The following was provided by Shirley Crowe, a Great Niece of Elizabeth Green Perkins:
While in England, specifically London, Albert Henry delivered coal in a small wagon drawn by 1 horse. This wagon carried approximately 2 ton of coal. In approximately 1903, Albert Henry immigrated to Canada and settled in Midhurst and found ajob on the George Coutts farm. Albert Henry's brothers, Frank and Jack were already settled in this area. Frank fought in the Northwest Rebellion which started in 1885 and his brother Jack had fought in the Boer War (1899-1902).
Elizabeth had stayed in London until Albert Henry was settled and she arrived in Canada about 6 months after Albert Henry had arrived. She and the 3 oldest children namely Harry (my grandfather), Ethel, Nellie (Helen Charlotte) landed in Halifax after an ocean voyage and boarded the train which landed them in Toronto. From Toronto to their new home which was a small shack in Midhurst, they traveled by democrat. Their 1st home in Canada would be later moved to the Partridge farm and became the woodshed. This gives us an idea of how small their first home really was. They then moved to the 2nd line of Oro when Harry Albert (my grandfather), their oldest was 7 years of age.
(My edit note: the passenger manifest found for the SS Tunisian, records them landing in Montreal on 22 Jul 1904. However, Henry Albert Perkins landed in Halifax on board the SS Laurentian on 12 Feb 1904, which is where the confusion in this original family story has come from. This is a very small moot point, however). The three children named were: Henry Albert "Harry" Perkins, Elizabeth Ethel Perkins and Helen Charlotte "Nellie" Perkins. Michael Reid
While in England, specifically London, Albert Henry delivered coal in a small wagon drawn by 1 horse. This wagon carried approximately 2 ton of coal. In approximately 1903, Albert Henry immigrated to Canada and settled in Midhurst and found ajob on the George Coutts farm. Albert Henry's brothers, Frank and Jack were already settled in this area. Frank fought in the Northwest Rebellion which started in 1885 and his brother Jack had fought in the Boer War (1899-1902).
Elizabeth had stayed in London until Albert Henry was settled and she arrived in Canada about 6 months after Albert Henry had arrived. She and the 3 oldest children namely Harry (my grandfather), Ethel, Nellie (Helen Charlotte) landed in Halifax after an ocean voyage and boarded the train which landed them in Toronto. From Toronto to their new home which was a small shack in Midhurst, they traveled by democrat. Their 1st home in Canada would be later moved to the Partridge farm and became the woodshed. This gives us an idea of how small their first home really was. They then moved to the 2nd line of Oro when Harry Albert (my grandfather), their oldest was 7 years of age.
(My edit note: the passenger manifest found for the SS Tunisian, records them landing in Montreal on 22 Jul 1904. However, Henry Albert Perkins landed in Halifax on board the SS Laurentian on 12 Feb 1904, which is where the confusion in this original family story has come from. This is a very small moot point, however). The three children named were: Henry Albert "Harry" Perkins, Elizabeth Ethel Perkins and Helen Charlotte "Nellie" Perkins. Michael Reid
The following was provided by Shirley Crowe, a Great Niece of Elizabeth Green Perkins:
While in England, specifically London, Albert Henry delivered coal in a small wagon drawn by 1 horse. This wagon carried approximately 2 ton of coal. In approximately 1903, Albert Henry immigrated to Canada and settled in Midhurst and found ajob on the George Coutts farm. Albert Henry's brothers, Frank and Jack were already settled in this area. Frank fought in the Northwest Rebellion which started in 1885 and his brother Jack had fought in the Boer War (1899-1902).
Elizabeth had stayed in London until Albert Henry was settled and she arrived in Canada about 6 months after Albert Henry had arrived. She and the 3 oldest children namely Harry (my grandfather), Ethel, Nellie (Helen Charlotte) landed in Halifax after an ocean voyage and boarded the train which landed them in Toronto. From Toronto to their new home which was a small shack in Midhurst, they traveled by democrat. Their 1st home in Canada would be later moved to the Partridge farm and became the woodshed. This gives us an idea of how small their first home really was. They then moved to the 2nd line of Oro when Harry Albert (my grandfather), their oldest was 7 years of age.
(My edit note: the passenger manifest found for the SS Tunisian, records them landing in Montreal on 22 Jul 1904. However, Henry Albert Perkins landed in Halifax on board the SS Laurentian on 12 Feb 1904, which is where the confusion in this original family story has come from. This is a very small moot point, however). The three children named were: Henry Albert "Harry" Perkins, Elizabeth Ethel Perkins and Helen Charlotte "Nellie" Perkins. Michael Reid
While in England, specifically London, Albert Henry delivered coal in a small wagon drawn by 1 horse. This wagon carried approximately 2 ton of coal. In approximately 1903, Albert Henry immigrated to Canada and settled in Midhurst and found ajob on the George Coutts farm. Albert Henry's brothers, Frank and Jack were already settled in this area. Frank fought in the Northwest Rebellion which started in 1885 and his brother Jack had fought in the Boer War (1899-1902).
Elizabeth had stayed in London until Albert Henry was settled and she arrived in Canada about 6 months after Albert Henry had arrived. She and the 3 oldest children namely Harry (my grandfather), Ethel, Nellie (Helen Charlotte) landed in Halifax after an ocean voyage and boarded the train which landed them in Toronto. From Toronto to their new home which was a small shack in Midhurst, they traveled by democrat. Their 1st home in Canada would be later moved to the Partridge farm and became the woodshed. This gives us an idea of how small their first home really was. They then moved to the 2nd line of Oro when Harry Albert (my grandfather), their oldest was 7 years of age.
(My edit note: the passenger manifest found for the SS Tunisian, records them landing in Montreal on 22 Jul 1904. However, Henry Albert Perkins landed in Halifax on board the SS Laurentian on 12 Feb 1904, which is where the confusion in this original family story has come from. This is a very small moot point, however). The three children named were: Henry Albert "Harry" Perkins, Elizabeth Ethel Perkins and Helen Charlotte "Nellie" Perkins. Michael Reid
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