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Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:00
	Edit ______ 'John Boak i believe moved with his wife Eva Trickett to Toronto. Can someone please give me clues as to how i search for any children born there 'marriage Looking for Records on ANCESTRY John Boak i believe moved with his wife Eva Trickett to Toronto. Can someone please give me clues as to how i search for any children born there
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:06
	Mark Do you have any dates/areas of where they were from Ginny x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:07
	Got them. Marriages Jun 1901 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOAK John Chapel le F. 7b 1776 TRICKETT Eva Chapel le F 7b 1776 x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:07
	c1875-1951 Radcliffe Lancs, England
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:09
	According do a direct ancestor / descendant of hers she and husband went to Toronto where she died
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:10
	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Mar 1879 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boak John Chapel le F. 7b 780 x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:11
	Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918 about John Boak Name: John Boak Birth Date: 27 Dec 1880 Birth Location: Whaley Bridge, Derby, England Relative: Eva Boak Relationship: Wife Regiment Number: 138526 This says Scotland as birth place? 1911 Census of Canada about John Boak Name: John Boak Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 34 Birth Date: Sep 1877 Birthplace: Scotland Relation to Head of House: Head Immigration Year: 1900 Tribal: Scotch (Scotish) Province: British Columbia District: New Westminster District Number: 11 Sub-District: Delta Riding, Langley Municipality and Village Sub-District Number: 25 Place of Habitation: Langley Tp Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Boak 34 Edva Boak 35
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:12
	Oh wow - how do you find out these things
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:16
	Not sure about that census I posted as I think it says the wife was born in France The war records look good though. x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:16
	So is John Boak from Whalley Bridge or Scotland ??
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:19
	Hes from Derbyshire. Just took a look at the war records dated July 1915; 68 Ellerbeck Ave Toronto dob 27th Dec 1880 Occ; Labourer Height 5'9 Fair complextion blue eyes Light brown hair Spot on the back of his neck! Hes in the volunteers Ginny x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:22
	Thank you so much for your help Ginny - Do you know if i can apply for his army records on here - or where ??
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:33
	Mark thats all the info i could find, no other war records. Ginny x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:42
	Please can i have info as to where i can find actual record of description and history
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 11:58
	http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=0&gss=angs-g&gsfn=John+&gsln=Boak&_81004010= 1879&msbpn=5260&msbpn__ftp=Derbyshire%2c+England&msrpn=3243&msrpn__ftp=Canada&_ 80018000=eva+Trickett&gskw=68+Ellerbeck+Ave+ Toronto&sbo=1&ne=21&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h= 333387&recoff=1+2+22&db=CanSoldierWWI&indiv=1 Ginny x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 12:02
	She is with daughter Eva aged 9yrs here. no sign of John Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 about Eva Boak Name: Eva Boak Gender: Female Age: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Birth Country: England Date of Arrival: 14 Feb 1926 Vessel: Doric Search Ship Database: View the 'Doric' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Roll: T-14803 Not sure about this either..She is with Gertrude 10yr and Hilda 2yrs UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Eva Boak Name: Eva Boak Birth Date: abt 1877 Age: 37 Port of Departure: Quebec, Canada Arrival Date: 19 Jun 1914 Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England Ship Name: Empress of Britain Search Ship Database: View the 'Empress of Britain' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific Line Official Number: 120940 x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 12:07
	Is this arrival or departure - could John of been Killed
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 20,428 Send Message	Gins	Report	17 Sep 2009 12:10
	This is her. Shes going to Carr View Whaley Bridge, shes alone but is down as a housewife UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Eva Boak Name: Eva Boak Birth Date: abt 1876 Age: 62 Port of Departure: Montrã©AL, Quã©Bec, Canada Arrival Date: 1 Oct 1938 Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England Ports of Voyage: Montreal and Quebec Ship Name: Antonia Search Ship Database: View the 'Antonia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Shipping Line: Cunard White Star Official Number: 145937 x
	Researching: You fill up my senses Like a gallon of Magnet Like a packet of Woodbines Like a good pinch of snuff Like a night out in Sheffield Like a greasy chip butty Like Sheffield United Come fill me again....Na Na Na Naa Naa Naaaaa, ooo! Sung to 'Annies Song' (Tune)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 18,795 Send Message	Margee	Report	17 Sep 2009 12:42
	His attestation papers are here: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-100.01-e.php And you can order his war records from the same site.
	Researching: Gt. grandfather Thomas Turnbull 1849-1894 (My candidate for Movember!!!)
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,948 Send Message	Mark	Report	17 Sep 2009 13:06
	Thank you all Have finally printed papers off - very interesting reading ;)

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