Mar. 11th, 2020

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... is getting very sleuthy.

So. We've seen ships' manifests with passengers lists.

William (father of my grandfather) comes out early to Montreal. His brother Arthur also comes out early, but by a different ship. Annie, Arthur's wife, comes later, 1903, bringing her children and William's children. William's second wife arrives by the same ship as the children, but under her maiden name, and she is a domestic servant. We can't tell from the lists whether she was their servant, or a servant hoping to find work in Canada.

Both families settle in the Verdun area of Montreal. We haven't found the marriage certificate yet, but William's second family starts in 1912. They live in the same house in Verdun forever, and, in fact, the daughter, who was blinded at birth, lives there all her life until 1976.

My grandfather never mentioned his uncle Arthur. My mom has now been in contact with a grand daughter of Arthur's, and she says that although she used to visit her grandmother in Verdun, for years and years and years, no one ever mentioned the William family.

So. What the hell were my relatives up to? Good grief and stuff.

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