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… Clyde McNeil, on January 28, 1943. Irene Cecilia, was born October 26, 1943, at Ruskin College, Oxford, England. Canadian mother-in-law … in London, England and wanted her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to come to Canada. Arrived in Halifax on the ship, Ile de France (carrying … when the ship arrived, they could not open the gates for approximately one week. We arrived in Halifax, October, 1944. …
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… with the RAF for two years. Coal and petrol (at least) were still rationed, socialism was running out of control and I could see no future for our family. When I left the U.K. at the age of 26 I had the dubious distinction of never having paid any income tax, simply because I never earned enough income. Actually …
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… Hans (Hank), age 12, Maria Hinke, age 11, Aaltje (Alice), age 9 and Anna Maria, age 2, left Rotterdam, the Netherlands on April 5, 1954 and … 21 on April 12, 1954. They spent the night in Pier 21, the women in one building, the men in another. The trip from the Netherlands was …
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… Ann and Marinus Antonius Koggel entered Pier 21 in Halifax, September 26, 1952, Arriving aboard the Zuiderkruis from the Netherlands. I left for Indonesia in 1947 to … Morris Koggel, Ann Meyerink Koggel …
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… The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Daniel Libeskind, architect, … Wheel of Conscience on January 20, 2011. © SteveKaiserPhotography.ca Commemorating the St. Louis Voyage The Wheel of Conscience is a … entry into Canada in 1939. The ship returned to Germany, where over one-quarter of its passengers died in concentration camps. Designed by …
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… John, Ellen, Philip, Ann McDermott It was the summer of 1951, when John 28 Ellen 26 Philip 2 and six months and Ann 6 months landed at Pier 21 on board the Georgic II. We sailed from … John, Ellen, Philip, Ann McDermott …
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… Holland on Pier 21- Friday, April 2. 1954. I was 28 years old (born 1926), my wife 26 years (1928) and our son was born June 21, 1953. We … positions in their Electrical Design Group- Engineering Department. One of my functions was Electrical Inspector during the construction of …
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… & Rosina Colucci, in the small central Italian town of Sora, Frosinone. On February 11, 1960, Concetta along with her mother Rosina, her … With few belongings, they boarded the train to Toronto and settled in one over crowded family house in the area formerly known as Downsview. It was a home where everyone worked very hard but also made the time to enjoy their family and …
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… My brother and I traveled as Italian citizens with Italian passports. My … was of Italian origin and was not allowed to become a Danish citizen this rule passed on to his children and on to us. I had never met my … I never had since I was living in an orphanage in Denmark. Until one day an uncle came along and took me to get ready for this long …
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… Chieti Scalo to Selva Del Montello, Italy and finally Canada. My father Elio was born on November 26th 1926 in Chieti Scalo in the region of Abruzzo which is in central Italy to Giovanni D'Alessio and Anna Rabottini. After the misery of the Second World War my grandfather …