Hi Janine.
Will let you read other messages to find out information about myself. My email address is
foan_new.uk@excite.co.uk if you wish to contact me direct.I am in contact with Helen in Australia and hope to connect our families. Also living here in Devon hope connect Victoria when I next visit local records office. I found your grandfather Thomas William on my 1881 census cd's. His father was Frederick C. Foan born Bridport Dorset 1851. No mother at that time, elder brother Frederick aged 5 years, and baby sister Maud. Frederick and Thomas are common in my family tree and the Foan's all seem to originate from Somerset/Dorset area. Also have record of Thomas arriving Halifax Nova Scotia, 1887 aborard 'Caspian'.
Are you in Canada? Years ago when visiting Vancouver I found Foan's in telephone directory but did not make contact.
Hope to her from you.
Regards Alan