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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Canada Lookup Request => Topic started by: ianwade100 on Saturday 01 April 23 14:48 BST (UK)
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Good afternoon
I have been looking for a George Thomas West born 7th April 1911 in Hendon London UK. He was a home child and emigrated to Canada. I found some records showing he lived in York Ontario Richmond Hill area.
Any help to trace my uncle would be great. My grandad was a home child too but he moved back to UK. I don't know what happened to George
Many thanks
Ian
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Canada has very strict data laws and information can be difficult to find.
Each Province manages their own records so you probably be better served looking at the Ontario archives and also the University archives.
I have found out quite a lot about my Canadian family by doing this.
For me Ancestry, FindMyPast, Family Search etc have shown me that they have limited records
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You've posted in CANADA RESOURCES which is for resources not queries but there's lots of replies, information and advice on your earlier thread looking for the brothers-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=694878.9
Did you contact Fegan Homes for information as was suggested in 2022?
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Thank you
Yes apologies I had forgotten I had messaged a few years ago. I've just been trying once again to see if Any. New. Information. I did contact Fagans and got some reports back but only went yo to mid 1930s. I'm lost after that.
Thanks I shall keep trying
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Also thanks biggles
I shall look into Ontario records
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Hello,
I don’t know if you have found more info but in case not….
Marriage
George Thomas West 30 Bachelor
Farm Lobourer
Living North York Township
Born Edgeware England
Father Frank West
Mother Martha Selman
To
Lillian Clydesdale 21 Single
Born Ireland
Father George Clydesdale
Mother Annie Malcolm
At
City of Toronto Ontario
27 Nov 1942
(image on ancestry, maybe also on familysearch)
1931 Census
https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?id=e011701262&app=census1931&op=img
Death in 1996 from FindaGrave, also Lilian
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01thc/
Any births for children will be protected by privacy laws but someone might be able to find an obit for George or Lilian with more info.
PB
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Hi,
Lillian's obituary
https://obituaries.thestar.com/obituary/lillian-west-1088155016
RK
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George's obituary is in the Toronto Star, 16 March 1996, page B9.
It says George Thomas West - At York Central Hospital on Friday 15 March 1996. Husband of Lillian (Clydesdale). Uncle of E. Richards of England. Brother in Law of Hilda Smith. Missed by nieces and nephews. Interment Victoria Square Cemetery.
RK
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Thanks RK. Much appreciated.
So it appears that George and Lilian didn’t have any children.
PB
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Thank you so much!!
Yea definately the same George Thomas west as his parents are Martha rose and Francis and came from Edgware area of UK. . It does look like he doesn't have any children sadly.
Thank you so much for your help this information is so valuable to me. I can now tell mother about his whereabouts.
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I can't thank you enough
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You are most welcome. It is so nice to know George wasn’t forgotten.
PB
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ianwade100, what a great help from our fantastic group of researchers! If you can, a way to thank Rootschat would be to add your two West home children & all the basic info from both threads to the Rootschat Homechild database!
http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/dbsig/dbsig-add.php?dbsig_num=1
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Hi jj
Sorry for the delay I'm quite busy atm
You lot are amazing researchers if I can help I will. Although I'm not very tech minded. I consent to you sorting it if tou can. If not what data of my family would you like sending onto the forum? I'm not sure how to do this but I'll give it a go.
Sincere thanks again
Ian
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If you want to give it a go when you have time...George isn't listed yet, so you can go ahead and create his page. Here is the form...don't click on ads...click on the actual page behind.
http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/dbsig/dbsig-add.php?dbsig_num=1#top_data
You can start by adding his name birth details & parents, shipping details & dates...
Take your time. This is honouring your relative!
Here is his George Thomas West's Juvenile inspection report card for his BHC number, etc.
You can add extra details from it in the notes section.
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t15427/212
Once you are finished hit save record. Now you'll be a pro at this and you can fill in your direct ancestor home child page, but first look for him in the database, so as not to duplicate.
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Thank you j.j I'll give it a go
Thank you everyone once again for spending your time on the research it's amazing what you can find.
Kind regards
Ian
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Hi
I have just gone through and added george and robert to the data Base
I shall update more data on them when I get time
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Well done! If doing it a little at a time is your speed, go for it. I'd suggest making notes in a word program first for any longer entries.
It was the previous Rootschatters who did all your work, though...& Kudos to BerlinBob who thoughtfully put the Home Child database together! Cheers to them for all they do for the Home Children! J.J.