Can you help with Canadian records for Cecil Herbert NORTON between 1901 & 1914 please?

Question

One of my ancestors Cecil Herbert NORTON who was born 1 Dec 1881 In Worcester, England migrated to Canada after 1901.

He enlisted with the 14th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) 21st September 1914 in Valcartier, Canada & was posted missing presumed dead on or since April 29th 1915.

I found an entry for C H Norton on a ships list for the S.S. Lake Erie (migration ship) that sailed from Liverpool to Canada in July 1904. I have some doubts that this was my ancestor because the age given on the ships list was 60Y and my ancestors age would have been 22Y.

I have searched in vain for any record of Cecil between 1904 & 1914 in Canada. From his enlistment record it appears that he had not married since he gave his mother as next of kin (unless of course he had married & his spouse had died).

If anyone can find any Canadian record for Cecil prior to his enlistment ( especially a 1911 census record) that could confirm his year of entry into Canada that would be much appreciated

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Herbert Norton

Birth:  unknown Death:  Jul. 21, 1913   Note: Death date maybe burial date. Cemetery maybe Hawthorn-Dale. For Information   Burial: Mount Royal Cemetery  Montreal Montreal Region Quebec, Canada   Created by: Headstone Genealogist Record added: Apr 22, 2013  Find A Grave Memorial# 109000592 Cemetery Photo Added by: shann

Answer 1

 

Herbert Norton

Find A Grave Index

Name	Herbert Norton
Event Type	Burial
Event Date	1913
Event Place	Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Photograph Included	N
Death Date	21 Jul 1913
Affiliate Record Identifier	109000592
Cemetery	Mount Royal Cemetery

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"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGM-YBDR : 13 December 2015), Herbert Norton, 1913; Burial, Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada, Mount Royal Cemetery; citing record ID 109000592, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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This is the wrong burial as Herbert signed up for the military in 1914 and was presumed dead in 1915. Maybe he died in Europe during WWI.

Answer 2

 

Herbert Norton

Canada Passenger Lists

Name	Herbert Norton
Event Type	Immigration
Event Date	May 1904
Event Place	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Gender	Male
Age	23
Birth Year (Estimated)	1881
Birthplace	England
Ship Name	Ionian

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Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922

Affiliate Film Number	T-482
Digital Folder Number	004541924
Image Number	00607

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"Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q3Q-KBM : 27 December 2014), Herbert Norton, May 1904; citing Immigration, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, T-482, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

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C D Norton

Canada Census, 1911

Name	C D Norton
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1911
Event Place	Montréal St. Antoine Sub-Districts 1-47, Quebec, Canada
Gender	Male
Age (Estimated)	30
Marital Status	Single
Relationship to Head of Household	Lodger
Birth Date	Apr 1881
Birthplace	England

Household	Role	Gender	Age	Birthplace
Margaret Mclaughlin	Head	F	46	Ireland
C D Norton	Lodger	M	30	England
Edith Morrison	Niece	F	24	Ontario
G A Hatton	Lodger	M	24	Scotland

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Canada Census, 1911

District	Montréal St. Antoine
Household ID	14
Line Number	32
GS Film Number	002418560
Digital Folder Number	007526686
Image Number	00741

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"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBH-P3PY : 19 March 2015), C D Norton in entry for Margaret Mclaughlin, 1911; citing Census, Montréal St. Antoine Sub-Districts 1-47, Quebec, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,560.