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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Topic started by: bannatyne on Tuesday 30 September 14 13:13 BST (UK)
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I am looking for any information on an Elizabeth Paterson Dunbar aka Bessie. Elizabeth was born in Glasgow in April 1907 and emigrated to Canada in 1909 with her uncle James Dunbar. She is listed on the 1911 Canadian Census in Winnipeg I assume she is now deceased so any information to help me complete this and fill in the blanks Thanks
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On passenger list with a Mrs Hannah Dunbar ,Rennie 9, John 7,Agnes 4,Bessie 2 going to Quebec arrived 24/10/1909 abord vessel Grampian ...
1911 Census at 14,Lemerys St Boniface Manitoba
James Dunbar b 1874 age 37
Hannah Dunbar b 1875 age 36,
Rennie Dunbar b 1899 age 12
John Dunbar b1902 age 9
Agnes b1906 age 5
Oscar ( Bessie ) age 4
Says she is their daughter ? if this was her Uncle what were the parents names
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James Dunbar died Vancouver 1947 and his wife Hannah Dunbar died 1962 Vancouver
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James DUNBAR's death cert can be found by searching here:
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/BasicSearch
The informant is an Elizabeth ??? daughter. Would that be "Bessie"? And can anyone take a shot at her surname??? :)
Maureen
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James DUNBAR's death cert can be found by searching here:
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/BasicSearch
The informant is an Elizabeth ??? daughter. Would that be "Bessie"? And can anyone take a shot at her surname??? :)
Maureen
Yes think it is Elizabeth but can't work out the surname ???
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Thanks,quite the pair,aren't we? :)
On the Canada Voter's List 1949 Hannah DUNBAR is at 732 Bridge Lulu Island...further down is an Elizabeth FORSYTHE (widow) at the same address. Maybe???
Maureen
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Well done Maureen :) that's the area she was in when she registered the death :)
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Elizabeth's father was John Dunbar 1847-1920 and her mother was Catherine Dickson 1876-1917. Catherine had three children to different fathers. Joseph b 1897 Elizabeth b 1907 and Donald b 1913
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Yes noticed a tree with her parent's names John Dunbar and they have a Catherine McCabe ? :
You found her Maureen in any more electoral rolls ? I can only get her in 1949 maybe she married again ? just to confuse things ...Will have a look later tea time :D :D
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No luck at all,sorry.
Will keep plugging away..... :) :)
Maureen
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Hanna Dunbar widow living Marpole Avenue apt 613 Vancouver B C also in same apartment Miss Elizabeth Forsyth Secretary :)1962
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;D Miss Marple! ;D
Looking back-I'm a little perplexed as to how
John Dunbar 1847-1920 is related to James??
Maureen
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Just had another look at this from the information I have and I have mixed up two separate families and have went down the wrong road. John Dunbar had a daughter Elizabeth P Dunbar born April 1907 . Cannot find her in the Scottish 1911 census or any other records, totally vanished. And that's who I am trying to find. John had a son called James from a previous marriage same age as the james dunbar that went to Canada, with children of the same name and age and I have confused the two Back to the drawing board then!!!
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;D ;D
Oh well!!!
Maureen
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So this Elizabeth we have been searching is not the one you are looking for ??? ???
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No Sorry. With two seperate families with children the same ages and same names I beleived that it was