Walter Henry DANCE

1887 - Abt 1938  (51 years)

• Name	Walter Henry DANCE
  Birth	17 Mar 1887	43 Rockingham Street, Newington, London   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2779F8587D6D44128A862BE5768817B11628
  Death	Abt Jul 1938	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
  Notes	Walter Henry's story in full has been compiled by Marlene Dance: only the bare bones of it are recorded here. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 at ancestry.com (indexed as DUNCE by ancestry.co) William, aged 10, arrived in Canada on 2 October 1897 from Liverpool on the 'Labrador'. He was one of a party from Dr Barnardos in England. 1901 Census of Canada at ancestry.com: Walter DANCE, 13 [stated incorrectly to have been born 11 March 1888], born England, entered Canada 1897, was domestic with James & Mary BROWN and family in Innisfail, Alberta. 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta at ancestry.com: Walter DANCE, 17, born England, was with Joseph & Mildred SIMMONDS in Strathcona, Alberta. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 at ancestry.com: in December 1909, Walter H DANCE, 23, crossed from Canada into the USA at Eastport, Indiana. Alberta, Canada, Homestead Records, 1870-1930 at ancestry.com: on 29 October 1912 W H Dance of Calgary, 24, born Suffolk, England, applied for an Entry for a homestead in Alberta. 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta at ancestry.com (indexed by ancestry.com as DANCEY): at 116 9th St NE, W.H. (head, 28, born England, religion Methodist, arrived Canada 1907, employed "in steam"), Laura (wife, 25, born Ontario, religion Methodist) and Leonard (son, 1, born Alberta, religion Methodist). U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 at ancestry.com: on 9 January 1924, Walter, Laura and their son crossed from Canada into the USA at Eastport, Indiana. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 at ancestry.com: in 1925, at E1623 Wellesley Ave, Spokane, Washington, USA, Walter H (mechanic UA Co), and Laura M DANCE. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 at ancestry.com: on 21 December 1935 Walter H DANCE, 49, entered the USA from Canada at Eastport, Idaho. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 at ancestry.com: on 4 July 1936, Laura (46) and son Walter Leonard (20) crossed from Canada into the USA at Eastport, Idaho. They were joining Laura's husband Walter Henry.
  Person ID	I1801	North Suffolk, Suffolk
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	George DANCE,   b. Bef 18 Mar 1849, Highclere, Hampshire d. 14 Mar 1896, Newington, London (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Minter,   b. Dec 1853, Cratfield, Suffolk d. 29 Nov 1897, Lambeth RD (Age ~ 43 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1878	Blything RD   [3]
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura May LATAM,   b. 11 May 1890, Colchester North, Essex, Ontario, Canada d. 1951, Langley, British Columbia, Canada (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1914	Calgary, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Walter Leonard "Len" DANCE,   b. Aug 1915, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Garfield DANCE,   b. 16 Nov 1919, Bowden, Alberta, Canada d. 7 Jan 1920, Bowden, Alberta, Canada (Age 0 years)   3. William Melvin "Melvin" DANCE,   b. 3 Mar 1921, Bassano, Alberta, Canada d. 1932, Alberta, Canada (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1914 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Walter Henry Dance 1887 - 1938 The story of Walter Henry Dance as written by Marlene L Dance.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] BMD index, Q2 1887 St Saviour 1d/91. (Reliability: 3). [S214] http://britishhomechild.com/52-weeks-of-ancestors/bhc-walter-dance-by-granddaughter-in-law-marlene-dance/. [S2] BMD index. [S217] Marlene Dance, September 2020.