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Noted, JC, and deleted.

ah, good old facebook

good to know!

Facebook :-)

excellent John :-)

so we know what worked ... can you tell us what route you took to get in touch?

Hi everyone who helped. I am now in touch with Cy McKenna and finding out about the family. Many thanks to everyone. Great result! :-D

John I would certainly write to the funeral home and ask whether they would pass a message to the family ... the funeral was only 8 years ago so there is every chance the funeral home (or cemetery) would have contact info

............. and of course there is google which finds this message from Donald's brother-in-law:

http://boards.ancestry.ca/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=206&p=surnames.mckenna

that is 15 years old ... but there are more recent mentions of that brother-in-law on line

he lives (google maps tells me) in a rural area outside Hamilton ... but unfortunately I can't seem to find a telephone listing

[EDIT: Deleted info about a possibly living Cy McKenna]

Thank you so much ArgyllGran. This is great. Pity I can't access Canadian BMD's but this is a fantastic start and more than I hoped for. Sincere thanks.

With Donald Ramey, crane operator:


Mrs Audrey Ramey
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

Name: Mrs Audrey Ramey
Gender: F (Female)
Year: 1968
Location: Halton; Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: Halton-Wentworth

With Mrs Bernice Miller, and Ronald McKenna, dispatcher:


Carmen Miller
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Carmen Miller
Occupation: Welder
Year: 1965
Location: Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: Halton


?? With Mrs Carmen Miller:


Carmen Miller
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Carmen Miller
Occupation: Iron Wkr
Year: 1974
Location: Halton; Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: Halton-Wentworth

With Eugene Benner, driver.

Mrs Valerie Benner
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Mrs Valerie Benner
Gender: F (Female)
Year: 1974
Location: Halton; Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: Halton-Wentworth

I see it as:

Brother of:
Audrey married to Donald Ramey
Bernice married to Carmen Miller who is deceased
Valerie married to Eugene Benner
Cy married to Julie
Linda formerly married to a Gower.
Ron who is deceased

That's brilliant ArgyllGran! I also found through Google an obituary for Donald (Ronald and Carrie's son) on a website:

http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/458962/McKenna-Donald.php

The obituary mentions a lot of the family but I am finding it totally confusing regarding his siblings - if you read it you'll see what I mean.

Thanks again.

With Donald McKenna, labourer; Mrs Valerie McKenna, switchboard operator; and Cyril McKenna, steelworker.
Perhaps Ronald has died 1963-65 ??

Mrs Carrie McKenna
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Mrs Carrie McKenna
Gender: F (Female)
Year: 1965
Location: Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: Halton

Mrs Carrie McKenna
in the Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Name: Mrs Carrie McKenna
Gender: F (Female)
Year: 1963
Location: Ontario, Canada
Electoral District: Halton


With Ronald McKenna, taxi driver, and Donald McKenna, truck driver.

Burlington Gazette 02/10/1929
Mckenna, Ronald S. and Johnson, Carrie, (Marriage notice)

Thanks for links to Albert's military record mgnv. We now know Carrie married a Mr McKenna which is a big help. Well done for that. Much appreciated.
:-D

Canadian Ancestry Labour Day freebie:
"Start with FREE ACCESS to all Canadian immigration records.
Access to the records in the featured collections will be free until September 7, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. ET." [i.e., 5 am Tues UK time]

Births Mar 1879 (>99%)
Johnson Albert Wharfedale 9a 148
Johnson Alfred Wharfedale 9a 148

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1879
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
JOHNSON Albert Fewston Leeds FEWS/6/188
JOHNSON Alfred Fewston Leeds FEWS/6/189

I've posted the free image URLs - valid after freebie is over.

Ship: SOUTHWARK
Shipping Line: Dominion Line
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Date of Departure: 1911-05-18
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Que. Montreal, Que.
Date of Arrival: 1911-05-30 1911-05
Year: 1911
Microfilm Reel Number: T-4776
Reference: RG 76
Item Number: 5616
http://data2.archives.ca/e/e143/e003569957.jpg
[Albert a=32; Master R a=6]

Ship: CANADA
Shipping Line: White Star Line
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Date of Departure: 1912-03-23
Port of Arrival: Halifax, N.S. Portland, ME
Date of Arrival: 1912-04-01 1912-04
Year: 1912
Microfilm Reel Number: T-4742-4743
Reference: RG 76
Item Number: 12403
http://data2.archives.ca/e/e243/e006070823.jpg


1921 access is not free if you go via, say,
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8991

However, anyone can search 1921 and get images, transcriptions for free (and not just this Labour Day), but only via:
http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=8991
[Don't let Ancestry bounce you to another of their sites]


Here's his attestation form:
Name: JOHNSON, ALBERT
Regimental Number: 663340
Date of Birth: 11/01/1879
Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4845 - 45
Item Number: 333959
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc007/421103a.gif
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc007/421103b.gif

If you search again a year from now at:
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/search.aspx
by then, his complete service record should be free online.

Title: Veterans Death Cards: First World War
Mikan Number: 46114
Microform: johnson_a
Page 5 of 1325
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/006003/dc-fww/johnson_a/jpg/johnson_a_0005.jpg
[Albert d 11/2/62 in Burlington - n.o.k. was his daur Mrs Carrie McKenna of Burlington]

Ontario BMDs are closed (except to family) for 97/82/0 y.
Although Death records are technically open, there is no index released for 70y.

Unfortunately, the names are so common that without some corroborating info such as father's name, there's no way of knowing if he's your Robert or not.