Genealogy Chat

Hi, has anyone go access to canadia bmd records?
Geroge T Gunter and Florence K Norcup married in 1946 Lancashire, England, i think they emmigrated to canada, and wondered if there is any death records or records of children. They had a son called Dorwan born 1947, would someone be able to search for this birth?

Hope you can help,

Tom

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Florence K Gunter
Name: Florence K Gunter
Birth Date: abt 1926
Age: 21
Port of Departure: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Arrival Date: 29 Dec 1947
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Halifax
Ship Name: Aquitania
Search Ship Database: View the 'Aquitania' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Cunard White Star
Official Number: 135583


UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Dorman Gunter
Name: Dorman Gunter
Port of Departure: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Arrival Date: 29 Dec 1947
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Halifax
Ship Name: Aquitania
Search Ship Database: View the 'Aquitania' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Cunard White Star
Official Number: 135583


Andy

Thanks for that Andy. I've actually seen this record before, and its through this i found the son. Is it Dorwan or Dorman though?

Tom

Have Pm'ed a possible phonebook entry.

Andy

Thanks, i think this person is on Facebook. I did send them a message last year but got no reply.

Tom

Perhaps?


UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Lieutenant D H Gunter
Name: Lieutenant D H Gunter
Port of Departure: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Arrival Date: 20 Feb 1944
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Halifax
Ship Name: Ariguani
Search Ship Database: View the 'Ariguani' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Cunard White Star
Official Number: 148890

I think this could be the same family alviegal!

Allotment - my Broughtons are orginally from Shropshire, then moved to manchester and later to cheshire. Perhaps so far back there is a connection there.
I couldnt find a birth for a george t gunter in the uk, so this may well be the right people.

Thanks for your help everyone,

Tom

A tree on Rootsweb says that George Thomas Gunter was the son of Dorwin Samuel Gunter (1895-1934) who in turn was the son of Samuel Nelson Gunter (1849-1921) All born & died in Canada.

A few sites found by googling.

http://www.geni.com/people/Samuel-Nelson-Gunter/6000000000255297664


http://www.treesbydan.com/p2342.htm

http://www.treesbydan.com/p575.htm

http://www.treesbydan.com/p327.htm

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rossbus&id=I15246

http://www.glenn-cook.com/Family%20Data/8%20Feb%202007/2/38907.htm

Dorwin Samuel was seemingly killed in a train/ wagon accident.

Lots to be found on the family on ancestry. Here are a couple of things. There are quite a few trees with this family on as well.


Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 about Derwin Samuel Gunter
Name: Derwin Samuel Gunter
Death Date: 5 Feb 1934
Death County or District: Hastings
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Birth Location: Wooler, Ontario
Father: Nelson Gunter


Cause of death : dislocation of spine when he fell off a load of ??? when team frightened and bolted.



1901 Census of Canada about Samuel A Gunter
Name: Samuel A Gunter
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 50
Birth Day & Month: 22 May
Birth Year: 1851
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Head
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Cannad
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Province: Ontario
District: Northumberland (east/est)
District Number: 95
Sub-District: Murray
Sub-District Number: G-3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel A Gunter 50
Jesse A Gunter 12
William R Gunter 8
Durwin Gunter 5

Thankyou, this is all very helpful :) I just need to try and contact some living gunters now.
Tom

Ive had George Gunter and Florence Norcups marriage cert. through the post today and it confirms the connection.

Are there birth records available for Ontario, Canada in the 1940s and beyond? I know of one child Dorwan born in 1947

Tom

Birth records are private in Ontario for 100 y, marrs for 85 y. Death records are public, but there's no index published for 70 y, so unless you already know the details you need for an order, it's prohibitively expensive to pay for all the searches you might need.

Tom, there is another site you may be interested in ... Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid ... there are quite a few Gunters on there in the Hastings / Northumberland area. We are visiting that area in late summer if you need help.

Diane in Canada