William Fawns - Winnipeg

[J.J.]

Kettle Valley Rail line    http://www.kettlevalleyrailtrail.com/midway-mile-0/
http://www.columbiaandwestern.ca/history/   http://www.midwaybc.ca/tourism.htm   
http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/index.asp?TownID=4152&webregionID=2
http://www.crowsnest-highway.ca/cgi-bin/citypage.pl?city=midway
Reopening the mill! http://www.forestnet.com/LSJissues/Jan_12/little.php
Not sure if it was rebuilt but this sawmill was purchased in 1969 by Pope & Talbot
 image: http://boundarybc.tripod.com/images/millfromsouth.JPG
Around when he retired Gordon McMinn owned the Midway sawmill and general store.

Haha waiting for a train in 1919, so here's a sight that might have greeted him
 http://www.rootschat.com/links/0s2w/
One of 61 images... found here...http://www.rootschat.com/links/0s2v/
Maybe you can spot that big polluting beehive burner from the sawmill in one of them

[J.J.]

Was your John born a little further away from marykirk? The following say contact is John Sr.

Says from inch Scotland ...Is this perhaps your John crossing borders at Washington & Canada July 12 1928, as later entry has the exact birth date.... https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XGTL-CJQ

maybe holidaying in the U.S. in 1948? has the same birthdate, 31 Oct 1892... https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XGYP-FJ9
This one says Fettercairn...crossing in 1949...  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XGYP-FJM

[charliec]

JJ thanks for your replies, they are very much appreciated. Yes John was born in Fettercairn, we know he was definitely in Scotland in 1918 and did return home occasionally but still not sure of original departure.