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Please would someone be able to help me with a Canadian look up?
Sydney S Sarson, born in Greenwich (London) in 1912, died in Oct 1979 in Canada. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery which, I believe, is in Ontario?
I would really like to find out if he was married & did he have any children?
His headstone shows that he was a veteran of the Three Rivers Regiment.
Any help at all would be very much appreciated, thank you.

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935

Name: Sydney S Sarson
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Birth Country: England
Date of Arrival: 7 Oct 1928
Vessel: Ausonia
Search Ship Database: View the 'Ausonia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Roll: T-14749

Hes with Henry Sarson aged 17yrs. Both going to be farmers

Wow, thank you - Henry was his cousin who I know also went to Canada. They must've gone together and both so young to travel so far, must've been such an adventure for them.

Just need to find out if he got married now.

Thank you for your help

Hi Sue

I think they were 'Home' children as Sydneys fare was paid by the Government and Henry's paid by the Salvation Army....not sure about this though?

Strict privacy laws in Canada, means that we wont be able to find anything online regards to BMDs

Have you got Sydneys death certificate?


Have you seen this?


http://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/ON/ONM12701/V/index3.html

Hello

Sorry I haven't replied sooner - I was eating my dinner :-)

How interesting that their fares were paid by the government & Salvationa Army, how did you find that out? (I'm learning all the time)

I didn't know that you can't find Canadian BMDs online, what a pain .....

No, I haven't got his death certificate - I got the details of his death from the photo of his headstone on the website that you have mentioned.

Thank you for your help & interest x

Yes, indeed, they were Home Children:

Home Children (1869-1930)
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Return to results | Search | Search HelpSurname: SARSONGiven Name: Henry WAge: 17Sex: MShip: AUSONIAYear of Arrival: 1928Departure Port: SouthamptonDeparture Date: 1928-09-29Arrival Port: QuebecArrival Date: 1928-10-07Party: Empire Settlement ActDestination: Vimy Ridge Farm, Guelph, OntarioComments: 8 boysNotes: Vol. 27, p. 161Source: Library and Archives CanadaReference: RG 76 C1aMicrofilm: T-14749Type of Record: Passenger ListsGroup of Children Traveling Together

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Return to results | Search | Search HelpSurname: SARSONGiven Name: Sydney SAge: 18Sex: MShip: AUSONIAYear of Arrival: 1928Departure Port: SouthamptonDeparture Date: 1928-09-29Arrival Port: QuebecArrival Date: 1928-10-07Party: Empire Settlement ActDestination: Vimy Ridge Farm, Guelph, OntarioComments: 8 boysNotes: Vol. 27, p. 161. The child's age was illegible, difficult to decipher or not given.Source: Library and Archives CanadaReference: RG 76 C1aMicrofilm: T-14749Type of Record: Passenger ListsGroup of Children Traveling Together

Hello Sue, have a look at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/001015-100.01-e.php

Hello Margee & alviegal

Thank you so much for your help, I have been reading about the Home children - how sad but I guess at least the cousins went together!

Henry returned to London but Sydney remained in Canad where he joined the Three Rivers Regiment

Sue x

In Ontario marrs are closed for 82y (97y for births).

Check out:
http://www.mediat-muse.org/museum/musee-militaire-de-trois-rivieres-

From this site:

http://www.12rbc.ca/PDF/Anglais.pdf

Thanks to the initiative and ingenuity of Sgt. S.S. Sarson, ‘A’
Squadron also completes a series of relatively successful
experiments, using non-magnetic ‘paints’ to protect tanks
against the enemy’s “beehives”.


Wounded today:
A-4373 ‘Len’ C. Johnston (lost both legs)
B-6456 S.S. Sarson

Thank you mgnv - at least I know that I wouldn't be able to get a marriage or birth cert now if they are closed for 82/97 years.

Margee - what a fantastic website, I've been home from work half an hour & all I have done is read this!! Thank you so much - how on earth did you find it?

Sue. I googled "Three Rivers Regiment" and then clicked on "Edit" and "FInd on this page" Sarson".

(Outgoing Passengers)

Name: Sydney SARSON
Date of departure: 29 September 1928
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: Quebec, Canada
Passenger destination: Quebec, Canada
Date of Birth: 1913 (calculated from age)
Age: 15
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Eng
Passenger recorded on: Page 2 of 18
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage:
Wm Hy SARSON
Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
AUSONIA
G R Dolphin
Cunard.
Montreal, Canada
8526
270

(last UK address given for both as, 190, Trundleys Road, Deptford)

Chris :)

Thnk you Margee & Chris x