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Title: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: Melanie2 on Thursday 18 August 22 17:56 BST (UK)
I started doing my family tree and DNA to find my Great Aunt who went to live in Canada sometime between WW1 and WW2.
Her name I believe was Nell or Lucy Smith, and she married an E. Quinton. They went to live on Vancouver Island, Canada. Evidently, they opened a canning factory?
But I can't find any relatives, or info on them. I know this is a long shot, but fingers crossed, maybe someone will recognise the names?
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Thursday 18 August 22 18:02 BST (UK)
There was a death of a Lucy Quinton - Birth    abt 1883 England
died     9 Jun 1930 Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.     Peritonitis - died St Josephs Hospital. London. Middlesex. Ontario.
Father John Smith  - Mother Georgina Sewell.  Name of informant Arthur Quinton.
Burial Mount Pleasant.

Sandra
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Thursday 18 August 22 18:06 BST (UK)

Ontario Marriage -    Lucy Annie Smith - 1884 -  Birth Place Great Marlow Bucks. Eng
Marriage Date:   12 Aug 1912 Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Father Henrey Smith - Mother Georgina Sadner - Spouse Arthur Quinton
Slight discrepancy on fathers name.

Sandra

Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Thursday 18 August 22 18:10 BST (UK)

Canadian Attestation Papers for Arthur Quinton -

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=594452

digital file - 106 pages - (may be slow to load but full of information)

https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B8056-S048

Sandra
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Thursday 18 August 22 18:12 BST (UK)


1921 census 15 Sycamore St. London. Middlesex. Ontario.

Arthur Quinton 40   Head
Lucey Quinton   38   Wife

https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002943309

Sandra

Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Thursday 18 August 22 18:16 BST (UK)

Arthur Quinton - 1884 - 2 January 1967  Vancouver British Columbia.

This is the death Certificate - Arthur remarried after the death of Lucy.

https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/f647f6fa-ef6a-46c6-8b03-aae5ae3e63d4

Sandra

Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Thursday 18 August 22 18:17 BST (UK)
Wondered if the obituary for Arthur would mention children. Sadly it doesn't

The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jan 1967, Wed    Page 23

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107838431/arthur-quinton-4-january-1967/

Sandra
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: Melanie2 on Thursday 18 August 22 20:41 BST (UK)
Wow! thank you so much, Sandra!
Definitely sounds like the Henry Smith and Georgina Sadler daughter, Lucy!
Not the Sewell one, though.
That is great information, I will check it all out, and get back to you.
Thanks again!
Melanie
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Thursday 18 August 22 20:49 BST (UK)
Don't worry about the names,  they can vary in transcription, overall it seems to be the correct connection.

Sandra
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: Melanie2 on Thursday 18 August 22 21:39 BST (UK)
Yes thanks again, I have been searching for them for years. Fantastic!
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: Melanie2 on Thursday 18 August 22 21:57 BST (UK)
It is definitely the right one! It now mentions how Lucy is staying in 1918 back in our old home in Marlow while Arthur is recovering from being shot in France. Awesome! Thanks again!
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: Melanie2 on Friday 19 August 22 00:38 BST (UK)
Hi, thanks for all your help. But may I ask one more favour? Can you give me the link to the death of Lucy Quinton so that I can check to see if it was her?
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 19 August 22 09:26 BST (UK)
Hi, thanks for all your help. But may I ask one more favour? Can you give me the link to the death of Lucy Quinton so that I can check to see if it was her?
There was a death of a Lucy Quinton - Birth    abt 1883 England
died     9 Jun 1930 Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.     Peritonitis - died St Josephs Hospital. London. Middlesex. Ontario.
Father John Smith  - Mother Georgina Sewell.  Name of informant Arthur Quinton.
Burial Mount Pleasant.

Sandra

Sorry I must have missed including the certificate yesterday. Available on family search.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XC8Q-BHX?i=1222&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AJJ75-DHR

Sandra
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: Melanie2 on Friday 19 August 22 12:29 BST (UK)
Thank you once again. Much appreciated.
Title: Re: Quinton / Quintin Family Vancouver
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 19 August 22 13:55 BST (UK)
No problem, just shout if we can help further.  :)

Sandra