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From: "Elizabeth Angela Guyver" <>
Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] Searching for my Aunt Edith in Scotland
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:09:01 -0000
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Check the Scottish Marriage Register and the electoral rolls for her. Also
you could put a advert in the Glasgow papers. There are always too sides to
a story - so there must be one why she didn't stay in Canada.

Take Care

Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: "logan" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] Searching for my Aunt Edith in Scotland


> Hi again:
> I forgot to mention that Aunt Edith only stayed approximately 6 months in
> Canada before returning to her home in Scotland. Although made very
> welcome
> by my grandmother (her mother-in-law) and my Mom, she decided not to stay
> here. My Uncle Joe returned to his home in Canada when he was discharged
> and never left again. He never remarried either and died in his home town
> in Ontario 1995 a single man.
> I believe there are widow's veteran survivor benefits they are entitled to
> and would like to help them receive them if I can. I also have family
> stories and photos to share with them.
> I've got my fingers (and toes) crossed that someone out there can help
> me.........Sal
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "logan" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 1:07 PM
> Subject: [WARBRIDES] Searching for my Aunt Edith in Scotland
>
>
>> Hi Everyone:
>> There were so many of you who tried so generously to help me find my Aunt
> Edith last winter that I am going back to ask for your kind help again.
> Unfortunately, I wasn't even looking in the right country. I was looking
> in
> England when I should have been searching for her in Scotland.
>> I have since acquired information that
>> Edith (maiden name McAllister) Rail married my uncle Joseph Rail
>> (Canadian
> military) and sailed on the Queen Mary, May 23, 1946 to Halifax with their
> son James E. Rail (born Oct or Nov 1943). He would be 63 now and Aunt
> Edith
> would be about 83 (a guess).
>> Her last known address in 1946 was 405 Edinburgh Rd, Glasgow, Scotland.
>> As a Canadian soldier, since Uncle Joe's first port of disembarkation in
> WWII was Greenock, Scotland for a brief period, this makes sense to me
> now.
>> Does anyone have any suggestions at all that would help me? I would
> dearly love to find them this year since it is the Year of the War Bride -
> what could be more appropriate.
>> Thank you all once again...........Sal
>>
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