this gentleman left england via southampton in 1928 and sailed to ontario, canada. on ship AURANIO. born 1891 in ?Pimlico, London, England.after moving to Devon in around 1901 and marrying in 1919,- he left- abandoned - behind wife - born Bessie May - and son John L Guppy.born in March 1921 here in Plymouth, Devon, England. would love to trace him or any of his ?new? family in Canada.
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I do believe that Arthur William Guppy was my Grandfather. He settled in Temagami ON and had (11) children. If it is one and the same, he wrote a book, I can't recall the name, but it was about nature and his experiences as a trapper. Most of his children have now passed on, including my father, Gordon Guppy. Many family members still live in North Bay area.
I sure would like to know if this is the same man!
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Well thank you for your email...What a fasinating subject. I don't know what information you have about Arthur. I have some information from when he lived here in England. he was born in Pimlico, London,England in 1891. he had a brother and 2 sisters, one of which was my grandmother! he left england in 1928 sailing on Auranina from southampton, england and landing in Quebec, leaving behind a wife and 7yrs old son. as far as am aware they never divorced!!.They and my grandmother and their parents moved to Plymouth, Devon, England in mid- twenties, where my grandmother married and had my father and his 2 brothers!!..I do have his roll number on the ship as well as a microfilm number which gives further information. however I have not yet been able to get to see this!!.costs.
What further information do you have if anything to see if we are talking about the same person!!!..thats if he told anyone about his english side!!.
It would be thrilling if this is the same person and we could keep in touch.....If this is so, I would be willing to give you my personal email address so we can contact through that instead of using this site.
What is your name, etc?......Look forward to hearing from you again shortly.
Take care, Elizabeth...
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with reference to my last email replying to yours today, could you tell me the date of birth/death? of your 'arthur'. as well as any of the places he may have lived in Canada. I have some information but it pertains to a Arthur Walter. thanks. Liz
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Good evening. I have been checking with some members of family and it would appear that the Arthur W Guppy I have is a 'william' known as 'Bill'. Is this the same person who was your grandfather?.....am looking forward to hearing from you.......Liz..
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Hi Liz: I've been trying to get info on birth & death with no luck so far. I am feeling pretty certain that this is one and the same fellow. He was Bill Guppy. One day I tuned into a documentary and this story about Bill Guppy and Grey Owl was being told. I guess they were a little boisterous at a square dance and got kicked out. They then proceeded to cut down the posts holding the building up and it tipped over. OMG Anyway, I got quite a chuckle out of that. My brother Aubrey was named after him, Aubrey William. In the meantime, I will see what I can find out for you.
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good morning, I do wish you would give me your name, it rather impersonal to reply to ???? My 'chap' was refered to as 'Bill'. its a pity you can't find any info on yours from your side of the water!!. As have told you, all the info I have is from his birth/marriage/where he lived/departure here in england. if you go on the 'passenger list'- on this site - departing from southampton, england, he is on there. what was the name of his 'wife' - your grandmother - over in canada. his wife here in england was 'bessie may. son was called John known as Jack.I suppose he kept things very quiet about his life here in england!!!!!! don't think he divorced her.I do have the micro film number if you would like it, it might give you some idea about his life etc...just let me know if you want it....also any other info you would like that I may have to match up...... would love to have a longer conversation with you about this 'gentleman'. sounds he had an interesting life after england.I do hope he is the same person......
Liz...
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Hi Liz. Yes, my name is Betty and I am a granddaughter of the infamous? Bill Guppy. Just wanted to let you know I read your email, and I am very interested in following this up. I have a picture of Bill that I could scan & send if you'd like. Right now though I must get ready for work. Can you tell me your connection? I am guessing you are connected to Bessie May? Bill went on to have (15), I think, children here in Ontario. Tonight I will send you a pic if you'd like. Later, Betty
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hiya Betty, thanks for your email. actually I am the granddaughter of his sister Lillian who married Francis Sheldon. so that makes him my great - uncle!!! unfortunately I don't have a printer but you could send the picture to my email address - lizmallinson@hotmail.co.uk if you would like. unfortunately I don't have any pictures of him or his family only my grandmother and grandad etc. I have possibly found out some more info on him which may or not be true!!!!! do you have any date information i.e. death/birth/marriage.for us to compare? This is a facinating subject!!! just one personal question - how old are you? I am 58yrs 'young' lol...look forward to speaking later...Liz..
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Hi Liz. I just found a picture of him. I'll scan it as soon as I figure out how this contraption works LOL then I'll send it to your email address. I'm going to make a few phone calls and see if I can glean any quick facts about this old codger LOL.. Sorry, I'm feeling a bit giddy. I'm getting quite a charge out of this entire communication with you. And it could be a touch of that "change" that we go through. Anyway, I am almost over that now at the tender age of 53. Sure don't feel like no 53 though. WOW how time flies! Anyway, I will get back to you. My email address is eguppy@hotmail.com so feel free to leave messages there. I'll add you to my contacts. Have a good one. Betty
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