Gilbert McBride Kerr (abt. 1915 - 1936)

Born about 7 May 1915 in Belfast, County Down, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 20 Nov 1936 at about age 21 in Silver Park, Saskatchewan, Canada

Biography

Gilbert McBride Kerr was born in Ireland in 1915 in Belfast ^[1] To Richard Kerr and Annie Ballantyne

On April 10, 1926 Gilbert and his family departed Belfast, Northern Ireland on the ship Metagama destination St John, New Brunswick. Last residence was 23 Forde Street, Newtownard, County Down, Northern Ireland.^[2]

Richard - 42

Annie - 43

Alfred - 18

Frank - 16

Annie - 15

Gilbert - 11

Isabella - 7

Cecil - 5

Gordon - 2

Albert - 2

On April 19 the family disembarked and were accepted as Landed Immigrants. Papers indicate they were continuing by train (CPR) to Canadian Land Grant Branch Alberta, passage paid by ESA. Also provides g'father Thomas T Kerr, Knock, County Down as contact name. ^[3]

Empire Settlement Act (ESA): Under the ESA the Canadian government offered assisted passage to young men and women, in the form of loans and reduced fares, to encourage the immigration of farm labourers and domestic workers.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845–1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office, Republic of Ireland. "Quarterly Returns of Births in Ireland with Index to Births."
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists. BT27. Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments. Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England.
3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14848. Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data: Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Acknowledgments

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