William Edward Barrass was always an adventurer who didn't settle down. He served with the 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment Military Service during the Boer War 1899-1902.
William and Ethel Brown married June 22, 1904.
On March 5, 1906, leaving a very pregnant wife behind, William and his cousin Brook Barrass departed Liverpool on the SS Carthaginian arriving in Halifax March 19, 1906. Both men listed their profession as Bricklayers and their destination as Toronto. On March 28, 1906 William crossed into the U.S. at Port Huron, Michigan, listing his destination as his friend J.H. Davey, 333 4th St (Fort St?) Detroit, Michigan. Several weeks later on May 19, 1906, his cousin Brook joined him in Detroit, crossing into the U.S. at Detroit.
Seventeen months later, Ethel and daughter Sadie departed Liverpool October 17, 1907 aboard the SS Tunisian, arriving in Montreal October 25, 1907. While I cannot locate them on the ship's passenger list, this information is given on their border crossing record when they entered the U.S. in November 1907 to join Wm. E Barrass at 104 Sixth St, Detroit.
When WWI began, William joined the Canadian Expeditionary Forces 21st Regt. as a Private. He received the 1914-14 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Cross of the Order of St. George, 4th class (Russia).
William moved his wife, Ethel and their children to England during WWI where the youngest child Joyce was born in Leeds. Ethel lived with her parents for a time until they got settled in.
After the war, William returned to Canada with an honourable discharge. They departed from Liverpool, England June 27, 1919 on the SS Metagama and arrived in Quebec July 6, 1919. They lived in Detroit for awhile, and by 1929 were living at 1103 Erie St. E, Windsor, Ontario.
William did not take his duties to his family seriously. After some years, and some trouble with the law, he was deported back to England. His family remained in Windsor.
In a 1972 family trip to England, his grandaughter, Margaret, tried to discover what had become of her grandfather. William's nephew Walter remembered him quite well. He recalled that William never did settle down. He was a bricklayer who moved from job to job. The family there saw little of him. In 1952, he was hit by a tram and admitted to the hospital. The injuries did not kill him, but he later developed bronchitis and died from complications. His sister Kate and nephew Walter took care of his last affairs. Since the family vault was full, his remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered on Peaceful Grounds in Cottingley Hall.
William and Ethel Brown married June 22, 1904.
On March 5, 1906, leaving a very pregnant wife behind, William and his cousin Brook Barrass departed Liverpool on the SS Carthaginian arriving in Halifax March 19, 1906. Both men listed their profession as Bricklayers and their destination as Toronto. On March 28, 1906 William crossed into the U.S. at Port Huron, Michigan, listing his destination as his friend J.H. Davey, 333 4th St (Fort St?) Detroit, Michigan. Several weeks later on May 19, 1906, his cousin Brook joined him in Detroit, crossing into the U.S. at Detroit.
Seventeen months later, Ethel and daughter Sadie departed Liverpool October 17, 1907 aboard the SS Tunisian, arriving in Montreal October 25, 1907. While I cannot locate them on the ship's passenger list, this information is given on their border crossing record when they entered the U.S. in November 1907 to join Wm. E Barrass at 104 Sixth St, Detroit.
When WWI began, William joined the Canadian Expeditionary Forces 21st Regt. as a Private. He received the 1914-14 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Cross of the Order of St. George, 4th class (Russia).
William moved his wife, Ethel and their children to England during WWI where the youngest child Joyce was born in Leeds. Ethel lived with her parents for a time until they got settled in.
After the war, William returned to Canada with an honourable discharge. They departed from Liverpool, England June 27, 1919 on the SS Metagama and arrived in Quebec July 6, 1919. They lived in Detroit for awhile, and by 1929 were living at 1103 Erie St. E, Windsor, Ontario.
William did not take his duties to his family seriously. After some years, and some trouble with the law, he was deported back to England. His family remained in Windsor.
In a 1972 family trip to England, his grandaughter, Margaret, tried to discover what had become of her grandfather. William's nephew Walter remembered him quite well. He recalled that William never did settle down. He was a bricklayer who moved from job to job. The family there saw little of him. In 1952, he was hit by a tram and admitted to the hospital. The injuries did not kill him, but he later developed bronchitis and died from complications. His sister Kate and nephew Walter took care of his last affairs. Since the family vault was full, his remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered on Peaceful Grounds in Cottingley Hall.
