Genealogy Chat

I would love to make contact with family in Canada.....they will have info about my Great Grandmother, who I know very little about.

All I know are their names ( both married and maiden ) do not know husbands names...

Any suggestions would be most welcome and appreciated

Misty x

Have you tried a search on this site, or the White Pages for Canada,
Good luck,
Liz

Hi Liz....Thank you

I have looked on here...no luck, also white pages, I would guess they are listed under hubby's name

Do you know if electoral rolls are available to veiw in Canada?

Maybe what I need is to buy marriage certs, for both, if thats poss although I dont know when they married, I could make a rough guess from ages

Misty x

BC marr records are closed for 85 y.
http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-4A2BFA0/gbsearch/Births,Marriages,Deaths

Oh blast...thats a blow mgnv

Thank you, I have looked on bcarchives, no luck there.

I guess they could have married around 60/70s being born 1940 and 1945

Misty x

Ok all I can think to do and have done....is write to every houshold, with the same name, in the area

The only problem I have....I cannot get any postal codes from white pages, am I missing something?

Misty x

Have you tried Facebook? Women will generally use their maiden name. Or to see if anyone on Ancestry shares common ancestors?
jan

Re postal codes - you should see this if you click on the name I think?
jan

Hi Jan

I dont use facebook....but know people who do, so will ask then to take a look, thank you.

I have a tree on Ancestry, my Great grandmother is on a couple of trees, have sent messages some time ago but no contact as yet.

Misty x

Jan you are a star, your right, click on names ( silly me never gave that a thought )

Thank you

Misty x

Misty - just in case you ever decide to phone someone here, the UK is mostly 8 hrs ahead of us. I say mostly as we're on summer time a bit longer - something like a couple of weeks at end, or beginning, or both - I get it muddled. Also, the extreme SE of the province (around Cranbrook, Golden) is on Mountain time, rather than Pacific, so the UK is only 7 hrs ahead of them.

mgnv


just a slight correction

we're actually almost a month longer than UK at both beginning and end of summertime!

we actually now have summertime for approximately 8 months of the year ....... courtesy of "dubya"!



sylvia

mgnv and Sylvia, thank you for the info

I did have contact with a lady (related by marriage ), both by phone and e-mail, back in 2009.

She was very excited to tell the family all about my quest and find more info for me ( her hubby had done a tree before he died ) but then all went quiet, I didnt hear from her again untill I sent an e-mail in May 2010.....

I did get a lovely reply telling me her daughter was very poorly and she had been out of town for long periods of time,also understandably, had let anything genealogy go.....so of course, I hesitate in contacting her again.

I shall send off the letters I have written (18 in total)...see what results from them, other than that a trip to Canada might be the only way forward, as I am unable to let this rest....

Misty x

I'm so excited, just had to add this....

After sending 18 letters to BC, Canada.....

Today, I have had a lovely e-mail, from a chap who is my second cousin ( I think )....He is very pleased and excited to hear from me ( yipee ) although, I believe, quite taken by suprise..as he knew nothing about " us " over here

By coincidence, he and his wife are making a trip to England next Spring and has suggested we meet.....he also wants my number ( has given me his ) to talk over the phone before then....

At last maybe I can find out about my GGrandmother and her "other" family

Thank you so much to everone who has had imput and helped me get to this point....I cant begin to tell you how much it means, to at long last be able to find out about my family.

Misty x

How exciting.
I hope you are able to share lots of information and possibly even meet up at some time.

Gwyn

Thank you Gwyn...

I hope, at the very least. I am able to get some info about my GGrandmother and I would so love to see a photo.

Fingers crossed

Misty x

What fantastic news after your hard work and anticipation. I do hope that you have a fruitful contact. Hopefully the first of many ! Keep us all informed as that is what this is all about.......families.x
Joan :-)