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Thanks so much for the help....you are all amazing
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Flip - the Canada wide census was held on years ending in "1".
Because they were giving away free farm land on the prairies, it was anticipated there would be abnormal population changes in the 3 prairie provinces (AB, SK, MB), so they had an extra intercalated census on years ending with "6" starting in 1906, just after AB & SK became provinces. From 1906 on, all censuses were held in June. In Canada, parlamentary boundaries are driven by population size, so this was a primary reason for holding censuses (in US too). This was quite unlike the UK, where (even after the Great Reform Act), folk were not enfranchized in general - only "the right sort of man" was enfranchized, so who needed a general census for that.

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx
[The left column has links to the search page for each census - 1921 has a link to the browse page (which is free for now, and the census is uninderxed as yet)]



http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php
GROOM'S LAST NAME: RANKIN
GROOM'S GIVEN NAMES: ROBERT
BRIDE'S LAST NAME: WALLIS
BRIDE'S GIVEN NAMES: WINNIFRED MARY WALLIS
DATE OF MARRIAGE: 12/09/1913
PLACE OF MARRIAGE: BRANDON
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1913,053010
REGISTRATION DATE:

MB birth records after 1912 are currently closed to the general public.
(MB has a closure of 100/80/70 y on B/M/Ds)


http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=8ed83ecf-1ab9-455c-b430-d1568e478bf5
From the BC d.cert, we can see he's the Robt of the 1913 MB m.cert, and also his pob was Branxton. He entered BC 1928ish - you could check BC directories for him - see:
http://www.vpl.ca/bccd/index.php

Robert went to Canada with his brother Andrew in the spring of 1907. They returned to the UK ( they were there for the 1911 census). the in May of 1911 Robert went to Canada again.

Thanks Chris, I was just about to post the 1911 census for Winnie, which has already been found.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1298634

(above relating)

Chris :)

The tree on ancestry has him getting married 12/9/1913 to Winifred Mary Wallis, who was born 1884 Solihull. They have 5 children (2 private) but the other 3 born in Brandon, Manitoba.

There's no certificates, but the tree has exact dates.

Have you looked for Winifred in the 1916 census? (I didn't know there was one!)

Do you know when he went to Canada ?

Thanks foe the feedback...the plaque named all the brothers George, William, Andrew, David, John, Thomas, Frank, Robert. (among others not part of my family).

The top of the Plaque reads: Branxton School
1914-1919
Old Scholars who served in the Great War

I did search in Canada, however can find no Attestation Papers for him, nor can I find him in the 1916 Census.

You can look up the attestation papers of Canadian WW1 soldiers at:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-100.01-e.php
There are 11 Robert Rankins - 4 with pob=Glasgow, 1 in Co Derry, 1 in Norfolk, and 1 from Berwick-on-Tweed (# 5452). The other 4 had pob=Canada (2 each Ont & NB). None were born on 17 March, and none said they were born in 1884 (but lies abt year of birth did happen).

Seems to be in England still in 1911


Name: Robert Rankin
Age in 1911: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Branxton, North
Civil Parish: Branxton
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street Address: Branxton Cornhill On Treed
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Rabbit Catcher
Registration District: Glendale
Registration District Number: 568
Sub-registration District: Ford
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Piece: 31159
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Rankin 57
Robert Rankin 27
William Rankin 21
David Rankin 18
George Rankin 14
Margaret Ditchburn 81 occ servant


Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 31159.

70% of WW1 records were destroyed as a result of enemy action during WW2

Was the plaque about soldiers from Branxton who had served, not died?

http://www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk/index.php/war-memorials/memorial/C177

There is a tree on ancestry which has him getting married in Manitoba, Canada in 1913, and his death in 1961 in British Colombia. Are you sure it was your Robert on the memorial?

Hi all, hoping someone can help, I was recently in Branxton, Northumberland and saw a plaque with my Grandfathers name on it as a soldier of WWI. He was born in Branxton March 17, 1884. I have not been able to locate his military record. Thank you so much for the assistance, greatly appreciated

Jo