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Record #6358
Name :
: William ALEXANDER (1893 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1893 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Apr 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Quarriers
Notes[POSSIBLE MATCH] William Alexander, born August 31, 1895, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, to Donald Alexander, shoemaker; and Maggie Ann McKay, married July 28, 1893.

In 1906, William Alexander, 12, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 100 Quarrier children en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] On July 25, 1918, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between William Alexander, soldier of the King, born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, to Donald Alexander and Margaret Ann McKay; and Lily Kettlewell, 18, housekeeper, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to William Kettlewell and Annie Powell. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-04-04 07:57:36 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : MonicaL

Last Updated : 2020-05-16 21:07:56 /

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Readers Comments16.05.20 MonicaL :
Hi there. See this thread here [bad text] William Alexander still at home with family in 1911. Cannot be the same William who arrived in Canada in 1906. From the marriage cert mentioned, does look though as William did travel and marry in Canada in 1918. Monica

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