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James Nicholson Boomer/Marian Hope Boomer CANADA

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Kelzi

Kelzi Report 29 May 2017 11:07

.I am looking for ANY of my BOOMER descendants,particularly the two people named above, based in Canada.I have the BOOMER family a long way back in my tree-which can be accessed on Genes Reunited.I have them in the County Down area as far back as 1813-for definite,.My Canadian BOOMERS stem from Barrow-in-Furness originally.William Boomer-son of James Boomer & Elizabeth Parish,was born in Barrow-in-Furness in 1880,the family having moved from Donaghadee,County Down,Northern Ireland c1874-75.He was born on the 29th July.He grew up to be a blacksmith like all his 3-at least,previous generations.He was baptised at the New Connexion Church on Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness on 29/08/1880.On the 1901 census he is at 18,Fenton Street,Barrow-a street occupied by a number of Boomer family.He is there with his wife-Elizabeth(nee Parkins)They had married in the December quarter of 1900,also at the New Connexion Church.They & their children emigrated to Canada AFTER 1905.They had,AT LEAST 3 children with them-all born in Barrow-in-Furness.Elizabeth was born c1901,Marian HOPE boomer was born in 1903,at 43,Back Dalton Road,Barrow & her brother James NICHOLSON Boomer was born in 1905.I THINK they settled in the Montreal area of Canada.

Pam

Pam Report 29 May 2017 12:27


First name(s)
Marion

Last name
Boomer

Gender
Female

Age
9

Birth year
1904

Occupation
SCHOLAR

Departure year
1913

Departure day
18

Departure month
10

Departure port
Liverpool

Destination port
Quebec

Destination
QUEBEC

Country
Canada

Destination country
Canada

Ship name
Canada

Ship official number
116806

Ship master's first name
R O

Ship master's last name
JONES

Shipping line
WHITE STAR DOMINION

City
LIVERPOOL

Ship destination port
MONTREAL

Ship destination country
CANADA

Ship square feet
9924

Ship registered tonnage
6016

Number of passengers
506

Record set
Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960

Category
Travel & migration

Subcategory
Passenger lists

Collections from
Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States, Canada


Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing ltd

Others on the Passenger list are:

Eliz. Ann aged 33
Elizabeth aged 11
Marion aged 9
James aged 7
Agnes aged 6
Irene aged 3

There is a marriage for a Marion Boomer in 1942 to John Jennings in this country but I can't see a birth for Marion.

Pam

Pam Report 29 May 2017 12:30

Birth for a Marion Boomer in Manchester 1917 which matches place of marriage.

EDIT: Not the correct family.

Pam

Pam Report 29 May 2017 12:33



This is probably William Boomer travelling in 1912

First name(s)
William

Last name
Boomer

Gender
Male

Marital status
S

Occupation
LAB

Departure year
1912

Departure day
29

Departure month
3

Departure port
Liverpool

Destination port
Halifax

Destination
HALIFAX

Country
Canada

Destination country
Canada

Ship name
Virginian

Ship official number
121219

Ship master's first name
J

Ship master's last name
GAMBLE

Shipping line
ALLAN LINE STEAMSHIP CO LTD

City
LIVERPOOL

Ship destination port
SAINT JOHN NB

Ship destination country
CANADA

Ship square feet
21307

Ship registered tonnage
6843

Number of passengers
1586

Record set
Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960

Category
Travel & migration

Subcategory
Passenger lists

Collections from
Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States, Canada


Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing ltd

Pam

Pam Report 29 May 2017 12:42


Several family trees on Ancestry.co.uk.
One states Elizabeth born 1902 passed away 4 June 1990 Montreal

Pam

Pam Report 29 May 2017 12:45

3 public trees on ancestry with little information and 3 private, content unknown.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 29 May 2017 17:41


William Boomer
in the 1921 Census of Canada
Gender:
Male
Marital Status:
Married
Age:
40
Birth Year:
abt 1881
Birth Place:
England
Relation to Head of House:
Chef (Head)
Spouse's Name:
Elizabeth Boomer
Father Birth Place:
England
Mother Birth Place:
England
Year of Immigration:
1913
Racial or Tribal Origin:
Anglaise (English)
Province or Territory:
Quebec
District:
Montreal (Maisonneuve)
Street or Township:
2988a Ste-Catherine
Municipality:
Mercier Maisonneuve
Occupation:
Electricien
Income:
1560

