In 1865 the family travelled to Canada and thence to Chicago , Illinois in the USA where John 's older brother Walter Lyster Cossar later became City Editor of the Chicago Evening Journal .
Walter was in the Royal Marines between 1835 and 1863 .
In 1865 the family travelled to Canada and thence to Chicago , Illinois in the USA where John 's older Walter Walter     later became City Editor of the Chicago Evening Journal .
Walter was in the Royal Marines between 1835 and 1863 .