We have a lot to be thankful for and we also expect a lot. When our very existence proves an event that we ought to be able to find in the years which are published and freely available for a small sum in the years which are published, it brings us back to reality. I cant obtain my second great grandfather's death record, or burial. I've spent sufficiently to know he didn't die in Britain. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Campbell" <edcampbl@shaw.ca> > Gordon Johnson wrote "this Act was enacted to register all residents of the > UK...." > > > For any Canucks looking for kin during the "war years" in Canada: > > Canada had a similar Act in force 1939-1946. Several years ago I wrote to > Ottawa seeking my father who went missing in 1939. They assured me he was > not in Canada between 1939 and 1946. > > Waiting for the 1941 census to be released in 2041 to see if he had stayed > in Scotland when he travelled there in 1939 (about September). Mind you, > I'll be 105 years old but I am determined to find him! > > Ed Campbell