Household Members:
William Boomer 40
Elizabeth Boomer 40
Elizabeth Boomer 20
Melina Boomer 18
Agnes Boomer 16
Irène Boomer 12
James Boomer 15

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 29 May 2017 17:50

Marriage of daughter Irene:
Irene Boomer
in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
Name:
Irene Boomer

Spouse:
Hugh Wallace Russell

Event:
Mariage (Marriage)

Marriage Year:
1938

Marriage Location:
Westmount, Québec (Quebec)

Religion:
United Church

Place of Worship or Institution:
United Church, Saint Andrew

Original says daughter of William Boomer and wife Elizabeth Parkins.
A witness was Marian Boomer.

Kelzi

Kelzi Report 30 May 2017 07:30

BRILLIANT PAM !!! The Marion b1917 in Manchester isn't the correct one though.I have her birth certificate,born 1903 in Barrow-in-Furness..

Pam

Pam Report 30 May 2017 08:17

Yesterday I supplied Paul with three addresses from Canadian (Montreal) phone book.

One particular address ties in with the address on a postcard he has from the 1960s.

Pam

Pam Report 30 May 2017 08:25

https://www.british-genealogy.com/archive/index.php/t-24228.html

Information given to Paul in 2008

Pam

Pam Report 30 May 2017 16:26

From a tree on Ancestry:
James Nicholson Boomer died 22 December 1952 in Montreal.
He married Ethel Armistead (date unknown)
One son Donald born 1934 died 1998

JoonieCloonie

JoonieCloonie Report 31 May 2017 23:23

probably the graves of William and Elizabeth


https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108093884
Boomer, Elizabeth Ann
b. unknown d. Aug. 20, 1942 Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Montreal Region
Quebec
Canada


https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108093886
Boomer, William
b. unknown d. Feb. 8, 1957 Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Montreal Region
Quebec
Canada


and James

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108991838
Boomer, James Nicholson
b. unknown d. Dec. 22, 1952 Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Montreal Region
Quebec
Canada

also his wife

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108093885
Boomer, Ethel
b. unknown d. Dec. 30, 1982 Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Montreal Region
Quebec
Canada


You can leave 'virtual flowers' on those pages if you join the site, and you could say you would like to contact family.

Also, the person who created the pages is willing to transfer management of the pages 'outside the guidelines' that is even to non-direct descendants.
(I found an ancestor's sister buried in the same cemetery when we had never known she and her husband spent time in Montreal ... never knew of her existence actually ... and that findagrave member transferred her page to me.)

JoonieCloonie

JoonieCloonie Report 31 May 2017 23:38

This is Ancestry's transcription of James's marriage

Name: Armisteas
Spouse: Boomer
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1929
Marriage Location: Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
Religion: Presbyterian
Place of Worship or Institution: Presbyterian Maisonneuve Church

It actually says James N Boomer and Ethel Armistead.



probably daughter Elizabeth's marriage

Name: Elizabeth Bourner [Elizabeth Boomer]
Spouse: George Kenneth Wallace
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1926
Marriage Location: Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
Religion: Presbyterian
Place of Worship or Institution: Presbyterian Maisonneuve Church

Two people at Ancestry have corrected the name to Boomer; one of them is named Wallace.

George's grave

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108212957
Wallace, George Kenneth
b. unknown d. Dec. 2, 1973
Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Montreal Region
Quebec
Canada

possible for Elizabeth

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108970056
Wallace, Elizabeth
b. unknown d. Jan. 1, 1990 Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Montreal Region
Quebec
Canada



probably daughter Irene's marriage

Name: Irene Boomer
Spouse: Hugh Wallace Russell
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1938
Marriage Location: Westmount, Québec (Quebec)
Religion: United Church
Place of Worship or Institution: United Church, Saint Andrew

possible grave, but none there for Hugh

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=109011963
Russell, Irene
b. unknown d. May 9, 1969 Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Montreal Region
Quebec
Canada

Kelzi

Kelzi Report 1 Jun 2017 08:00

THANK YOU so much for all your help,MUCH APPRECIATED.

Kelzi

Kelzi Report 1 Jun 2017 08:08

I've also joined the Find a Grave site,THANK YOU for all your help & advice.

JoonieCloonie

JoonieCloonie Report 1 Jun 2017 13:21

You're welcome, and enjoy it!