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Can anyone help, please?
Has anyone out there got a past relative called Doris (possibly Lewis) that lived in Canada around 1919.

She may have been married to Willie Alcwyn/Alcuin Lewis (1883 -1919) who travelled to Canada in the early 1900's from Carmarthen South Wales.

Willie Lewis got called up to serve in the trenches of WW1 in 1917 (aged 36).
He survived the war but died in 1919 and is buried in Montreal's Military Cemetary.

If Doris wasn't married to Willie Lewis, was she married to James Lewis (1886 - ????) who emergrated to the USA in the early 1900's from Carmarthen Wales.
Nothing much is known about these two brothers, and even less about this lady called Doris who appears in single photograph which is of the same style as the one of Willie Lewis.

Any information would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

1911 Census of Canada
about William Lewis
Name: William Lewis
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 28
Birth Date: Jan 1883
Birthplace: Wales
Family Number: 72
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Immigration Year: 1903
Tribal: Welsh
Province: Quebec
District: Montreal St Laurent
District Number: 182
Sub-District: St. Laurent Ward
Sub-District Number: 7
Place of Habitation: 186 Mance
Census Year: 1911
Page: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Jessie Gillie 54
Jessie Forbes 15
William Henderson 22
Henry Vallie 27
Kate McRitchie 25
John Cadie 24
William Lewis 28
Jessie K Meurhead 31
Margaret Meurhead 21
Mary Watson 28
Percy Thomson 22


think this is william in 1911 but he is still single the problem with quebec is there are not a lot of records online but i will see if i can find a marriage

Absolutely marvelous.
I was just about to turn the computer off a climb into bed.

Lorraine, thanks a million so far.

Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918
about William Alcuin Lewis
Name: William Alcuin Lewis
RESIDENCE: Winnipeg, Canada
Birth Date: 4 Jan 1883
Birth Location: Inverness, Quebec, Canada
Relative: Mrs Elizabeth Lewis
Relationship: Mother
Regiment Number: 2381989

this says he was born in canada

you can view attestation papers free of charge at canada collections

do you know their parents names

Willie Alcwyn Lewis

Seems to have lied his way into the Canadian army. His srvice number was 2381989, this is the same on his recruitment paper as on the cwgc website.
The address's he gave on his call up paper were as follows.

Place of birth: Inverness Quebec Canada.
On 18th October 1917 he was living at 268 Spence Street, Winnipeg, Canada.

Next of Kin was living at 174 Rue Selby, Westmount, Quebec Canada.
His Mother was Elizabeth Lewis (which would be correct) His father died in 1906.
He signed the paperwork as Alcuin, we cannot understand why.

On the Wargraves website all the info is correct. And the same service number.

We cannot think why he changed so many details. But where does Doris fit into all this.

Go here
http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14

and dial the following info in and see what we mean.

Casualty
surname = Lewis
Initial = W A
First world War
Army
Canadian

then submit
Click on his name and you'll get what we feel may be the correct information, as his mother is correctly indentified as she never left Wales for example.

Mothers name was Elizabeth Lewis. 1854 - 1930

Father was John Lewis 1854 - 1906

Both from Carmarthen South Wales

Don't forget its the mysterious lady called Doris we are trying to track down.

A big thanks to Lorraine last night for the help with Willie Lewis. The 1911 census records were unknown until then.

However we are still looking for Doris.

Does any of the details so far ring any bells?