarded-order-Canada

http://www.gripp.ca/advisory-board

http://goslingfoundation.org/index.cfm?page=founder

And lots of other search results.

I wonder if Ronald used his middle name of Philip ??
Did he have a sister Rita ?



Obituary for Rita Joyce Crump

Crump, at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Friday, February 2, 2007.
Rita Joyce Crump of Dutton and formerly of St. Thomas in her 77th year. Mother of Michael Crump and wife Carol of St. Thomas and grandmother of Sarah and Matthew.
Brother of Philip Gosling of Guelph. [Guess this should be "sister" ! ]

Dear friend of Helen and Ron Stewart and family. Predeceased by brothers Len and Bernard Gosling and a sister Norma Lowthorpe.

Born in Bimingham England on April 27, 1931

She was a member of Grace United Church, St. Thomas and the Guardian Angel Club. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized. Donations to the MS Society would be appreciated. Condolences at kebbelfuneralhome.com


NOTE:
born Birmingham 1931.
Also note brother Bernard. There's a Bernard on the 1939 record for Fred & Winifred..

The place name Gue . . with stamp over it in the 1960 flight record is Guelph.

There's one Gosling in Guelph on canada411 - don't know if related or not.

http://www.canada411.ca/search/?stype=si&what=gosling&where=Guelph%2C+ON

There are various Gosling's in Ontario, some who may be related.

http://www.canada411.ca/search/?stype=si&what=ronald+gosling&where=Ontario

New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967

Name: Ronald Gosling
Nationality: British
Arrival Age: 32
Birth Date: (dd) Aug 1928
Birth Place: Birmingham England
Arrival date: 6 Sep 1960
Arrival Place: New York, New York, USA
Destination: New York
Airline: SN/545 A
Flight Number: 00-SJD

[day of birth removed as he is still living]

Permanent Address - 40 Norwich Ste, Gue (stamp over it!) Ontario, Cad'a.

The 1955 passenger list posted by SAFC does say his intended permanent residence would be Canada.

Canadian BMD are very restrictive due to their privacy laws.

This guy went to Canada

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

Name: Ronald Gosling
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1929
Departure Date: 11 May 1953
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Columbia
Search Ship Database: Search for the Columbia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Greek Line
Official Number: 5106
Master: D Sigalas

Occupation:- Clerk
Age:- 24
Last Address in England:- 97 Ravensworth Rd, London, S.E.9
Intending to live in Canada

His birth was registered as Ronald only, but that does not mean that he was given an extra name on baptism

I will not post the registration as he could still be alive

You can find his landing on the Ellis Island site .... you have to register with them but it is free

https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/


Note that ancestry is free this weekend I believe, so you could check on there for yourself

Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription

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State New York
First name(s) Ronald
Last name Gosling
Gender Male
Age 27
Birth year 1928
Birth day 22
Birth month 8
Marital status S
Occupation SALESMAN
Departure year 1955
Departure day 30
Departure month 3
Departure port Southampton
Destination port New York
Destination NEW YORK
Country United States
Destination country United States
Ship name Queen Elizabeth
Shipping line THE CUNARD STEAM-SHIP COMPANY LIMITED
City SOUTHAMPTON
Ship destination port CHERBOURG
Ship destination country FRANCE
Number of passengers 0
Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Great Britain, England, United States, Americas

his address in england
61 Broadstone Road , Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England

Fred Gosling on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Gosling Household (7 People) 61 Broadstone Road , Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Fred Gosling 01 Mar 1889 Male - Married 157 1
Winifred B Gosling 17 Aug 1892 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 157 2
Bernard E Gosling 10 Jun 1920 Male - Single 157 3
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Possibly ... his birth is August 1928 if that helps.

Is he just Ronald Gosling on the birth registration?

Rose