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Henry Haig Jackson – Merchant Navy, M.V. San Emiliano

G reaser Henry Haig Jackson – Merchant Navy, M.V. San Emiliano Early Life and Family Background Henry Haig Jackson was born in 1919 in British Columbia, Canada , the son of Alfred Jackson and Alice Jackson . 1921 Census of Canada The family is recorded on the 1921 Census of Canada , residing at 2153 Esplanade, Quartier Laurier–Outremont, Montreal . At that time Alfred , aged 34 , was employed as a Plumber , while Alice , aged 26 , was at home caring for their two young sons: Haig , aged 2 , and Irving , aged 1 . 1931 Census of Canada By the time of the 1931 Census of Canada , the Jackson family had moved to 5980 St Urbain, Montreal . Alfred , now 44 , continued in his trade as a Plumber , and Alice , aged 36 , was mother to three children: Haig , 12 ; Earle , 8 ; and Ruth , 4 . These census records trace the family’s settled life in Montreal during the interwar years. Marriage and Life in Swansea Merchant Seamen Deaths In 1942 , during the Second World War, Henry Haig Jackson marr...

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