OLIVER THOMAS BELSEY

[Isambard]

G'day all,

I'm looking for details of Oliver Thomas Belsey's journeys to England as a young boy, also as an adult, possibly accompanied by his wife.
Oliver was born about 1906 in Carleton, Ottawa, Ontario. His wife Georgina MacDougall was born in 1909 in Glasgow. Oliver was educated partly in England. His father, William Charles John Belsey, may have been born in England, abt 1881.

Thanks for any information.

Isambard

[ChristineR]

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Ship - Andania (Cunard White Star line)
Oliver Belsey, 29, insurance, resident Canada RT
and Georgina, 25, h' wife
proposed address: Easta?te, Kennington Pk, London
but returning to "other parts of the British Empire'
Port of Departure: Montreal, Canada
Arrival Date: 5 May 1935
An*y index says landed at Liverpool, England, but image says Glasgow, Scotland (edited later - most likely visiting Georgina's family before going down to London)

I have spotted an earlier one too.

[ChristineR]

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
3rd class
Mr W Belsey, agent, 31
Mrs W , house wife, 24
Mstr Oliver Belsey, child, 5
departed Montreal
Arrival Date: 26 Oct 1911, Bristol, England
Ship Name: Royal George (Canadian Northern Line)

[ChristineR]

I think that I am allowed to post an url to the free 1911 census records at the Canadian Archives website. You cannot search on name, but only on location. If you know where they were in 1911, then you can look at the image - the image downloads as a PDF file
(PDF reader is free to download if you do not have it)

https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/d...1/index-e.html

The census was taken from 1 June 1911, and it was late in the year before they went to England. You will at least get an indication of where Oliver's parents were born.

[v.wells]

Nothing for William Belsey on the 1911 Canada census.

William Charles Belsey b 1880 Lambeth vol 1d p 463 4Q

1891 Census
RG12/399/121/26 Lambeth Surrey

John Belsey Head 46 glassmaker Lambeth
Victoria Belsey Wife 36 Bethnal Green
Hadderton Belsey son 17 Hertsfordshire
Beatrice Belsey dau 14 Lambeth
William Belsey son 10 Lambeth

1901 Census
RG13/408/101/38
John Belsey Head Widower 56 b Norwood, Surrey house painter
Tearce? Belsey son 27 b Haddish?, Hertsfordshire provision storehouseman
William Belsey son 20 b Lambeth, London provision storehouseman

[v.wells]

Marriage

William Charles J. Belsey 1903 Wandsworth vol 1d p 1051 3Q
also on same page is Margaret McGill, Laura Richardson for possible brides

[v.wells]

Incoming Passenger Lists 8 May 1926 from Liverpool to 16 May1926, Montreal on the Ascania

William C.J. Belsey 45 in Canada 1902-1911 destination 210 Florence St. Ottawa
Alice M. Belsey Wife 37 in Canada 1910-1911
William G. Belsey son 11
Stanley Belsey son 8
Marjorie M. Daughter 6
All born London, England

Alice M. could be Margaret Alice McGill?

[v.wells]

On the above post William is an Assurance Agent N of Kin in Canada is Cousin: C.J. Mason, 377 Lyon St. Ottawa and N of Kin in England is Father in Law Mr. Weatherley, 75 Duncombe Rd. London N19.

Maybe he remarried and Alice M. is really Alice M. Weatherley.

[ChristineR]

Nothing for William Belsey on the 1911 Canada census.

Hi Vanessa
did you do a search on Oliver? in case dad was out of the country on business? They should have been in Canada for the census as they didn't go to England until later in the year, or maybe they were holidaying in the US.

[v.wells]

Births

Oliver Thomas Belsey 20 Mar 1906
166 Henderson Ave, Carleton, Ottawa

Father: William Charles John Belsey Occ: CS (whatever that means)
Mother: Margaret McGill
Roll Number MS929_178

1995-1996 Canada Phone and Address Directory
Oliver T Belsey
580 Mansfield Avenue,
Ottawa, Ontario K2A 2T2

Nothing on the 1911. Can email these other pages if pm your email.