Edward Bunton

[Helenmur]

Trying to trace Edward Bunton/Bunten who emigrated to Canada sometime after 1919 his parents were Hugh Bunton/Bunten and Helen Skachill Edward was married to his cousin Margaret Skachill but she died in 1922 three years after they married Im not sure if he went to canada before margarets death or after it Edward was born 21 May 1888 in Dumfries Scotland

[LemonMallie]

I found two entries for Ed/Edward Bunton on FindMyPast.  The first one was for the Pretorian which departed Glasgow on 5 July 1921 for Montreal.  The entry is for Edward Bunton of 42 College Street, Maxwelltown, Dumfries; age 33; Farm Lab.; landing at Montreal - but his name is crossed off the list.

The second record is for the Melita which left Liverpool on 12 July 1921 also headed for Montreal.  He is listed with a group of other passengers under the heading British Government Passengers (I'm not sure if this means it was an assisted passage).  He is listed as Ed Bunton, again of 42 College Street, Dumfries, age 33, Farm Hand.  The destination is only listed as Canada, no specific province or city.

So it looks like he was booked on the Pretorian but for some reason sailed a week later on the Melita.  There are a few records in the Drouin Collection on ancestry for Edward Bunton, Edward Miller Bunton, Albert Edward Bunton....I don't have a sub so I can't tell if these fit with the birthdate you provided.  But perhaps someone else with a sub can do a lookup.

Looking at your photo, I can tell you he definitely did not emigrate to British Columbia!  We don't get that much snow - only sun, sun, sun.  Okay and a bit of rain now and then.   

Hope this helps,
Lynwen

[Helenmur]

Hi Lynwen

the entries for Edward Bunton 42 College Street Maxwell town is him as that was his Uncle/father In-Laws address at the time I wasnt sure when he left it now ties in with the story of his wifes death in 1922 it also explanes the letters my husbands grandfather kept form Canada as well thank you very much

Helen

[Helena98]

Hi there 

I've had a look on ancestry for the Edward Bunton's in Drouin mentioned above by Lynwen.

Edward Bunton Naissance (Birth)  1826  Québec (Anglican) (Québec (Travelling Mission))  Anglican   
[birth year is a bit before your time frame on this one I think?]

Edward Miller Bunton Naissance (Birth)  1882  Percé and Cape Cove (Anglican Church)  Anglican   
[as well as this one?]

Edward Walter Bunton Enterrement (Burial)  1936  Percé and Cape Cove (Anglican Church)  Anglican 
[farmer in the city of Percé, Gaspé county, province of Quebec - aged 53 yrs 8 months died on the 18th day of february 1936; witnesses: John Bunton & Elias Bunton]

Helena

[Helenmur]

Helena

Im not sure what church Edward would have been a member of as some of the family were Roman Catholic the rest were Church of Scotland but the addres for the one lyn found is my Edward as thats the address on his marriage certificate and thats where his In-Laws lived they were also his aunt and uncle as he married his cousin their daughter

Helen

[LemonMallie]

I am glad the shipping records were a match.  I was hoping that we could find some additional records on Edward to confirm where he settled in Canada.  The port of entry was not always the intended point of settlement so he could have moved on from Quebec to Ontario, Manitoba or the Prairies or even east to the Maritimes.  All of the Canadian records are organized by province so you really need to know where he settled in order to track down any additional records.  The other complicating factor is that privacy laws in Canada limit the amount of information you can access - since he arrived after the last published census in 1911, our only hope is to find a death record, cemetery record or obituary notice.

Are you looking for more information on Edward's life in Canada or were you just hoping to confirm his emigration date?  Just wondering if we should continue the search or mark this as completed.

Lynwen

[Helenmur]

Hi Lynwen

Im trying to find as much as is possiable about Edward I have just discovered that His brother Francis lived at 145 Richmond Street West Toronto in 1917 I have just found that on his papers for the 255th Battalion Canadian Army and it has Edward as his next of kin address for his parents at Muirkirk Ayrshire where Francis was born so its possible that Edward was Joining his brother over there and I think Toronto gets heavy snow in winter as the picture I have of my own Mother and Father when they stayed over there is in winter time and the snow is deep

Helen

[Helenmur]

Lyn

Where did you find the record for Edward I have looked on ancestry and cant find nothing but I found his brothers on ancestry

Helen

[LemonMallie]

I searched on Ancestry.ca for Edward Bunton, born 1888 - but I selected the option to only view records from Canada.  This filters all the UK Census and BMD records and makes it easier to spot the Canadians.  I think Helena listed most of the records I found but if you find more, you can request another lookup from someone with a sub for the Canadian records (I don't think they are included with the UK sub).

Lynwen