Herbert Rowland Hamilton- did he migrate to Canada

[Jill in Oz]

Herbert Rowland Hamilton and his wife Alice Phyllis just disappear from Hastings, Sussex,England in the early 1920s. They are mentioned in Newspapers there in 1921. Herbert R was born in south
London in 1892 and his wife in 1894. Can't find them in immigration records.
I have found a Medal Card for an H.R.Hamilton, at TNA UK.  It mentions an Application for WW1
medals sent from Dept of Marine, Digby Island,Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada in 1924.
I cannot find Herbert or his wife in any Canadian records I have tried but I am not experienced in
searching in Canada.  Does anyone have any ideas?   Jill in Sydney

[*Sandra*]

Hi,

Can't see a marriage of Herbert R Hamilton to Alice Phyllis but could it be Herbert R Hamilton to Alice P Burleigh - Hastings - September 1915 - 2b 97 

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

UK Incoming Passenger List - H R Hamilton (Captain) - 1892 - aged 27 years - St Johns New Brunswick to Liverpool arriving 24 January 1919 - Scandanavian.  Military party - Supernumerary Staff, Canadian Army Pay Corp Argyll House London

Canadian Passenger List shows a H R Hamilton (Capt) C A P C - Liverpool to Halifax Nova Scotia - 5 February 1919 on the Baltic. Think it says "not perm Cand or Cond staff" (paymaster   

Sandra

[Jill in Oz]

Thanks for the replies to my post.  Yes Herbert R was married to Alice Phyllis Burleigh who is
also an enigma.  No father on her marriage certificate - born Bermondsey London on the 1911
census but no birth or baptism found despite much searching.

You have cleared up the possible move to Canada for which I am most grateful.  Herbert was
not a Mariner as he was a china and glass repairer master - but it was worth asking.

Back to the drawing board.

Most helpful,

Jill in Oz

[*Sandra*]

Those passenger lists show a Captain in the Canadian Army Pay Corp not a Mariner.  Not convinced that was your Herbert though.

Sandra

[MaureeninNY]

 

Thanks,Sandra!!!

Just knew you would find something. I did suggest to Jill that she try over here.

Jill's one of my erm..."older" gene buddies.
(ducks for cover)
 
i.e. a good friend from the London/rootsweb/list


Maureen

[Jill in Oz]

Hi Sandra

I agree with you - he was not Captain material! Thanks again.

Where did he go?  Not anything likely for him and Alice in the UK deaths, nor the
1939 census.  He had a brother in the US and  two uncles but I can't find him there,
an uncle in Chile of all places and his brother (my grandfather) in Sydney.  They were
a migrating family as it were.

As for that crack from Maureen - you will keep!!?? Age catches up with all of us but
I keep running anyway.

Cheers

Jill

[*Sandra*]

 

[*Sandra*]

Could you get an exact date of birth for your Herbert  It might help tracing him in the USA, in case he also followed the brothers 

Sandra