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[Sharon O]

Theres a George Williamson who went to Canada 1911 aged 11 from Liverpool. I am looking for any census or army details for George he may be my grandmothers brother so any parents details back in Liverpool would verify this, anyhelp would be great  Thanks ever so much.

Name: WILLIAMSON Given Name: George Age: 11 **********: M Ship: Tunisian Year of Arrival: 1911 Departure Port: Liverpool Departure Date: 06 April 1911 Arrival Port: Halifax Arrival Date: 14 April 1911 Party: Mr Wallace's Party Destination: Belleville, ON Comments: 50 Boys Source: Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada Reference: RG76 c1b Microfilm: T-4740 Type of Record: Passenger Lists/Listes de passagers Group of Children Traveling Together..

[KarenM]

Hi Sharon,

There is this George Williamson who signed up for WWI, he says he's from Manchester though    and he has given a friend as next of kin.

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Karen

[KarenM]

Do you know what George's parents names are in case he came back to Ontario and married?

Karen

[lilybell]

Hello Sharon

Found George on the 1911 Canadian census.

George Williamson age 12
Enumeration  District Emily,Victoria/ Haliburton, Ontario
Born Feb. 1899 England
Farm labor(domestic)
Living with a family named Ingram

1911 Canadian census started June 1, 1911

Further found a Edwin George Williamson who signed up WW1 on Dec ? 1915
Lists his birthplace as Kent England
Born Feb. 7, 1898
Living in Victoria, BC

I went on to check out Canadian Virtual War Memorial Veterans Affairs Canada and found the following record which may be your George.

George Williamson died Oct. 30,1918
Serving on ship: HMCS Galiano

There is a Victoria Memorial Ross Bay Cemetery Victoria, BC for the crew of the Galiano

More information on this ship  is available  at:
Loss of HMCS Galiano
 www.gwpda.org/naval/galiano

If you key in HMCS Galiano you will find a list of crew who went down with the ship.

Sure hope that some of the above information is  of help.

Lilybell

[KarenM]

Hi Lilybell,

Not sure if that George would be right    He lists his father as his next of kin who is also living in Victoria BC, which makes me think that this George wasn't a home child.

Karen

[J.J.]

Karen's find of a George stating from Manchester...could be that he was in a group home in Manchester from a young age, and never knew his birth place...
or his real family....judging from the next of kin.... Did your grandmother's parent/s die young? What do you know about the family....this will be a tough one to prove if this is the right person and he had no recollection of family....were there other siblings as well? 
There are 2 david McMullens in Durham on the 1911...both farmers for whom he may have worked and befriended...one is in Clarke.

Do you have George in 1901, u.k?  J.J.

[lilybell]

Hi Sharon,

What do you know about George for certain .

Anything other than his name on the Home Children site would be a real big help in trying to find

him.

Date and place of birth, family names .Did he serve in WW1 if so did he survive or was he a casuality.

The more info you can provide will go a long way towards folks helping you to find him.

Did he have contact with his family after coming to Canada.

Have you checked Perry Snow's British Home Children Registry website?

Was my 1911 census find him? I see that he came with Mr. Wallace's party destined for Bellevue,
 
Ont but do not know if that is where he ended up.

Hopefully he'll be found.

Lilybell

[Sharon O]

Stop looking please it seems all in vain, i am so sorry for all the hard work you have all done, seems its not my George  mine was a Liverpool born George and this one is a Manchester born one. I am overwhelmed by the kindness shown by all of you. Thanks very much i know where to come if i find another homechild relative Thanks so much If you need any Liverpool UK look-ups please dont hesitate to ask .

Sharon xxx   

[KarenM]

But we havn't really proved that that was your George   

What were George's parents names?

Karen