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Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 786 Send Message	Ian	Report	20 Jun 2013 22:21
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 786 Send Message	Wow Alviegal not seen that one before spot on great research Ian need five min to get my head around this data
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	alviegal	Report	20 Jun 2013 21:33
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	I assume you will have this? Name: Edward George Beck Birth Date: 1902 Birthplace: Age: 33 Spouse's Name: Mary Polacco Spouse's Birth Date: 1907 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 28 Event Date: 31 Jan 1935 Event Place: Chittagong, Bengal, India Father's Name: Frederick G. Beck Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Percival Polacco Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Widowed Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75059-1 System Origin: India-EASy GS Film number: 528991
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	alviegal	Report	20 Jun 2013 21:32
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	?? Sorry no extra info on any of these. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Mr F G Becke Name: Mr F G Becke Gender: Male Departure Date: 21 Jan 1909 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Destination Port: Calcutta, India Ship Name: City of Corinth Search Ship Database: Search the 'City of Corinth' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Official Number: 108758 Master: Elliott
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	alviegal	Report	20 Jun 2013 21:27
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Frederick Becke Name: Frederick Becke Birth Date: abt 1850 Age: 70 Port of Departure: Shanghai, China Arrival Date: 23 Jul 1920 Port of Arrival: London, England Ports of Voyage: Bombay [Plymouth] Ship Name: Delta Search Ship Database: View the 'Delta' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Shipping Line: Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd Official Number: 120709
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	alviegal	Report	20 Jun 2013 21:26
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	?? Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954 about Frederick G Beake Name: Frederick G Beake Arrival Date: 3 Nov 1920 Port of Arrival: Quebec, Canada Ship Name: Empress Britain Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Residence Country: England Age: 68 Birth Date: abt 1852 Birth Country: India Gender: Male Race/Nationality: English Record Type: Manifests Line Number: 14 Leaving via Frisco. Sister Mrs Chapman, Park View, Park Rd, Worthing.
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 786 Send Message	Ian	Report	20 Jun 2013 20:51
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 786 Send Message	Hi alviegal thank you for your kind help the second file is the family tree member I am trying to find details for he spent most of his life in China working in the customs office Hong Kong Ian
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	alviegal	Report	20 Jun 2013 20:43
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,596 Send Message	UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Mr F G Becke Name: Mr F G Becke Gender: Male Age: 70 Birth Date: abt 1850 Departure Date: 27 Oct 1920 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Destination Port: Quebec, Canada Ship Name: Empress of Britain Search Ship Database: Search the 'Empress of Britain' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific Railway Official Number: 120940 Master: Captain E L Griffiths He is travelling alone. This may be the same man. UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 about Frederick George Becke Name: Frederick George Becke Estimated Age: 21 Birth Date: 1851 Birth Place: Dayeding, India Issue Date: 12 Jan 1872 Issue Port: London Certificate Number: 95240 Can you give us some more details on the man you are looking for please?
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 786 Send Message	Ian	Report	20 Jun 2013 20:38
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 786 Send Message	Hi Look-up please I am trying to find details of a Frederick George Becke and family I have found a file on Ancestry .com showing there is a Becke family traveling from England to Canada Head of family Mr F G Becke looks possible is wife was Christine Becke could someone open this file for my please. Ian

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