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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Topic started by: Helenmur on Wednesday 17 September 08 17:06 BST (UK)
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Trying to trace Edward Bunton/Bunten who emigrated to Canada sometime after 1919 his parents were Hugh Bunton/Bunten and Helen Skachill Edward was married to his cousin Margaret Skachill but she died in 1922 three years after they married Im not sure if he went to canada before margarets death or after it Edward was born 21 May 1888 in Dumfries Scotland
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I found two entries for Ed/Edward Bunton on FindMyPast. The first one was for the Pretorian which departed Glasgow on 5 July 1921 for Montreal. The entry is for Edward Bunton of 42 College Street, Maxwelltown, Dumfries; age 33; Farm Lab.; landing at Montreal - but his name is crossed off the list.
The second record is for the Melita which left Liverpool on 12 July 1921 also headed for Montreal. He is listed with a group of other passengers under the heading British Government Passengers (I'm not sure if this means it was an assisted passage). He is listed as Ed Bunton, again of 42 College Street, Dumfries, age 33, Farm Hand. The destination is only listed as Canada, no specific province or city.
So it looks like he was booked on the Pretorian but for some reason sailed a week later on the Melita. There are a few records in the Drouin Collection on ancestry for Edward Bunton, Edward Miller Bunton, Albert Edward Bunton....I don't have a sub so I can't tell if these fit with the birthdate you provided. But perhaps someone else with a sub can do a lookup.
Looking at your photo, I can tell you he definitely did not emigrate to British Columbia! We don't get that much snow - only sun, sun, sun. Okay and a bit of rain now and then. ;D
Hope this helps,
Lynwen
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Hi Lynwen
the entries for Edward Bunton 42 College Street Maxwell town is him as that was his Uncle/father In-Laws address at the time I wasnt sure when he left it now ties in with the story of his wifes death in 1922 it also explanes the letters my husbands grandfather kept form Canada as well thank you very much
Helen
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Hi there :)
I've had a look on ancestry for the Edward Bunton's in Drouin mentioned above by Lynwen.
Edward Bunton Naissance (Birth) 1826 Québec (Anglican) (Québec (Travelling Mission)) Anglican
[birth year is a bit before your time frame on this one I think?]
Edward Miller Bunton Naissance (Birth) 1882 Percé and Cape Cove (Anglican Church) Anglican
[as well as this one?]
Edward Walter Bunton Enterrement (Burial) 1936 Percé and Cape Cove (Anglican Church) Anglican
[farmer in the city of Percé, Gaspé county, province of Quebec - aged 53 yrs 8 months died on the 18th day of february 1936; witnesses: John Bunton & Elias Bunton]
Helena
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Helena
Im not sure what church Edward would have been a member of as some of the family were Roman Catholic the rest were Church of Scotland but the addres for the one lyn found is my Edward as thats the address on his marriage certificate and thats where his In-Laws lived they were also his aunt and uncle as he married his cousin their daughter
Helen
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I am glad the shipping records were a match. I was hoping that we could find some additional records on Edward to confirm where he settled in Canada. The port of entry was not always the intended point of settlement so he could have moved on from Quebec to Ontario, Manitoba or the Prairies or even east to the Maritimes. All of the Canadian records are organized by province so you really need to know where he settled in order to track down any additional records. The other complicating factor is that privacy laws in Canada limit the amount of information you can access - since he arrived after the last published census in 1911, our only hope is to find a death record, cemetery record or obituary notice.
Are you looking for more information on Edward's life in Canada or were you just hoping to confirm his emigration date? Just wondering if we should continue the search or mark this as completed.
Lynwen
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Hi Lynwen
Im trying to find as much as is possiable about Edward I have just discovered that His brother Francis lived at 145 Richmond Street West Toronto in 1917 I have just found that on his papers for the 255th Battalion Canadian Army and it has Edward as his next of kin address for his parents at Muirkirk Ayrshire where Francis was born so its possible that Edward was Joining his brother over there and I think Toronto gets heavy snow in winter as the picture I have of my own Mother and Father when they stayed over there is in winter time and the snow is deep
Helen
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Lyn
Where did you find the record for Edward I have looked on ancestry and cant find nothing but I found his brothers on ancestry
Helen
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I searched on Ancestry.ca for Edward Bunton, born 1888 - but I selected the option to only view records from Canada. This filters all the UK Census and BMD records and makes it easier to spot the Canadians. I think Helena listed most of the records I found but if you find more, you can request another lookup from someone with a sub for the Canadian records (I don't think they are included with the UK sub).
Lynwen
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Lyn
I have sub for worldwide and I cant find his anywhere found his brothers no problem got his army enlistment records but cant get the bit on edward at all
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Hi Helen,
Not sure if you solved the ancestry problem but I logged in to ancestry.co.uk and entered in Edward Bunton in the search field with a birth date of 1888 and then added Canada to the "lived in (residence)" box. It returned a about 10 records from Canada and then from the US. Maybe you can do the same to see if you get the same results.
Lynwen
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I have uncovered some long buried stuff and I think you are looking for my grandfathers (Francis Bunton/Bunten) brother. His father was Hugh Bunten, mother Helen Bunten (nee Margaret Skachill). Granddad did live at 145 Richmond St. W. Toronto when he signed up to serve in WW1. I have some other stuff including a Certificate of Death from the Province of Manitoba for an Edward Bunten, registered Nov. 16, 1967 and it list his parents as Hugh Bunten and Ellen Skachill
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Notnub you dont know how greatful I am to see your post we are talking about the same person Edward and Frances`s mother was Called Helen Skachill but she got it shortend to Ellen I have the marriage certificate for Hugh and Helen I also have Helens death certificate Hugh remarried after Helens death and at one point both Edward and Frances were put in a childrens home I would be greatfull for any information u could give me my email address is (*) I have done the family tree for their mothers side of the family edward and francis were the sons of my husbands Great Great Grandfathers sister Edward married his cousin Margaret Skachill I also have that marriage certificate and Margarets death certificate Edward and Francis had another two brothers and two sisters William and Ellen died as children and I havent found what happened to Hugh and Margaret yet they also had a half sister called Mary I would love to hear from you
Helen
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I don't know if it helps, but an Edward Bunton was in the Great WAr:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.02-e.php?image_url=http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc001/270974a.gif&id_nbr=75093
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Francis Patrick Bunton (Scotland, 6 November 1889-1977) ended up in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada and died there at the age of 87. His digitized death registration record is
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=1194ba06-3943-4f3a-aaa0-82550a03a28a
He was predeceased by his wife Ethel May Bunton in 1971; her death registration record is
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=5a67bfa4-b3f1-4fc8-8b18-8e753d4fd333
They had a son named Edward. He worked as a telegraph operator as you can discover through an Internet search. An Edward A. Bunton whose life dates are given as June 24, 1923 - October 18, 2013 appears in an online obituary guestbook at
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Edward-Bunton&lc=3813&pid=167700508&mid=5717087
I believe that's the son of Francis and Ethel.
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Thanks to everyone for your help
Helen Murray