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From: marg mcfarlane <>
Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Boarder Crossing Records
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 10:27:09 -0600
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Hi:

Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957

Name: Isabella Walker
Arrival Date: 8 Dec 1935
Age: 17 years 1 months
Birth Date: abt 1918
Birthplace: Durham CO
Birth Country: England
Gender: Female
Race/Nationality: English
Port of Arrival: Detroit, Michigan
Accompanied by: Uncle Robert Kay, US Citizen, and ; Brother John Walker
Departure Contact: Mother Elizabeth Ann Walker, 37 Cronyn Street,
Woodstock, Ontario
Arrival Contact: Uncle Thomas Kay, 299 Cortland Avenue, Detroit
Occupation: None
Can read and write
Nationality: Canada
Last Permanent Address: Woodstock, Ontario
Ever in US before?: No
Purpost: To visit
Ship: SS Montclair, Quebec
Remarks: Uncle Thomas works for Briggs Manufactuing Badge #65-168 - Is
going to take care of children and see that they return to Canada.
Uncle Robert Kay,address: 1966 Oakdale, Detroit.
Note added in different handwriting: This alien departed to Canada
today, January 7, 1936. Departed to Canada via bridge.
Microfilm Roll Number: M1478_111

and there's a card for the same date as above for John George Walker,
December 8, 1935, Port of Detroit, accompanied by sister Isabella and
Uncles Robert & Thomas Kay, born Durham County, England, age 10 years, 8
months, occupation is student, Canadian citizen, last residence
Woodstock, relative in Canada is Mother, Elizabeth Ann Walker, 37 Cronyn
Street, Woodstock, never has been in US before, goinr to Uncle George
Kay 1966 Oakdate, Detroit, purpose of visit is to visit for 1 month.
Remarks: See form on Isabella Walker - George Kay works for Wolverine
Tool (or Coal - hard to read) Company, badge #760. Note added in
different handwriting: This alien departed to Canada today January 7,
1936 by bridge.)

I didn't find records for Thomas or for Robert, nor Norman, but
regarding Norman, and/or the other 2, what were the names of family
members who may have been travelling with them, ie spouse, kids?

Marg in Sunny Alberta



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>Good Day
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>Barbara wrote \Snip
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>>I would need the name of the person as that is the way the records are set
>>up. The Border Cross and the quotes in the subject and the body of the
>>message
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>I am searching for my Mother's 2 uncles and brother crossing into the
>United States at the Detroit crossing
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>They are Robert Walker born 1882 Stockton on Tees Durham Co. England Living
>at 1966 Oakdale Detroit in 1935
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>The other
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>Thomas Walker born 1884 Stockton on Tees Durham Co. Eng. living at 299
>Cortland Street Detroit in 1935
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>My Mother Isabella Walker born 1918 Durham Co. Eng.and her youngest brother
>John Walker born ABT 1920
>Durham Co. Eng visited the above Uncles December 1935 just before their
>mother was put to death in Woodstock Ontario
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>Also looking for Border crossing of Norman Walker and Family who settled in
>the Boston area after 1935 born Abt 19114 Durham Co. England who was living
>in Woodstock Ont 1928 - 1935 before moving to the US
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>Thank you
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>William Stratton
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>Dartmouth NS
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