Sydney Arnold LAKE

1883 - 1945  (61 years)

• Name	Sydney Arnold LAKE
  Birth	Sep 1883	Long Eaton, Derbyshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6AED5E8DB4CF4775AE4DE9826E385EF3DEA2
  Death	17 Mar 1945	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  Notes	1901 census: Henry (24) and brother Sydney (17) both locomotive fitters, were boarders at 4 Whitfield Street, Hunslet, Yorkshire. Head of the household was Emily HARTLEY (26, presser tailoring, born Leeds) and her sister Alice (19) was also there. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, at Ancestry, Feb 2013. The second class passenger lists for March 1905 include, on the same ship bound for St Johns, New Brunswick: Henry B LAKE, farmer, 28 [Sydney's brother], his wife and son. Sydney A LAKE, joiner, 21. The 1911 Census of Canada (at Ancestry) includes, in Vancouver, British Columbia (all LAKE): Sydney, head, born J--- 1883 in England, age 28, arrived Canada 1905, engineer Alice, wife *, born April 1880 in England, age 30, arrived Canada 1905 Clifford, son, born August 1906 in Saskatchewan, age 5 Alice, daughter, born June 1909, in Saskatchewan, age 2. * no UK marriage found and Alice wasn't listed with Sydney in March 1905. It looks as if they married in Canada, probably in 1905, but such a marriage hasn't been found. The 1921 Census of Canada (at Ancestry) includes, in Vancouver, British Columbia (all LAKE): Sydney, head, born in England, age 38, arrived Canada 1905, engineer Alice, wife *, born in England, age 40, arrived Canada 1905 Clifford W, son, born in Saskatchewan, age 14, student Edna A, daughter, born in Saskatchewan, age 12, student. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (at Ancestry): The Aurania, arrived London 2 June 1930 from Montreal, travelling cabin class, Sydney LAKE, engineer, 47 and Alice LAKE, 49. UK address Bank of Montreal, London. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 (at Ancestry): The Laconia, leaving Liverpool on 12 July 1930 for Boston & New York, travelling cabin class, Sydney LAKE, engineer, 47 and Alice LAKE, 49, en route for Canada. UK address Regent Palace Hotel, London. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (at Ancestry): The Duchess of Atholl, arrived Liverpool June 1930 from Montreal, travelling tourist class, Sydney LAKE, engineer, 53 and Alice LAKE, 55. UK address -- Dunkeld Road, Bournemouth. The family returned permanently to Canada - Sydney Arnold appears in a Public Member Tree at Ancestry. It gives his death as 17 March 1945 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The same tree linked to details of Sydney's WW1 service: Date of sign-on: 1 October 1918, in North Vancouver Address: 1778 McSpadden Street, Vancouver, BC Birth date: 4 June 1883 Next of kin: Mrs Alice Lake, same address Profession: civil & mechanical engineer Religion: Church of England Former Military Service: 6th Firld Co Can Engineers Willing to serve in the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force?: Yes
  Person ID	I2359	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Henry Addison LAKE,   b. Sep 1846, Hyson Green, Lenton, Nottingham d. Mar 1919, Shardlow RD (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Hannah Mary BARKER,   b. Abt 1854, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales d. Mar 1947, Shardlow RD (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1877	Islington RD   [3]
  Family ID	F787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice HARTLEY,   b. Apr 1880, England d. 2 Apr 1951, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905	Canada
  Children	1. Clifford Walbran LAKE,   b. 13 Aug 1906, Welwyn, Saskatchewan, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edna Alice LAKE,   b. Jun 1909, Saskatchewan, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q3 1883 Shardlow 7b/464. (Reliability: 3). [S349] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 at Ancestry.com, Nov 2014. [S178] BMD index, Q1 1877 Islington 1b/478. (Reliability: 3).