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I can't find any records of my step grandmother
« on: Friday 10 August 18 22:44 BST (UK) »
I can't find anything at all on my step grandmother. Her birth name was Yvonne Cherry and married my grandfather Thomas Wroe of Milford BAy Muskoka. He passed in about 1965 and she passed in the 1980s?. She may have been born in the US am not sure and she got married to my g'father after 1937.In Muskoka ontario. and they lived there. I found nothing on family search and her name never comes up
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Re: I can't find any records of my step grandmother
« Reply #1 on: Friday 10 August 18 22:54 BST (UK) »
I don't know if this is your lady but there is an Yvonne Cherry as a child born Ontario 1915 on a census living with parents

A J Cherry 30
Gwendoline Cherry 29
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Re: I can't find any records of my step grandmother
« Reply #2 on: Friday 10 August 18 23:07 BST (UK) »


1921 census 13 30 15th Ave Regina Saskatchewan

A J Cherry   30 born 1891 Ontario.
Geraldine Cherry 29 born 1892 Ontario. Father USA. Mother England.
Yoonne Cherry   6 born Ontario.

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e003221093

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Re: I can't find any records of my step grandmother
« Reply #3 on: Friday 10 August 18 23:09 BST (UK) »
Geraldine Cherry was Geraldine Mary Cawker born 1891 Oshawa, Ontario. Parents - Samuel Cawker
and Emma Jane Branton Cawker

The couple were married  25 Jun 1913 York Ontario -

Albert James Cherry - born 1890 Dufferin County - parents - William Cherry and Isabella Muir

Yvonne Emma Lorraine Wroe - was born 26/6/1914

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Re: I can't find any records of my step grandmother
« Reply #4 on: Friday 10 August 18 23:18 BST (UK) »


There is an ancestry tree that says Geraldine Mary Cawher (as it was spelt) - passed away 4 September 1940 Toronto.

Yvonne Cherry/Wroe passed away Galt Ontario 1985.

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« Reply #5 on: Friday 10 August 18 23:20 BST (UK) »

1901 census Oshawa Ontario

Samuel W Cawker   38
Emma J Cawker   33
Geraldine Cawker 10
Margery Cawker   8

http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z002/jpg/z000089040.jpg

Birth was under Mary Geraldine Cawker - 29 July 1890 - S W Casker
Mother's name:   Emma J Branton

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Re: I can't find any records of my step grandmother
« Reply #6 on: Friday 10 August 18 23:26 BST (UK) »


Albert James Cherry - 26 February 1889 - father Samuel Cherry and Mother Isabella Muir.

1891 Melanchon Grey East Ontario

William Cherry   34 Isabella Cherry   32
Violet Cherry   10 Grace Cherry   7
Samuel Cherry   5 George Cherry   3
Albert Cherry   1

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148140-00170

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Re: I can't find any records of my step grandmother
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 11 August 18 05:44 BST (UK) »
Quote from: *Sandra* on Friday 10 August 18 23:18 BST (UK)
There is an ancestry tree that says Geraldine Mary Cawher (as it was spelt) - passed away 4 September 1940 Toronto.

Yvonne Cherry/Wroe passed away Galt Ontario 1985.

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Obituary for Geraldine Cherry in the Toronto Star Sept 7 1940, page 30.  It says she died on Sept 4 1940 at the Toronto General Hospital.  Her address had been 348 Millwood Road.  Wife of Albert Cherry.  Mother of Mrs Wroe (Yvonne), Billy and Caryl.  Daughter of Mrs Emma Wilson of Oshawa.   Interment Union Cemetery, Oshawa

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Re: I can't find any records of my step grandmother
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 11 August 18 06:09 BST (UK) »
Quote from: *Sandra* on Friday 10 August 18 23:26 BST (UK)


Albert James Cherry - 26 February 1889 - father Samuel Cherry and Mother Isabella Muir.

1891 Melanchon Grey East Ontario

William Cherry   34 Isabella Cherry   32
Violet Cherry   10 Grace Cherry   7
Samuel Cherry   5 George Cherry   3
Albert Cherry   1

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148140-00170

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Obituary for Grace Caroline Cherry in the Toronto Star 23 Feb 1948, page 23.  She died at her home 3 Glencairn Ave, on 22 Feb 1948.  Sister of Mrs Charles K Gibbs, Mrs Arthur MacDougall of Cleveland Ohio, George of Belleville and Arthur Cherry of Toronto.  Interment Park Lawn Cemetery.

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