Boys Will Be Boys - A Century On

[IgorStrav]

There's an Edward Lush on the 1911 Census of Canada for Hope, Durham, Ontario.

He's 14, born October 1896 in England, a servant, and shown as arriving in Canada in 1910.  He's with the Gilmer family, on a farm - they have two young children.

Just about to have a look for his brother in the hopes that they may have been not too far apart....

[IgorStrav]

William is with the Gilmore family, in Clarke, Durham, Ontario in the 1910 Census of Canada.

He's 15, born in England in July 1895, and is again a farm servant.

Looking back at Edward's census entry, the two of them are in District 64, with Clarke being sub-district 17 and Hope sub-district 31.  I should think this would mean that they weren't too far apart (can't quite sort it out on Google maps), although even a few miles apart might be hard without transport.

[IgorStrav]

I see that I have a Gilmore and a Gilmer family.......

looking a bit closer

[IgorStrav]

Yes, William and Charles' employers are related.

William is with the widowed Jane Gilmore and her son Herbert, and her elder son Stanley is a little distance away with Charles.

[IgorStrav]

Not having much joy pinning down both boys ahead of their emigration, or indeed after the 1910.

Alanmack, did you notice on the purser's original list that William is first shown as aged 14, and then - when he appears right at the end of the list - as 11 1/2?    Edward is 13 both times.   

[alanmack]

Hi IgorStrav,
                  Thank you for all those details which I've noted. As "Stars" of the database I might make an exception of them and add the information to their records myself. Unless you'd like to add it yourself and earn a credit ?

It's very easy with Berlin-Bob's system. Having found the individual on the database you add your information to the Reader's Comments box and click the Save Record button below. The originator will then edit this into the Notes or extract details into the fields above. As I transcribed these two records I am the originator. In the case of the older entries from the 'Original Database', the data co-ordinators are the Originators who will do the editing. That's KarenM or me, alanmack and if your information is substantial it is best PM'd to one or other of us.

I hope I have made this clear and not muddied the waters.

alanmack

[IgorStrav]

Hi IgorStrav,
                  Thank you for all those details which I've noted. As "Stars" of the database I might make an exception of them and add the information to their records myself. Unless you'd like to add it yourself and earn a credit ?
alanmack

Please do add the details to the database.

And thank you for the explanation how to do this for the future, if any!