Murlen — Laura Strong. [Group Sheet]

Max — Mary Harvey. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _MILT: No. 727166
• Emigration: 1911, From England
• Occupation: 1911; Hors Hairdresser Unemployed
• Residence: 1911, 14 Horns Lane, Ber St, Norwich
• Occupation: 1915; Labourer
• Residence: 1915, Huron Terrace, Kincardine Outer, Canada
• Occupation: 1921; Labourer
• Residence: 1921, Lot 44, East Brandtford

Notes:

On his attestation certificate for military service he states his date of birth as 28th nay 1882.
He had previously served in 3rd battalion Norfolk regiment... ?lied about his age to get in?
This form was an application to serve in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force.

Known as Tom.
Tom was a Norwich boy and had travelled on the ship with the Wurr family to Canada

Violet and Cornelius are buried in Parklawn Cemetary in Preston, Ontario, Canada (Waterloo)

Cornelius married Violet May Wurr 18 Jun 1916, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. Violet was born Abt 1895, Norwich, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Emigration: 1911

Notes:

As well as bringing up their own children Violet and Tom also brought up Violet's younger siblings. Her mother Rosina suffered with Asthma and by 1924 Rosina had become very ill. Just before she died in that same year Violet and her husband Tom promised they would look after the younger childeren Reg, Ben, Bill and Art. The older, Bob and Hilda were old enough to fend for themselves.