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Title: Just Starting
Post by: busybea on Tuesday 06 August 19 20:48 BST (UK)
Hi
I am wanting to find information regarding Paul Gerrard Reed from Montreal Canada
Any help would be appreciated
He would have been born around 1920's

Thank you
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: crisane on Tuesday 06 August 19 21:08 BST (UK)
There is a public tree on ancestry for a Paul Gerard Reed born Montreal 19 Feb1922 died Montreal 20 May 1994. No further information apart from parents
Another tree has him marrying in Yorkshire in 1949.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: chempat on Tuesday 06 August 19 21:30 BST (UK)
From Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 
Marie Joseph Paul Gerard Reed
Baptism Date: 19th February  1922
Baptism Place:  Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution:  St-Pierre-Apôtre

Think Father is Alphonse Reed, and Mother Geraldine.  There is also a Paul Emile Reed mentioned, godfather.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: busybea on Tuesday 06 August 19 21:51 BST (UK)
There is a public tree on ancestry for a Paul Gerard Reed born Montreal 19 Feb1922 died Montreal 20 May 1994. No further information apart from parents
Another tree has him marrying in Yorkshire in 1949.
From Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968

Marie Joseph Paul Gerard Reed
Baptism Date: 19th February  1922
Baptism Place:  Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution:  St-Pierre-Apôtre

Think Father is Alphonse Reed, and Mother Geraldine.  There is also a Paul Emile Reed mentioned, godfather.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: crisane on Wednesday 07 August 19 06:34 BST (UK)
Quote

Marie Joseph Paul Gerard Reed
Baptism Date: 19th February  1922
Baptism Place:  Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution:  St-Pierre-Apôtre

Think Father is Alphonse Reed, and Mother Geraldine.  There is also a Paul Emile Reed mentioned, godfather.

I looked at the original image of this baptism this morning and I think it is baptisms of three different children as there are commas after Marie and Joseph.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: chempat on Wednesday 07 August 19 06:52 BST (UK)
There is also a comma after Paul, so that would be quads as they were all born 'aujourd'hui'.

I took it to mean that the commas just separated each Christian name, and others on the page also were separated similarly.

But now realise Geraldine Reed is the godmother, and it is Graziella Brosseau who is the Mother.  Also he is the legitimate son of Alphonse and Graziella.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: chempat on Wednesday 07 August 19 07:06 BST (UK)
Got to go to work, but here:

From Ancestry, Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
Alphonse Reed
Married 1907 in Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution:  St-Pierre-Apôtre
Spouse:  Graziella Brosseau
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: Girl Guide on Wednesday 07 August 19 07:21 BST (UK)
If the marriage information is correct then there is this marriage in Yorkshire

Marriages Sep 1945   
Arkless    Mary D    Reed    Northallerton    9d   1760    
Reed    Paul G    Arkless    Northallerton    9d   1760

There appears to be just one child from the marriage.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: crisane on Wednesday 07 August 19 11:15 BST (UK)
There is also a comma after Paul, so that would be quads as they were all born 'aujourd'hui'.

I took it to mean that the commas just separated each Christian name, and others on the page also were separated similarly.

But now realise Geraldine Reed is the godmother, and it is Graziella Brosseau who is the Mother.  Also he is the legitimate son of Alphonse and Graziella.

It is a baptism record not a birth record so the children can be of varying ages.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: chempat on Wednesday 07 August 19 18:50 BST (UK)
It is a baptism record not a birth record so the children can be of varying ages.

Yes, it is a baptism record on the 19th February, and where it says 'ne' (i.e. 'born') it puts 'aujourd'hui' (i.e, 'today').  The previous record in the book, baptised 19th, has 'hier' (i.e. yesterday) for birth date, and the next one has baptised 19th born 17th.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: chempat on Wednesday 07 August 19 19:05 BST (UK)
Are you looking for his parents or his children?

Ancestry has Alphonse Reid 34 and Graz Brosseau 30 with child on 1911 Canada census records. Do you have access to Ancestry Canada?
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: Girl Guide on Wednesday 07 August 19 19:27 BST (UK)
You can see the original image for the 1911 census on Find My Past.
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: busybea on Friday 09 August 19 21:21 BST (UK)
Thank you all so very much. It is like treading through muddy water at the moment I hope it clears soon. Hope it is not too late for me to start as I am in my mid 70s should have started years ago.

Once again may thanks to you all
Title: Re: Just Starting
Post by: Girl Guide on Friday 09 August 19 21:58 BST (UK)
It is never too late to start your family history.  :D