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Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
Cato
[Arthur Bertran Cato]
Spouse: Harrison
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1920
Marriage Location: Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
Religion: Methodist
Place of Worship or Institution: Methodist Saint James

Image reads

Arthur Bertram Cato, Toronto Ont, Bachelor of full age, Commercial Traveller son of the late Samuel Cato and the late Emileen Rouse, his wife and
Annie Alice Harrison spinster of full age of London England, daughter of the late George Harrison and Elizabeth Watkins (could be Warkins) his wife
Married by Licence 17 Nov 1920

Unless he divorced his first wife, he married bigamously!!

He was still in Canada in 1921

Arthur B Cato
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1881
Birth Place: England
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Father Birth Place: England
Mother Birth Place: England
Year of Immigration: 1902
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Province or Territory: Ontario
District: Toronto North
District Number: 132
Sub-district: Ward 2
Sub-District Number: 8
City, Town or Village: Toronto North (ward 2)
Street or Township: 12 Ottawa St
Municipality: Ward 2
Occupation: Comer Traveller
Income: 1620

Name Age
Frank Lamerton 28
Gertrude Lamerton 26
Gertrude Lamerton 1
Arthur B Cato 40 <<< married
Annie Cato 29 <<< married, born England (cal 1892)

Could Annie have gone back to England with him?? She's a similar age to the Annie Alice on the 1939 Register.

Yes – It is actually Cato

Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
Aruther Bertrand Cats
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1879
Birth Location: Newington, London, England
Relative: Mrs E Cats
Regiment Number: 106130

Image says Born in Stoke Newington, London, England
N.o.k Mrs E Cato of 877 Connaught Av Moose Jaw
Trade – Salesman
Attested 31 Dec 1914

You should be able to view the 2 images from the Canadian Archives site
http://tinyurl.com/jzfcpgk

If that's 'timed out' try the search page
http://tinyurl.com/odx6r2q

The Silver War badge was awarded to all of those military personnel who had served at home or overseas during the war, and who had been discharged from the army under King’s Regulations. Expiry of a normal term of engagement did not count.

The following men by the name Cato were awarded the SWB.

Name Badge Number Regiment Regimental Number
A. E. Cato B92516 Rifle Brigade S/17250
Alfred Geo Cato B338383 Labour Corps 505999
Arthur L. Cato B176914 London Regiment 678258
Arthur Wm Cato B25073 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 35251
Charles Cato 411355 Depot. The King's Liverpool Regiment (R) 18500
E. P. Cato 2781 East Yorkshire Regiment
Henry Cato B342835 Labour Corps 435320
Hugh Cato B87966 British West Indies Regiment 581
John Jesse Cato B213656 Somerset Light Infantry 30545
T. F. Cato 152474 Northamptonshire Regiment 25618
Walter Sidney Cato 285870 London Regiment 471281

As Arthur is believed to have fought on the Somme (Jul-Nov 1918) his term of engagement may have expired while he was still recovering.
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If the Canadian census is correct, perhaps we should be looking for Canadian military records instead of British?

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Name: Arthur Bertram Cato
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1916
Event Place: Saskatchewan, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Ethnicity: English
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: England
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Immigration Year: 1911
Military Service Place: C
Township:
Province: Saskatchewan
District Number: 23 Moose Jaw
Sub-District Number: 17G
Enumeration District:
Family Number: 14
Page: 2
Line Number: 1
Affiliate Film Number: T-21931
Digital Folder Number: 004363960
Image Number: 01173


Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Arthur Bertram Cato Self M 38y England
Ethel Cato Wife F 35y England
Gladyss Cato Daughter F 15y England
Doris Cato Daughter F 11y England
Constance Cato Daughter F 6y England
Marjorie Cato Daughter F 1y Saskatchewan



Citing this Record:
"Canada Census, 1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPM-5YF : accessed 18 April 2016), Arthur Bertram Cato, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 2, line 1; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,946.

I can't find them in the 1911 census.

Kath. x

Thanking you both for your findings.

Very helpful. I now know via an E-mail that Arthur suffered Post Traumatic Stress and lived apart from Arabella. She went to live in Canada with her daughter.

I suppose the 1911 may give up more little snippets too !!

The 1939 throws up some very interesting questions.

Once again thank you. Nala. :-)

The 1939 Register

24 King Square , Bridgwater M.B., Somerset, England


Arthur B Cato 21 Mar 1877 Club Steward (County Cl M
Annie Alice Cato 04 Jun 1895 Unpaid Domestic Duties M
Elizabeth Dean 10 Jul 1866 Unpaid Domestic Duties M

and 2 still sealed files


found some other snippets for you to mull over

found an Arabella Cato marrying or could be remarrying 1914 no new wedding as far as I can see for Arthur

There are these on the electoral roll with Arthur Cato - Alice as wife, Sarah and Winifred Cato all over 21.

Name: Arthur Cato
Year: 1933
County or Borough: Hackney
Ward or Division/Constituency: Hackney
Street address: 98 Barnett

:-)

This looks like him in the 1939 register:-

Cato Household (3 People)
24 King Square , Bridgwater M.B., Somerset, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS

Arthur B Cato 21 Mar 1877 Male Club Steward (County Cl Married
Annie Alice Cato 04 Jun 1895 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Elizabeth Dean 10 Jul 1866 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married

Not sure if Annie Alice is a second wife or someone else?

Kath. x

This might be his death:-

First name(s) ARTHUR B
Last name CATO
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1877
Age 71
Death quarter 3
Death year 1948
District BRIDGWATER
County Somerset
Volume 7C
Page 85
Country England

Kath. x

I can't see any service records for him on Findmypast but 70% of WW1 records were destroyed in a fire so they may not have survived.

The lady he married was called Arabella Black. This is the reference for the marriage certificate:-

First name(s) ARTHUR BERTRAM
Last name CATO
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1908
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ ARTHUR BERTRAM CATO married one of these people
ARABELLA BLACK, AMALIE EMILIE SCHERNEKOW
District FULHAM
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1A
Page 865

Kath. x

Hello,
I am looking for any information on Arthur Bertram Cato who family tales say served in the Army during WW1. Does he have any recods?

It is said that he was invalided out of the Services.

He was born in 1877 in the London area. Also he married a lady called Arabella in 1908.
Nala