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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Melanie2 on Thursday 18 August 22 17:56 BST (UK)
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Don't worry about the names, they can vary in transcription, overall it seems to be the correct connection.
Sandra
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Yes thanks again, I have been searching for them for years. Fantastic!
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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!
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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?
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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
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Thank you once again. Much appreciated.
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No problem, just shout if we can help further. :)
Sandra