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Yes, it is looking more and more likely!

I know! Good job we persisted even though it seemed a bit daft given what has been said about the emigration date. Just goes to show, look for the simplest thing first, in this case a UK marriage.
Jan

Using http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk

Staffordshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1877
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
WARD James W T BURNETT Clara Stramshall, St Michael East Staffordshire 238/01/023.

Staffordshire Birth indexes for the years: 1879
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
WARD William Dudley Burnett Cheadle Newcastle-Under-Lyme CH/19/64

Staffordshire Birth indexes for the years: 1880
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
WARD Percy Ball Cheadle Newcastle-Under-Lyme CH/20/23

1901 England Census
County:Yorkshire (North riding)
Ecclesiastical District:ST MARYS
Parish:SCARBOROUGH
Town:SCARBOROUGH
Street:17 ALMA SQUARE
Municipal Ward:CENTRAL
Parliamentary Borough:SCARBOROUGH
Registration District:SCARBOROUGH
Sub District:SCARBOROUGH
Enumeration District:10
Archive Reference:RG13 Piece Number:4531 Folio:15 Page:22

CLARA WARD 1857 44 GRINDON, STAFFS Head W Lodging House Keeper
CAROLINE C WARD 1883 18 HOLLINGTON, DERBYSHIRE Daur S Telephone Operator
FLORENCE E WARD 1885 16 ALSOP EN LE DALE, DERBYSHIRE Daur S
CONSTANCE N WARD 1886 15 ALSOP EN LE DALE, DERBYSHIRE Daur S
CLIFFORD W WARD 1889 12 ETWALL, DERBYSHIRE Son
EDMOND DOWKER 1846 55 STONEGRAVE, YORKS Boarder S Retired Master Mariner

brummiejan,
thankyou for your help..apologies, my mind is not quite as agile anymore. In Thomas Hall's obit it said that he arrived in Canada 1908.
His marriage to Constance Ward was reg. 4Q1908 so could have been as early as Nov (assuming this is the correct marriage) so a transAtlantic voyage in the Winter of 1908 is feasible (but not comfortable)
I don't have access to 1908 Canada bound Passenger Lists.
I plan to get their 1908 wedding reg.
Thomas Hall was my wife's great uncle, her dad had visited the family in Montreal in 1967... we have lost contact with the family now, but will try for living relatives there. Thanyou Jan for your help
Best Regards, Brian

Do let us know how it goes Brian - fingers crossed!
Jan

Brian - 1908q4 includes Oct - 6 Nov was the last Liverpool departure to Quebec City/Montreal (arr 14/11/08). After that ice (or fear of ice) closes the St Lawrence, and one has to use an Atlantic port like St John NB or Halifax NS, followed by a 625/950 m train trip. This makes a trans-Atlantic trip to Boston or New York, followed by a 325/400 m train trip a reasonable alternative.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/001045-100.01-e.php
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Ship: MONTCALM
Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Departure Port and Date (yyyy/mm/dd): Avonmouth, England - 1911-11-01
Liverpool, England - 1911-11-07
Port and Date of Arrival: Montreal, Que. - 1911-11-20
Quebec, Que. - 1911-11-19
Remarks: Short List
Reference: RG 76
Microfilm: T-4783
[Ancestry says dep Bristol]
You can view the image (it's 2 of 3) It's not great resolution - only 93KB - Ancestry is probably better, but I've no sub.
Thos is a Mechanical Engineer - prob his occup with CPR per obit.
He's already spent 8 y in Canada (that's what he says). I can't make out Connie's entry - it's obscured by a "Ret(urne)d Canadians" stamp.
He's a nonconformist, she CofE - they intend to remain Forever.


1891 England Census
County:Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:ACKWORTH
Street:PONTEFRACT ROAD
Town:ACKWORTH
Ecclesiastical District:ACKWORTH
Parliamentary Borough:OSGOLDCROSS
Registration District:HEMSWORTH
Sub District:HEMSWORTH
Enumeration District:1
Archive Reference:RG12 Piece Number:3765 Folio:6 Page:3

HENRY L HALL 1861 30 RYHILL, Yorks HEAD M SADDLER
HARRIET HALL 1857 34 HAMBLETON, Yorks WIFE M
THOMAS H HALL 1885 6 ACKWORTH, Yorks SON SCHOLAR
CHARLES W HALL 1888 3 ACKWORTH, Yorks SON


1901 England Census
County:Yorkshire (West riding)
Parish:ACKWORTH
Street:HIGH ACKWORTH
Town:ACKWORTH
Ecclesiastical District:ACKWORTH ST CUTHBERT'S
Parliamentary Borough:OSGOLDCROSS
Registration District:HEMSWORTH
Sub District:HEMSWORTH
Enumeration District:1
Archive Reference:RG13 Piece Number:4306 Folio:15 Page:22

HENRY L HALL 1861 40 WRAGBY, Yorks HEAD M GENERAL SADDLER (Employer)
HARRIET HALL 1857 44 BRAYTON, Yorks WIFE M
THOMAS H HALL 1885 16 ACKWORTH, Yorks SON S SADDLERS SON
CHARLES W HALL 1888 13 ACKWORTH, Yorks SON S
JOHN S HALL 1892 9 ACKWORTH, Yorks SON S
ESTHER M HALL 1897 4 ACKWORTH, Yorks DAUR S
ALBERT CROSS 1877 24 SPALDING, Lincs BOARDER S SADDLER