Arthur John Cann

Arthur John Cann is found on the 1901 England Census, living with the Thomas and Martha Seal family as a boarder at the age of 16. His occupation at that time is "golf club maker."

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Found a Declaration of Passenger to Canada, dated May 18 1920 - Arthur John Cann came to Canada on board the "Antonia,"aged 38 yrs, married but without his wife - his brother Rev. A.W. Cann is listed as the resident contact. Arthur John is listed as a "golf professional" on the Declaration, and it is again stated that he intends to be a golf professional in Canada.

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Written in a letter from Uncle Laurie to John, dated January 15, 1987

"To say all that I want to say about (Arthur) would take a page, but let me for the moment briefly answer your questions. Arthur did not immigrate with Albert (No.2) and he must've gone in the early 20s. He and Walter (No. 3) were soldiers in the 14/18 war and when he returned to "the land fit for heroes to live in" couldn't get any work. They lived in Castle Street, Northam (which was the only cobbled street in the village at the time). He and his wife Mary had three children, Winnie, John and Mary. He struggled hard, hand to mouth for a few years and then decided that he would like to emigrate to Canada. Father paid the fare for the family and they hadn't been there long before they lost their youngest daughter Mary with meningitis. I'll return to Arthur later and he and I worked together in father's market garden and sheep farming for a few years so that I knew him much better than many of my older brothers. He was a damn nice guy and I was only 14 at the time."