COMPLETED - Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924

[blonders]

G'day
I have been trying to get this information on my Grandfather for some time and have decided to bite the bullet and ask for help.

My Grandfathers name is John William Ackroyd (also known as Jack Ackroyd)born in Rotherham Yorkshire England 1895.I know he went from England and ended up living in the US the rest of his life after supposedly by ship going to Canada first then reportedly going across the border from there. I think- don't quote me- he went by ship from Glasgow to Quebec.

I know of the Canadian Archives site where it is free but for the life of me i have paged through each page and not found it as yet.

On Ancestry(.com and on .ca) he is listed as Jack Ackroyd and then in brackets also known as John William.
I have previously used the free trial on Ancestry and cannot afford to pay a subscription just to find this detail.

Would someone kindly be able to look this up for me if at all possible?

On a side note I have found my Grandmothers details on the Canadian Archives in these specific  files as it was reported this is how these 2 met before going onto the States together.

Thanking you very kindly for any assistance

Have a great day

[janinez]

Welcome to Rootschat!!!

The record I can see has him aboard the SS "Athenia" aged 29 married. Born in Rotherham. He is a footballer moving there to make his home.
Destined to Montreal
The relative from where he came was listed as Mrs W Ackroyd. Originally looks like it was something else as the occupation is crossed out which was Broker and is replaced with .

Hope it helps a bit

[CeBe]

There was a John William Ackroyd married to Edith E Watson in Rotherham, Yorkshire in 1919.

In 1930 they can be found on the San Franscisco, California census with 2 children.

[blonders]

Brilliant - and fast!

Thank you for your replies and they sound like my Grandfather.

Indeed my grandfather was married to Edith Watson - and he left her and a baby behind in Yorkshire.My mother never knew of her half sister until the year 2000 when i found them.

He took off to the States on his own and the Edith you see in San Fransisco census is actually my grandmother Marjory whom he reportedly married under his first wife's name.One of those children is my mother and she came to Australia here as a war bride.

Honestly my cousins in the states have always known her as grandma Edie.

But i know now my grandma Marjory cook was on the same ship namely SS Athenia!
Marjory was on this ship 1924 and dated either May or June it is hard to tell.

Janinez I don't know where the record is you are looking at but does it have a date please?

Once again thanking you both veryyyyyy much - if i could hug you i would!

[janinez]

OOps sorry about that 

date of sailing was 28th May (can't see a year but figure if will be  the same as the arrival date arrived Quebec June 1924

Departed from Sheffield, England

 

Might be a bit more helpful now. Have a fantastic weekend!

[janinez]

source is 30A 

[blonders]

janinez you are an angel - and slightly scatterbrained like me 

[Wisecraft]

I am related to jack Ackroyd. Jack Ackroyd is my mom's Dad's father. I have lots of information if you are still interested.

[sarah]

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Regards

Sarah