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Record #3240
Name :
: Harry Ernest FAWCETT (1893 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 26 May 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Southend
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesHarry's parents were George Fawcett (born 1864) and Elizabeth Leah Chandler (born 1863).

A birth registration was found for Harry Ernest Fawcett: Year of Registration: 1893; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 24.

George Fawcett died in Southwark, London, England in 1898 and was buried in the Nunhead cemetery. (Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Age at Death: 34; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 91.) Five of the children also died in close proximity to their father's death.

Harry (Henry) Fawcett was admitted with his surviving two brothers (Robert and Charles) to Barnardos Homes on November 5, 1900. One daughter, Jane E. Fawcett, remained with their mother.

Henry Fawcett, 7, along with his brothers, Charles and Robert Fawcett, arrived in Portland, Maine, with a group of 260 Dr. Barnardo children from London, England, to Toronto, Ontario (193), Peterborough, Ontario (6) and to Russell, Manitoba (60).

In 1901, Charles G. Fawcett and Henry E. Fawcett, are shown as boarders with Henry Greb and family in Monck, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. No birth date or immigration year is shown.

In 1911, Harry Fawcett, 17, was shown as an Apprentice Baker with Archibald Graham and family in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. His birth date is shown as May 1893 and his immigration year as 1901.

On September 24, 1915, Harry Ernest Fawcett enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in London, England; that his next of kin was Mrs. E. Fawcett, who resided at 390 Brock Street South, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was 26 May 1893; that he was a baker; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 feet 10 inches in height; medium complexion; blue eyes; and brown hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith. He had a vaccination mark on his left arm.

Harry's mother, Elizabeth Chandler Fawcett, emigrated to Canada and died in Ontario in 1948. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-02 16:48:58 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-23 20:05:35 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13139 FARLEY, Elsie1894ENG,     Apr 1908 : Victorian CAN Hurst House Training Home  
7429 FARLEY, Harry Luxton1894ENG,    , East Stonehouse Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12513 FARLOW, Minnie1898ENG,    , Gravesend Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17064 FARMER, Amy E1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17087 FARMER, Arthur1894ENG, LDN, London Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19521 FARMER, Arthur1910ENG,     Jul 1926 : Celtic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
13722 FARMER, Doris1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26590 FARMER, Jack M1888ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20546 FARMER, James1875 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
7939 FARMER, John1913SCT,    , Perth Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
17083 FARMER, Samuel ENG,     Jun 1886 : Circassian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
7441 FARMER, Thomas 1892ENG, ESX, Walthamstow Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
20869 FARMER, Thomas1893 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
20059 FARMILLOE, Jesse G1874ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
20140 FARNELL, Elizabeth1898ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
21065 FARNELL, Elsie1920ENG, WAR, Aston May 1931 : Largs Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22233 FARNELL, Samuel1884ENG,     May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
17428 FARNFIELD, Charles1885ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
8879 FARNFIELD, Florence1896ENG,     Jul 1907 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13306 FARNHAM, Joseph1897ENG,    , St Saviour Southwark Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6669 FARQUHAR, George1913ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6670 FARQUHAR, John1910ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
25427 FARR, John1862ENG, ESS, West Ham, Plaistow 1874 :   Macpherson HPW  
25426 FARR, Thomas1863ENG, ESS, Plaistow, West Ham Aug 1874 : Prussian CAN Macpherson HPW  
6972 FARRANT, Ellen1858ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
11693 FARRANT, F1892ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4154 FARRANT, George Hicks1881ENG, MDX, Stepney, London Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
13249 FARRANT, James1895ENG,     Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
4153 FARRANT, William1883ENG,     Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
14423 FARREL, Lewis1882F__,     Jun 1895 : Mongolian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
24156 FARREL, W.1856ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
13190 FARRELL, Annie1884ENG,     Nov 1894 : Laurentian CAN Barnardos  
13248 FARRELL, Colin1899ENG, NTH, Northampton May 1911 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
4768 FARRELL, Emily1909ENG,    , Birkdale May 1925 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
7320 FARRELL, George1871ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
21352 FARRELL, Ivy N1903ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
5149 FARRELL, Leo1910ENG,    , Middlesbrough Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5150 FARRELL, Ursus1912ENG, YKS, Middlesbrough Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
16020 FARRELL, William1874ENG,     Sep 1883 : Dominion CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
19186 FARREN, Isabel1889ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
26979 FARRER, Geoffrey Dietrich Keen 1913ENG, LND, Holborn Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26978 FARRER, Humphrey Bertram1916ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8832 FARRIER, Gertrude Maud1897ENG,    , Brighton Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9355 FARROW, Basil Sidney1911ENG, SFK, Blything Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
5069 FARROW, Bertie1914ENG, SFK, Leiston Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
16129 FARROW, Henry1885ENG,     Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
22333 FARROW, Joseph1879ENG,     May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
17418 FARTHING, Reginald1878ENG,     Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
10147 FARTHING, Sarah J1874ENG, SFK, Cosford Aug 1889 : Caspian CAN Barnardos  
10361 FATHERS, Horace Sidney1905ENG,    , St Pancras Mar 1921 : Empress of Britain CAN Unknown  
27557 FAULDS, Alexander1871SCT, LKS, Glasgow 1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes   
24339 FAULKINS, B.1854 May 1870 : Peruvian CAN Annie MacPherson Homes  
27126 FAULKNER, Alfonso George1916ENG, HAM, Ringwood Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
23251 FAULKNER, Allan1896ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
24157 FAULKNER, C.1854ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
11920 FAULKNER, George1910ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
5928 FAULKNER, John1894ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5929 FAULKNER, John1894ENG,     Sep 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
27125 FAULKNER, Lawrence Raymond1916ENG, HAM, Ringwood Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
16429 FAULKNER, William Berridge1909ENG, WAR Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
10857 FAUTLEY, Arthur Leonard1893ENG,    , Dartford Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
25377 FAVEY, Lizzie1888SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
19614 FAWCETT, Andrew1880ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3241 FAWCETT, Charles George1891ENG, ESS, Southend Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
25698 FAWCETT, E1904ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20123 FAWCETT, Eliza E1894ENG,     Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN Maria Rye  
18823 FAWCETT, G1886ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
3240 FAWCETT, Harry Ernest1893ENG, ESS, Southend Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18878 FAWCETT, Joseph1891ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
14887 FAWCETT, Kate1890ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3242 FAWCETT, Robert D.1890ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
16320 FAY, Mary E.1873ENG, LAN Sep 1883 : Dominion CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
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