Mr. Norman Frederick Allen, Second Class Waiter

…rn around 1851 in Derby. Susan Wiltshire was born around 1855 in Pimlico, London, England. Frederick and Susan were married in late 1889 in the Wandsworth district of London.  In 1901, the Allen Family lived on Meteor Street in Battersea, London. Norman was 10 at the time and had a sister, Gladys Gray Allen. As of the 1911 census, Norman Allen was described as an unmarried nursery gardener, living at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, with his widow…

Lieutenant James A. Dunsmuir, Jr.

…isted on CWGC. James had enlisted in the Canadian Mounted Rifles but had resigned his commission when it was taking too long to get ‘over there’. His intention was the sail to England and join a British unit to get into the war faster. He never made it and his body was never found. disnemation70 He was tired of waiting for his regiment to be sent overseas so he resigned his commission in the 2CMR and headed for Britain to enlist in the Scots Greys…

Mr. Frederick Orr Orr-Lewis

…rederick married Maude Helen Mary Booth, the daughter of William Booth of London, Ontario, Canada. They had a son, John Duncan Orr-Lewis, commonly known as Duncan, born 21 February 1898, and a daughter, Mary Graham Orr-Lewis. Frederick owned an estate in Enfield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom named Whitewebbs. For business, he traveled back to Canada aboard Lusitania with his valet, George Slingsby. At the conclusion of the trip, they were re…

Genealogy

…s and first three children – went to Canada, Fort Saskachewan and later Edmonton, where their twins Elizabeth Sarah and Edwin Richard were born and were going to England to claim an inheritance when they were killed. How can such inaccuracies occur? Would someone tell me if this can be deleted from this website? I’d be interested to contact the person who contributed this piece – possibly a well-meaning but sadly misinformed relative – is this pos…

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