David Cheyne
M, #14653, b. 20 May 1895, d. 1983
Father | Robert Cheyne b. a 1844, d. 9 Nov 1898 |
Mother | Agnes Grant Reid b. a 1854, d. b 1901 |
David Cheyne was born, 20 May 1895, at 7:45 PM, in 31 Alma Street, Glasgow, Govan Parish, Lanark, Scotland. He was listed as born May 1896, in Scotland, on the 1901 Canadian Census and 20 May 1894, in Glasgow, on his Attestation Sheet joining the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force.1,2,3
Robert Cheyne and David Cheyne were listed on the 1901 Scotland Census at Kilmacolm Orphanage, Bridge of Weir, in Kilmacolm Parish, Renfrew, Scotland. Robert was 9 years old and David was 5. Both were born in Govan Parish, Lanark. They were probably brothers.4
David Cheyne immigrated 1905 to Canada..1
David Cheyne and Robert Cheyne were found on a passenger list, dated 8 May 1905, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were passengers aboard the Corinthian, out of Glasgow. They were in a group of 105 boys from "Quarier's Home" who were being transported to Brookville, Ontario. Robert was 13 and David 9, both born in Lanark.5
David Cheyne was listed on the 1911 Canada Census in Brockville District, Ontario, Canada. He was a farm labourer at the farm of Alex Dickson. He was single, a Canadian citizen and a Presbyterian.1
David Cheyne was found on a list of military personnel dated 26 February 1916 in Athens, Ontario, Canada. He had signed an Attestation Paper joining the 158th Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. He was single, a farmer, resided in Athens and was born, 20 May 1894, in Glasgow. He had no previous military experience. He had no next of kin. Listed in that space was a friend George Hayes. A family of Hayes' was listed several farms after his entry on the 101 Canadian census.2
David Cheyne was found on a passenger list, dated 1 March 1918, at Canada Creek, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was on a Manifest of invalidated N.C.O.s and men returning to Canada aboard the Llandovery Castle out of Liverpool. He was listed as Pvt. D. Cheyne, 156th Battalion, GSW (gun shot wound?) in the back, residing at Athens, no relatives were marked.6
An account of David and Robert Cheynes was provided by a contributor. "He (David Cheyne) came to Canada as one of the "Home Children", an orphan along with his brother, Robert. They had another brother, Peter, back in Glasgow. The two Canadian brothers got separated during WWI and each believed that the other had died in the war. They tripped over each other many years later with Dave living in Kingston and Bob, married and living in Winnipeg. Not clear on how he found out about his existence, but he just got on a plane and went out there, walked up to his house and shocked him with a knock on the door! "Uncle Dave" lived with my great-grandparents in Kingston, first as a boarder then as a caregiver as they all aged. He worked as an ambulance attendant in the 1920's. Feet were injured in WWI - always wore "army boots" after that. Passed away in 1983, around Christmas. Loved to fish and had a great collection of antiques - apartment had 27 clocks at the time of his death"!7
Attached are three photos of "Uncle Dave" (from Thom Waller), 1) with grandma Steen, 2) with Dave McGregor and 3) with Thom Waller (in color).8
David Cheyne died 1983.9
Robert Cheyne and David Cheyne were listed on the 1901 Scotland Census at Kilmacolm Orphanage, Bridge of Weir, in Kilmacolm Parish, Renfrew, Scotland. Robert was 9 years old and David was 5. Both were born in Govan Parish, Lanark. They were probably brothers.4
David Cheyne immigrated 1905 to Canada..1
David Cheyne and Robert Cheyne were found on a passenger list, dated 8 May 1905, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were passengers aboard the Corinthian, out of Glasgow. They were in a group of 105 boys from "Quarier's Home" who were being transported to Brookville, Ontario. Robert was 13 and David 9, both born in Lanark.5
David Cheyne was listed on the 1911 Canada Census in Brockville District, Ontario, Canada. He was a farm labourer at the farm of Alex Dickson. He was single, a Canadian citizen and a Presbyterian.1
David Cheyne was found on a list of military personnel dated 26 February 1916 in Athens, Ontario, Canada. He had signed an Attestation Paper joining the 158th Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. He was single, a farmer, resided in Athens and was born, 20 May 1894, in Glasgow. He had no previous military experience. He had no next of kin. Listed in that space was a friend George Hayes. A family of Hayes' was listed several farms after his entry on the 101 Canadian census.2
David Cheyne was found on a passenger list, dated 1 March 1918, at Canada Creek, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was on a Manifest of invalidated N.C.O.s and men returning to Canada aboard the Llandovery Castle out of Liverpool. He was listed as Pvt. D. Cheyne, 156th Battalion, GSW (gun shot wound?) in the back, residing at Athens, no relatives were marked.6
An account of David and Robert Cheynes was provided by a contributor. "He (David Cheyne) came to Canada as one of the "Home Children", an orphan along with his brother, Robert. They had another brother, Peter, back in Glasgow. The two Canadian brothers got separated during WWI and each believed that the other had died in the war. They tripped over each other many years later with Dave living in Kingston and Bob, married and living in Winnipeg. Not clear on how he found out about his existence, but he just got on a plane and went out there, walked up to his house and shocked him with a knock on the door! "Uncle Dave" lived with my great-grandparents in Kingston, first as a boarder then as a caregiver as they all aged. He worked as an ambulance attendant in the 1920's. Feet were injured in WWI - always wore "army boots" after that. Passed away in 1983, around Christmas. Loved to fish and had a great collection of antiques - apartment had 27 clocks at the time of his death"!7
Attached are three photos of "Uncle Dave" (from Thom Waller), 1) with grandma Steen, 2) with Dave McGregor and 3) with Thom Waller (in color).8
David Cheyne died 1983.9
Citations
- [S394] 1911 Canada Census, Ontario, Brockville District, District Number: 58, Sub-District: Yonge, Escott Rear, Sub-District Number: 18, Family Number 28, Page: 3.
- [S436] Canadian Soldiers in the First World War, Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.
- [S565] Webpage ScotlandsPeople Website (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) "Image of birth record downloaded. Lanarkshire, Govan District, 1895, Page 252, Number 755."
- [S423] 1901 Scotland Census Index, Registration Number: 569, Registration district: Kilmalcolm, Civil parish: Kilmalcolm, County: Renfrewshire, ED: Kilmacolm Orphanage, Page: 17, Household schedule number: 1, Roll: CSSCT1901_200.
- [S389] Website Ancestry.com Website (www.ancestry.com) "Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Roll T-484."
- [S389] Website Ancestry.com Website (www.ancestry.com) "Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Roll T-4756."
- [S460] Information provided by a Web Page Contributor, Biographical note provided by Thom Waller, London, Ontario, 2 February 2010.
- [S460] Information provided by a Web Page Contributor, Photos provided by Thom Waller, London, Ontario, 2 February 2010.
- [S460] Information provided by a Web Page Contributor, Year of death provided by Thom Waller, London, Ontario, 2 February 2010.