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This is great to see. Thank you for posting it. Ernest completed his training in 1932 so may have left the farm - but it's tantalising to wonder if he became E G Gerrard and married daughter Bernice (who I didn't know about). I wouldn't be surprised if he did change his surname, as I have drawn such a blank looking for Fliege. I will look into this.
I've been surprised to see how speedily Ernest's mother was buried. She died at 12.45am in the General Hospital, Winnipeg; the notice was in the paper that same morning, and the funeral was in the afternoon, at 4pm. I wonder if that if usual for Canada in 1933? The grave doesn't have an owner listed but there are records missing.

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I haven't tried that but I get the impression Canadian privacy laws wouldn't let me see it just because I'm interested. Is there a place I might find it? I do think she might be in a pauper's grave, and she was living in the hostel - her £100 must have run out :-( It would be lovely if she did leave a will. I lose both of her sons - Ernest in Canada after he passed his farming training, and William in England after 1936 - I wonder if he changed his name, as sadly it was probably not a great time to have a German name. I will keep looking!

Hello, Thank you so much for this - I was sure there hadn't been a marriage! Elizabeth did end up at 130 Austin Street, the Canadian Women's Hostel, and it seems she never left/found work. The Depression I guess, not a good time to be arriving. That was her address when she died 3 years later. I have been trying to find her cause of death (she was young!) but the authorities in Winnipeg tell me they can't release that information without a doctor's certificate (or a couple of other much better reasons than family research) I see there was a funeral the day after she died in hospital, so I guess there was no inquest or suspicious circumstances. There is no owner for her grave plot, so possibly a pauper's grave. I think I've probably reached the end of the line on that one. When she died there was a notice published for claims against her estate (I guess she had some money?). She had a son in Harding, who had been placed in a farm when he came over with the Church Army in 1929. I guess he didn't know about her death. If anything suggests anything else to you, rather than what I am guessing, could you let me know? Thank you so much for the information you have given.

Hello, I have been trying to attach the form but it's too big. I've attached the column headings and my relative's details - her son was William Fliege. The print in the column to the right says £100. I hope this is useful - I will try to shrink the size of the form so I can send it all. Thank you for helping.