William Edward Barrass was always an adventurer who didn't settle down. He served with the 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment Military Service during the Boer War 1899-1902.
William and Ethel Brown married June 22, 1904.
On March 5, 1906, leaving a very pregnant wife behind, William and his cousin Brook Barrass departed Liverpool on the SS Carthaginian arriving in Halifax March 19, 1906. Both men listed their profession as Bricklayers and their destination as Toronto. On March 28, 1906 William crossed into the U.S. at Port Huron, Michigan, listing his destination as his friend J.H. Davey, 333 4th St (Fort St?) Detroit, Michigan. Several weeks later on May 19, 1906, his cousin Brook joined him in Detroit, crossing into the U.S. at Detroit.
Seventeen months later, Ethel and daughter Sadie departed Liverpool October 17, 1907 aboard the SS Tunisian, arriving in Montreal October 25, 1907. While I cannot locate them on the ship's passenger list, this information is given on their border crossing record when they entered the U.S. in November 1907 to join Wm. E Barrass at 104 Sixth St, Detroit.
When WWI began, William joined the Canadian Expeditionary Forces 21st Regt. as a Private. He received the 1914-14 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Cross of the Order of St. George, 4th class (Russia).
William moved his wife, Ethel and their children to England during WWI where the youngest child Joyce was born in Leeds. Ethel lived with her parents for a time until they got settled in.
After the war, William returned to Canada with an honourable discharge. They departed from Liverpool, England June 27, 1919 on the SS Metagama and arrived in Quebec July 6, 1919. They lived in Detroit for awhile, and by 1929 were living at 1103 Erie St. E, Windsor, Ontario.
William did not take his duties to his family seriously. After some years, and some trouble with the law, he was deported back to England. His family remained in Windsor.
In a 1972 family trip to England, his grandaughter, Margaret, tried to discover what had become of her grandfather. William's nephew Walter remembered him quite well. He recalled that William never did settle down. He was a bricklayer who moved from job to job. The family there saw little of him. In 1952, he was hit by a tram and admitted to the hospital. The injuries did not kill him, but he later developed bronchitis and died from complications. His sister Kate and nephew Walter took care of his last affairs. Since the family vault was full, his remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered on Peaceful Grounds in Cottingley Hall.
William and Ethel Brown married June 22, 1904.
On March 5, 1906, leaving a very pregnant wife behind, William and his cousin Brook Barrass departed Liverpool on the SS Carthaginian arriving in Halifax March 19, 1906. Both men listed their profession as Bricklayers and their destination as Toronto. On March 28, 1906 William crossed into the U.S. at Port Huron, Michigan, listing his destination as his friend J.H. Davey, 333 4th St (Fort St?) Detroit, Michigan. Several weeks later on May 19, 1906, his cousin Brook joined him in Detroit, crossing into the U.S. at Detroit.
Seventeen months later, Ethel and daughter Sadie departed Liverpool October 17, 1907 aboard the SS Tunisian, arriving in Montreal October 25, 1907. While I cannot locate them on the ship's passenger list, this information is given on their border crossing record when they entered the U.S. in November 1907 to join Wm. E Barrass at 104 Sixth St, Detroit.
When WWI began, William joined the Canadian Expeditionary Forces 21st Regt. as a Private. He received the 1914-14 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Cross of the Order of St. George, 4th class (Russia).
William moved his wife, Ethel and their children to England during WWI where the youngest child Joyce was born in Leeds. Ethel lived with her parents for a time until they got settled in.
After the war, William returned to Canada with an honourable discharge. They departed from Liverpool, England June 27, 1919 on the SS Metagama and arrived in Quebec July 6, 1919. They lived in Detroit for awhile, and by 1929 were living at 1103 Erie St. E, Windsor, Ontario.
William did not take his duties to his family seriously. After some years, and some trouble with the law, he was deported back to England. His family remained in Windsor.
In a 1972 family trip to England, his grandaughter, Margaret, tried to discover what had become of her grandfather. William's nephew Walter remembered him quite well. He recalled that William never did settle down. He was a bricklayer who moved from job to job. The family there saw little of him. In 1952, he was hit by a tram and admitted to the hospital. The injuries did not kill him, but he later developed bronchitis and died from complications. His sister Kate and nephew Walter took care of his last affairs. Since the family vault was full, his remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered on Peaceful Grounds in Cottingley Hall.
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