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Title: trying to contact lost cousin
Post by: seekingpauling on Wednesday 05 January 11 15:25 GMT (UK)

hi
I'm trying to locate my cousin born 1938 who was adopted, and emigrated to Canada in the late 50's
her birth name was Josephine trainor, birth mother maria train or.
don't know adopted name. she married a prison officer and they emigrated to Canada.

also trying to find relatives of my grandmother, Caroline (lottie)Charlotte McGarrell, maidden name trestrail,
any help would be greatfully welcomed

Title: Re: trying to contact lost cousin
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 05 January 11 16:00 GMT (UK)

Hello seekingpauling.

Have you got a few more details that you can tell us about Caroline (Charlotte) McGarrell - Trestrail please ? Where was she born, what is her date of birth and any details of her relatives you are trying to trace - it helps us with a time frame to search.

We can search for ancestors but unfortunately cannot do living people - there is a section on tracing living relatives, which might be worth a read.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,261434.0.html

Regards
Sandra

Title: Re: trying to contact lost cousin
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 05 January 11 16:10 GMT (UK)

Could this possibly be the family you mean - 1891 UK Census in Gateshead  ?? Also in Durhan on the 1901 UK Census ?

Thomas Trestrail 30 Born Hagley. Cornwall. Boiler Maker.
Matilda Trestrail 32 Born helstone. Cornwall.
Caroline Trestrail 8 Born St Agnes. Cornwall
William G Trestrail 7 Born Gateshead. Durham (Named George on the 1901 UK Census)

Title: Re: trying to contact lost cousin
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 05 January 11 16:15 GMT (UK)

Found this previous thread with a few details on - so it looks like the correct family. Caroline only seems to have had a twin brother William George.  Is it the children of William George you are trying to find ?

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,325927.msg2309273.html#msg2309273

Title: Re: trying to contact lost cousin
Post by: seekingpauling on Thursday 06 January 11 13:02 GMT (UK)

hi sandra
thank you for your reply
the relatives of my grandmother who went to live in canada were i think were 2 of her cousins. in a news paper artical in her local paper when she turned 90, it states that she recieved presents etc from her nieces in canada? these are the relatives im trying to trace
caroline's mothers name was matilda trestrail (goldsack) born 1856 and father thomas trestrail born 1861
they only had the twins caroline charlotte (my gm) and william george  born 1881
kathleen

Title: Re: trying to contact lost cousin
Post by: vbain on Monday 10 January 11 00:27 GMT (UK)

Thes may not what you want, but it is what I can find.
These are cemetery records  (ontario) you may be able to find the transcriptions at lilbraries, or you may fins obits
Name Cemetery County Township Reference

PATERSON, Matilda Belleville, Plot R (remaining stones & burials) Hastings Sidney QU-H-1172
PATERSON, Matilda Frances Toronto Necropolis York Toronto TO-TRN-014
PATERSON, Matilda J. (w/o John Hall) Mt Pleasant, Campbellford Northumberland Seymour LSGS-121

Title: Re: trying to contact lost cousin
Post by: seekingpauling on Monday 10 January 11 01:38 GMT (UK)

thank you very much ill check them out
kathleen