Trying to find the last resting place of my grandfather's brother. John William Taylor, aka Jack Taylor.
My grandfather and his younger brother were both born in Worcestershire, England in the 1890s. John William was born about 1896. They were both orphaned in 1901 when their parents and young sister died from Typhoid fever. They both spent time in The Royal Orphange in Wolverhampton before finding work in the local steel works and lodging with their cousin.
John married Elsie Grove in 1918 and had a daughter Dorothy in 1919.
In 1922 John William Taylor sailed to Canada on the SS Scythia, arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 16th 1922. His destination was Hill Top Farm, Kenaston, Saskatchewan, Canada, where he was assured of work as a farmer with a Mr James Richard Rock.
He travelled to Canada alone and never returned to the UK. He was divorced a few years later. His daughter and my mother were quite close and often visited each other, but all contact was lost with her father and she never knew his whereabouts in Canada.
So, as a newbie to overseas family research I wonder if anybody can offer me a few pointers of where to look for records. My initial searches on shipping lists and
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca have not turned any mention of him, so I have sent a similar request to the Saskatchewan Archives. Ulimately, I would like to discover whether he married again and/or had any more children in Canada. It would also be satisfying to put closure on my Great Uncle Jack's life and find out the date and details of his death/burial. My mother is now in her 80s and she would also be interested to learn what happened to her Uncle. Any leads or tips, no matter how small would be gratefully accepted.
