Travel to and from Canada

[chrislb]

Hi folks,

I am trying to find travel records for a couple (Andrew and Margaret Nelson) of people who went from Scotland to Canada (Newfoundland) sometime between 1937 and 1945. Ancestry.com, while a wonderful repository of records, doesn't seem to be helpful in this case. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions of where I could find this information??

Cheers!

Chris in Aus

[rosie17]

Hi Chris do you have dates of births for these people ? I seen this record for a Andrew and Margaret Nelson but not sure of their ages so might not be who you as looking for

Andrew Nelson age 58 occupation cutter
Margt Nelson age 49

Address came from 177,Wellshott Road Parkhead Glasgow
Departure Glasgow 19 August 1938
Arrival Port Quebec Montreal Canada
Ship Letitia

Rosie

[chrislb]

Hi Rosie,

Firstly I realised after your reply that it was James Andrew Nelson and wife Margaret. Apologies for mis-information.

Secondly, they were born in 1906 and 1909 respectively. Married in Scotland in 1937. Emigrated to Scotland sometime between then and 1940 as on the Canada 1945 census they are in Newfoundland with their Canada born son, William, who was born in about 1940.

James was from Angus and he and Margaret were married in Newington, Midlothian, Edinburgh.

I have been unable to find a birth record for their son either.

Also looking for records for when they returned to England as I have them in Ealing in 1950.

Thanks for your help and suggestion.

Cheers,

Chris in Aus

[Rosinish]

Is this the marriage?

NELSON JAMES ANDREW
BURNETT MARGARET FRASER
1937
685/6 45 Newington

I'm confused with where they emigrated to/from?

If James Andrew was born in Scotland surely he wouldn't emigrate to Scotland i.e. was it Margaret who emigrated to Scotland, was she born in Canada or elsewhere?

Annie

Edited above to include James as forename.

[mckha489]

was he an accountant?

FindMyPast has James A Nelson and Margaret F Nelson  age 31 & 28
last address 38 Hampden Road, Beckenham, Kent

to St John's NF, left UK 17 Feb 1938   
Ship "Nova Scotia"


in Pencil is written BMA  or BNA  - not sure what this signifies

[chrislb]

Is this the marriage?

NELSON JAMES ANDREW
BURNETT MARGARET FRASER
1937
685/6 45 Newington

I'm confused with where they emigrated to/from?

If Andrew was born in Scotland surely he wouldn't emigrate to Scotland i.e. was it Margaret who emigrated to Scotland, was she born in Canada or elsewhere?

Annie

Hi Annie,

They both were born in Scotland and went from Scotland to Canada and then back to England.

Chris

[barryd]

………........................….sometime between then and 1940 as on the Canada 1945 census they are in Newfoundland with their Canada born son, William, who was born in about 1940.

Emigrating to Canada before 3 September 1939 I have no issue with. After that war time shipping would possibly not allow immigrants?

[chrislb]

was he an accountant?

FindMyPast has James A Nelson and Margaret F Nelson  age 31 & 28
last address 38 Hampden Road, Beckenham, Kent

to St John's NF, left UK 17 Feb 1938   
Ship "Nova Scotia"


in Pencil is written BMA  or BNA  - not sure what this signifies

Thanks, this could be them. Not sure about him being an accountant, but could have been. The 1945 Canada census has his occupation as 'Merchant'.

[chrislb]

………........................….sometime between then and 1940 as on the Canada 1945 census they are in Newfoundland with their Canada born son, William, who was born in about 1940.

Emigrating to Canada before 3 September 1939 I have no issue with. After that war time shipping would possibly not allow immigrants?

seems a reasonable assumption