Baumhauer Family - Kenaway Ontario

[Grungedav]

Looking for any details anyone has on the Baumhauer family. Would love details about Harvey's family history

Harvey Emerson Baumhauer was born on 27th May 1918 Kenaway Ontario
he died 1988
Harvey was a transport driver and served with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in WW2 and emigrated to england

Harvey travelled to England arriving 20th August 1956 at Liverpool with his wife Irene Elizabeth, H***** 31/3/48, G***** 20/2/50 and E****** ********* 10/11/41

Harvey married an Irene Elizabeth Spregg (born 17/11/14), she died 2003

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[RunKitty]

Hi,

Kennaway is now a "ghost town" in Haliburton, Ontario.  It was abandoned in the 1930s.

http://www.ontarioabandonedplaces.com/upload/wiki.asp?entry=883

Have you read the book The Regiment, by Farley Mowat?  He is a famous Canadian author and he was in the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in WW2.  This book is the story of that Regiment. 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0icu/
http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Regiment.html?id=u7egPQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Unfortunately, Henry's birth record is too recent to be public information - so we can't find parents' names that way. 

Looking at the 1911 census, there are some possibilities.  The automatedgenealogy site doesn't have any Baumhauers, but there are variations - like Boomhower, Boomhauer,etc.  They may have been entered as one of these variants...

There is a family of Boomhowrs and a family of Boomhours in Cardiff, Victoria-Haliburton County.  This isn't far from Kennaway, so perhaps these are yours?? 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0icv/
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0icw/

Choose split view at the top of the transcription page to see the actual image

If these aren't yours, there are lots of Boomhowers in Kennebec, Frontenac County.   Also Faraday, Hastings County.  As far as numbers go - these seem to be the biggest groups.   You can search for Baumhauer/Boomhower etc and variants at the automatedgenealogy site for free -

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Test6.jsp?province=Ontario

RK

[vbain]

I haven't found much. World connect may help
try http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=arnoldvw&surname=Baumhauer%2C+John+Robert

[Grungedav]

I think the baumhauer/Boomhower/boomhowr had a link with the Twa? family

[RunKitty]

Hi,

If that is the case, then you might want to look in Hastings County.  That is where most of the Twas are on the 1911 census.   (see the automatedgenealogy site, and the site posted by vbain). 

Faraday (Boomhower) and Monteagle (Twa) are in the northern half of Hastings county - and not too far east of Kennaway.   

Some other people interested in Boomhowers and Twas in Hastings:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ide/

RK

[Grungedav]

thanks guys

[polarbear]

The 1921 Canada census is due to be released in 2013. Bit of a wait but not too long now. It will perhaps be of help when the time comes.