Looking for Help with the Long Family

[RunKitty]

Oops - 

I tried Robert and came up with nothing.  Should have thought about "Bob".   Sorry.  I am glad the obit is there..

RK (perhaps I need to clean my glasses??)

[Chanti]

Thanks for the information. Found the obit for Robert Long and I did talk to my dad again and he has not clue....... so I am going to call my uncle one of my dads brothers about it and see if he know where his sister and other brother live as we have not heard from them since 1999.

Thanks for all the help so far

[polarbear]

You can look for contact info for the rellies in the obit at this link to the white pages ....

http://www.canada411.ca/

PB

[RunKitty]

Hi again,

I was at the Toronto Reference Library today and I looked in the City Directories.   I started with 1973.  Your Albert J. Long was listed as the assistant Foreman for the Borough of Scarborough.  He lived at 79 Wye Valley Road in Scarborough.   In 1974-6, the information is the same.  In 1977, he is listed as retired, but at the same address.   The next directory I found was for 1978/79, and he is no longer listed.  Eleanor is - at the same address.  I assume that Albert died between 1977 and 1979.   

Eleanor Long is at that address in further directories.  The last one with her name in it is 1994.  She is still at the Wye Valley address.  In 1995, there is no Eleanor Long in the directory.   She may have died, or moved in with relatives. 

I hope this gives you a better time frame to search for their death notices/cemetery records.  I have looked in the Star, but I can't find obits for either of them...  it is a bit frustrating!! 

Hope this helps,
RK     

[Chanti]

I  know it is really frustrating. I have not found any other clues either lately. I have tried calling some of the numbers but no who is related so far.

Thanks for your help and the information. Will try to use that information to find them.

[Chanti]

Ok

So I think this side of my family does not exist anywhere...... Been calling people asking relatives if they know anything still can not find my aunt or uncle that may know..... Its like the whole family has vanished...................

Makes it very frustrating to get information!

Any other suggestions would be much appriaciated!

[Chanti]

Hello Again

So great news I have found a great aunt that is still alive and is the sibling to my grandma Eleanor Catherine Long and we chatted for a while.

The Albert Alexander Long is the oldest sibling who died as 4mths, then my grandmother Eleanor then the 3 that are still living then the youngest is Robert who died in 2008.

Albert John Long died in 1977 in July and his Wife Eleanor Johnston died April 2, 1997 in Toronto she came across June 20, 1920 in Quebec from Alberdean Scotland. Do not know there parents or other information.

Any other information would be helpful. Thanks for everybodies help so far.

[RunKitty]

Hi,

I am so glad you were able to connect with a relative.  Given the information you received, could this be your Eleanor Johnston on the Grampian - arriving June 20, 1920?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0map/

If so, her mother and siblings are with her on the voyage.  They are going to Ottawa...

Mother is Mary.  Siblings are Douglas, Beryl and May

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0maq/

Looks like her father may be with the military. 

RK

[Chanti]

Hello

Thank you for the link. Yes that is my family. I found that hint on ancestry.com but it was not as clear and I could not make out what it said.

Where you able to make out the fathers name?