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My name is Martine. I am trying to find my Cousin Martin Frederick Sewell and his family out in Canada :-)

Welcome to the boards Martine.

Can you tell us a bit more about him and his family.

Born when and where,
Did he marry
Who were his parents and siblings

Have you done any searching youself

Try the SEARCH facility at the top of this page - des anyone have him or family in their tree - try contacting them for information

Have you tried Canadian White Pages?

Hi Martine. If you google ''Martin Frederick Sewell Canada " an obituary comes up that was in a Canadian newspaper. I don't know whether this is your cousin or not.

There was a Martin F Sewell birth registration Q1 1943 in the Chatham, Kent RD mmn Bonner - is he yours?

A Martin Sewell (no middle initial showing) travelled in 1960 on the Empress of Canada to Montreal, Quebec. It gives a January 1943 birthdate which I won't put on an open forum.

He was a Clerk, travelling on his own from a Northfleet, Kent address

Martine has reposted this on the General Chat board. I have suggested she sticks to one board and delete that one.

Where in Canada?

It's the world's second-largest country. ;-) ;-)

OBITUARY OF MARTIN SEWELL
Martin Frederick Sewell

January 19, 1943 – June 30, 2017

Born in Gravesend, Kent, England, he and his mother Grace, were whisked away to Wales during the war years, while his father Frederick, served with the Q.M.S. Royal Engineers. He was educated in C of E schools, started working, and at 17, decided to come to Canada. His professional career spanned many areas. He worked in the printing and packaging industry, was purchasing and traffic manager for Pepsi Cola Canada, went into estimating system sales, partnered in a consulting business supporting printing companies, worked with a Danish conglomerate and then parlayed a hobby into his business “To Your Taste”, a shop providing supplies to amateur winemakers and homebrewers. His personal life included 2 marriages, 1st to Heather and they had 2 sons, Shane and Adam who produced 2 grandsons, Michael and Tyler. The second was with Carol Tabuchi, wife and partner of 43 years. He had many friends of all ages who enjoyed his eclectic wit and diverse intellect. He was an award winning homebrewer and beer judge who happily gave up competition when he became a Grand Master. A music lover and guitar aficionado, he hosted “Band Camp” many times with his beer club buddies. He was, grudgingly, a model extraordinaire for a student photographer's portfolio and Ryerson gave her an "A". He was a nurturing care-giver for his ailing mother-in-law. While he relished his travel experiences, he was always happy to come home to his cats, his motorcycle and his “park.” John Bayfield said it best when he designed a business card for Martin describing him as “Bon Vivant, Raconteur & World Traveler.”

Many thanks to Spectrum Health Care and Central West LHIN for their support.

Martin was cremated as he directed and a Celebration of his Life (AKA Whopping Great Party!) is to be held.

Invitation to the Celebration of Life (AKA Great Whopping Party) of the late, great Martin Sewell. It will be held on Sunday September 17, 2017, from 1:30 - 4:30 at The Gibson Centre, Mercer Pub, 63 Tupper Street West, Alliston, ON L9R 1E4. Come and share your memories as we raise our glasses to toast a life well lived! Please RSVP.

For those who wish, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made through www.imfunerals.com.




Martine

Go to
https://www.canada411.ca/

Insert 'Sewell' and 'Alliston, On' in search boxes

Several results

Confirmation that the obit is the right man

1939 Register
Green Lodge, Gordon Ground, Gravesend, Gravesend M.B., Kent, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
George W Bonner 26 Jan 1881 Male Corporation Park Keeper Married 263 1
Emily M Bonner 26 Nov 1883 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 263 2
Grace E (R) Sewell 16 Jan 1911 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 263 3
Elsie G Hudson 20 Jul 1891 Female Domestic Service Widowed 263 4


Name: Grace Emily R Sewell
Death Age: 81
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1911
Registration Date: May 1992
Registration District: Gravesend
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 16
Page: 910

Name: Grace Emily Rhoda Sewell
Death Date: 29 May 1992
Probate Date: 29 Jul 1992
Probate Registry: Brighton

I have sent Martine a pm as she keeps posting the same OP on several other boards.

I sent a PM at 4.30pm. It has been opened…………..

I would love to get intouch with his family i did not know he passed away 5 years ago

Read the advice about using the online phone book

No-one who has posted here is connected.

Martine is. Is asking for details of Martins marriage to Heather.

Martine, this had to be in Canada as he left England age 17 - so you do have an idea where the marriage took place.

If he was married to his second wife for 43 years you should also. E able to have a guess as to when he may have married Heather.

Canada does not allow the same sort of access to records that we have here in England so you may well have a problem.

Take Erika’s advice and try and contact the family named in the obituary.

With Heather (a teacher) in 1972;

Martin Sewell
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Martin Sewell
Residence Date: 1972
Residence Place: York; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Street Address: Sharon PO
Electoral District: York-Simcoe
Occupation: Industrial Eng.,
Reference Number: M-6172

and in 1974:

Martin Sewell
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Martin Sewell
Residence Date: 1974
Residence Place: York; Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: York-Scarborough
Occupation: Conlroller Of Invent
Reference Number: M-6251

Address: 53 Kilkenny Drive


ADDED:
also in 1968:

Mrs Heather Sewell
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Mrs Heather Sewell
Gender: Female
Residence Date: 1968
Residence Place: York; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Street Address: Lot 20, Con. 3E
Electoral District: York-Simcoe
Occupation: Teacher
Reference Number: M-6107

The phone number of the venue for his wake

705-435-2828

Don't forget the country code.

They may be able/willing to assist - within the bounds of confidentiality, of course

Heather and the sons are on Facebook. You can contact them that way.

Rose

Adding late to this thread, but thought it worth mentioning -

Martin's obituary, posted by ErikaH, has some lovely photos of him:

https://imfunerals.com/tribute/details/609/Martin-Sewell/obituary.html


ADDED:
Martine knows this, as she added a "memory" to the obituary - on Sept 9th.