We had a wonderful reception in Halifax with all the lights and the Mounties in red uniforms, as Winston Churchill, Guy Gibson VC (Victoria Cross) and Mary Churchill were on board crossing the Gulf. I was one of the first war brides in Corner Brook and I didn’t settle in as I was only 19 and we had to move in with my husband’s family. My husband and I returned to my home in Edinburgh in 1944 with a baby 8 months old but returned to Corner Brook in 1952.

Jean Rowsell



Born:
Maiden Name:
From: Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation:
Husband: Edward Clayton Rowsell, Private
Date of Marriage: August 21st, 1942, Glasgow
Ships Name: Queen Mary
Date of Departure: August 1943
Date Arrived in Canada: August 19th, 1943
Port of Arrival: Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Settled in:
Children: Lloyd, Dexter, Sidney, and Rosalind

Note of interest:
Jean married Clayton, one of the four Rowsell brothes
who all brought home war brides. The other brothers
were Alex, Eric and Clarence. The Rowsell's only
sister Olga, went to England shortly after the war
and joined the force.




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