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Your loss...............

Thank you everyone, for your help. There certainly is a lot of information there for me to work on. You have been most helpful.
I do beg your pardon, Flick, for not making it clear that Oakes was her married name. It was my first post on here and I was struggling with the wording. I didn't think I deserved to be 'spoken to' in that manner. There are nicer ways of saying things and I doubt I'll post on here again now. :O

William enlisted for WW1 in Winnipeg. His address is the same as on the 1916 census, 299 Balmoral St.
Full name William Edward Oakes.
Born 30 Oct. 1881, London, England.
Wife R. Oakes, same address.
Occupation soldier.
Previously served 12 years 7th. Hussars Imperial, 1 1/2 years 34th. Ft. Garry Horse.

That 1916 census gives William's occupation as soldier.

Another passenger list for Kitty & Billy:

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Kitty Oakes Name: Kitty Oakes
Arrival Date: 7 Oct 1938
Birth Year: abt 1888
Birth Location: Canada
Birth Location Other: Regina Sask
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Canadian;English (Canadian)
Place of Origin: Canada
Port of Departure: New York, New York
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Rotterdam
Search Ship

Although original says that Kitty was born Regina, Saskatchewan.
Kitty is 50, born Regina, SK, housewife, Billie 22, born Winnipeg, Manitoba, a stenographer. Address for both is now 69 Lillian St., Toronto, Ontario. Looks like they've been on a cruise to Cuba.

The original of that passenger list says that she has been in Canada before for 3 years from 1913. It also says that she has no money and has wired her husband at 203 Garry St., Winnipeg.

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
about Kitty R Oakes
Name: Kitty R Oakes
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Birth Country: England
Date of Arrival: 10 Jan 1919
Vessel: Scandinavian
Search Ship Database: View the 'Scandinavian' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: St John, New Brunswick
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-14836

With Billie L aged 3 and half

Uuummm........

1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
about Billie Oakes
Name: Billie Oakes
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 1
Est. Birth Year: 1915
Birthplace: Manitoba
Home in 1916: 04, Winnipeg South, Manitoba
Address: Camp Hughes
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's name: William Oakes
Mother's name: Ruth Oakes
Sub District Desc.: That portion of the city of Winnipeg constituting the electoral district of Winnipeg Centre, as defined by the Representation Act, 1914
Household Members: Name Age
William Oakes 35
Ruth Oakes 29 >> Year of immigration: 1913, born England
Billie Oakes 1

Just found this by googling the name;

3 Kate Ruth Welham 1883 Beccles, SFK- 1977
........................ +William Edward Oakes 1881 - 1961
............................... 4 Billie Lorraine Oakes
................................... +Thomas Reginald Pearce
............................... *2nd Husband of Billie Lorraine Oakes:
................................... +Howard Steele
............................... *3rd Husband of Billie Lorraine Oakes:
................................... +George Gregory

Oh dear, so Oakes was NOT her birth name..............it would have helped if you'd made that clear

1911

Person: WELHAM, Kate Ruth
Address: 54 New Village Brantham Manningtree


WELHAM, Samuel Head Widower M 73 1838 Gardener Market Suffolk Kersey VIEW
WELHAM, Samuel Son Single M 34 1877 Xylonite Stove Hand Suffolk Holton VIEW
WELHAM, Kate Ruth Daughter Single F 27 1884 Dressmaker Suffolk Beccles VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
10787 Reference:
RG14PN10787 RG78PN583 RD212 SD1 ED9 SN173

Registration District:
Samford Sub District:
Capel St Mary Enumeration District:
9 Parish:
Brantham

Is this her birth registration??

Births Mar 1883 (>99%)
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Welham Kate Ruth Wangford 4a 869

No record on FMP of her leaving the UK.

BUT.....the child's name certainly doesn't sound 'English' for the period.

For ref only - is this her in 1911?

Person: OAKES, Kate
Address: Upfield Bush Hill Winchmore Hill
ROCK, Frank Head Married M 39 1872 Doctor Of Medicine Hampshire Portsmouth VIEW
ROCK, Alice Wife Married
8 years F 44 1867 London Clapham VIEW
ROCK, Margaret Daughter F 7 1904 London Hammersmith VIEW
ROCK, John Son M 5 1906 London Hammersmith VIEW
TREFFRY, Florence Visitor Widow F 48 1863 Private Means London Clapham VIEW
OAKES, Kate Servant Single F 29 1882 Cook Domestic Hertfordshire VIEW
BROYD, Eva Servant Single F 22 1889 Housemaid Domestic London Chelsea VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
7372 Reference:
RG14PN7372 RG78PN357 RD132 SD5 ED22 SN4

Registration District:
Edmonton Sub District:
Edmonton Enumeration District:
22 Parish:
Edmonton

Hello
Does anyone know where I can find if Kate emigrated to Canada and when- I can't find a British marriage or trace her daughter Billie Lorraine in England either; I believe she may have followed her sister to Canada sometime after 1911. :S
Mandy Furniss