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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 29 May 13 22:27 BST (UK) »
Son - Robert B Montgomery Born 19 Feb 1926 - Died  9 Aug 2006
Last Residence 95246  Mountain Ranch, Calaveras, California.

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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 29 May 13 22:31 BST (UK) »
The wife of James Blair Montgomery - Anna Montgomery 29 July 1897 and died 16 Jan 1950 Los Angeles.
Mothers maiden name - Dick.   Father's Surname - Defehr.

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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 29 May 13 22:36 BST (UK) »
Declared Intention to become a citizen of the USA 1 st February 1928 - James Blair Montgomery, born 30 November 1892, immigrated to the USA on the Great Northern railway from Vancouver BC, arrived at the Port of Blaine 1st March 1920. Occupation - Marine Engineer. (index finger missing on right hand) Immigrated with wife Anna born Manitoba. Canada. Resided - 335 E 57 Street, Los Angeles, California. Married 6 th September 1919. The second page indicates Born Winkler, Canada 29 July 1897  ???. Lists the 2 sons that were resident with him - Norman and Robert.

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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 29 May 13 23:16 BST (UK) »
Hectors sister Catherine b.Mar 31,1871 and d. Oct 24, 1912 also came to Vancouver...nothing else known.


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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 29 May 13 23:37 BST (UK) »
Sandra and Sami,
Many many thanks for all the info...I had no idea where to look...I really wasn't expecting the amazingly quick response...are the Canadian Military Records costly to look up...I would love to know how and where John Blair Montgomery died?

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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 29 May 13 23:42 BST (UK) »
Sandra,
re Rbt Alexander Loutitt Montgomery...yes this was a typing mistake...he was b. 1886

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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 30 May 13 00:14 BST (UK) »
Sandra and Sami,
Many many thanks for all the info...I had no idea where to look...I really wasn't expecting the amazingly quick response...are the Canadian Military Records costly to look up...I would love to know how and where John Blair Montgomery died?

For a start here is the recruitment record for John Blair:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0u9r/

Another good site to search is the Library and Archives Canada. You should be able to search the Census and the section on Soldiers of the First World War:

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx

England:  Archer, Bailey, Bates, Blower, Bosworth, Court, Hicklin, Orton, Palmer, Robbins, Sedgwick, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Varnam, Wakelin, Walker
Canada:  Archer, Walker, Spencer, Shepherd
Australia:  Taplin
South Africa:  Risley

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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 30 May 13 00:15 BST (UK) »
Soldier of the First World War Attestation Papers are available to view at the following site. You can also order the file using the Reference info from the papers.
You can also check the 1891 census and view the originals using pdf or jpeg
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/index-e.html

http://automatedgenealogy.com
you can view the 1901 and 1911 census through the split screen/view option at this site

1901BC/Burrard/Vancouver City
Montgomery, Hector, head, B. Feb 1867 imm 1884, freight handler
Margaret, wife, b. May 29, 1866, imm 1885
John, b. Feb 14, 1889
Samuel, b. Feb 1, 1891
Blair, b. Nov 20, 1891 but looks more like 1892 on original
Robert, b. Jan 3, 1897
Harold, b. Mar 16, 1899

1911 Census
265 Lansdowne
Montgomery, H., head, widower, b. Feb 1867
James B, plumber, b. Nov 1881, original looks more like 1891
Robert, bookkeeper, b. Dec 1895, this dateis off quite a bit from the 1901 census
Harold, b. Mar 1899
Montgomery, Catherine M., sister, b. Mar 1879, imm 1907
Montgomery, Lizzie M., sister, b. Apr 1880, imm 1911
? very hard to read, female, lodger, age 9, imm 1911, I would suspect this is daughter of Lizzie M.

You will find more information on bmd's at Family Search. I used last name Montgomery and father name Hector to look for info.

You may also find info at Royal BC Museum site given above. Try to narrow down the search years as the search can be very broad and sometimes frustrating. You may get lucky though and be able to view the original death certificates which give lots of info. The marriage for Hector and Margaret is available to view.

Harold b. 1899 d. 1943, March 22
divorced, spouse was Marguerite Evans
they had a son
Leonard Hector
b. June 9, 1927
d. Apr 23, 1966
Informant was his wife C. Montgomery
the death registration gives the residence in West Vancouver

Hector Montgomery
d. 10 Feb 1926, Vancouver
parents were David Montgomery and Rose Smith


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Re: Looking Vancouver family of Hector b. 1867 and Margaret Montgomery (nee Blair)
« Reply #17 on: Thursday 30 May 13 00:39 BST (UK) »
Valeriec,

Many thanks for all your work...its fantastic!