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Record #4210

Name :: : James Frederick GRANTHAM (1890 - 1985)
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Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 27 Dec 1890
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 20 Apr 1985

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Ladywood, Birmingham

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Penticton

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 20 Jul 1901
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Numidian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for James Frederick Grantham: Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 30. (Parents: James Grantham and Mary Ann Blake (Stean).)

James' father, James Grantham, a insurance agent, died on December 8, 1895. His mother was a dressmaker, but due to ill health became unable to work. The death of her husband was a great blow to her, and not long after her oldest daughter left home to be married. Her departure was keenly felt as her earnings had helped hold the family together. Two shillings a week and two loaves from the parish was all the family had to depend on. It was impossible to pay rent, and a few weeks prior to application at Barnardos for James, the furniture was seized by the landlord and everything sold. The neighbors, who were very indigent, expressed their sympathy by subscribing sufficient money to buy back a few things, and the poor woman was allowed with her family to occupy a empty house at nominal rent, but it was expected the house would be let by midsummer. The neighbors continued to show their kindness by sending occasional help in the form of food, clothing and sometimes small amounts of money. James' mother was anxious, if something could be done for the children, to enter hospital, due to her ongoing illness, in order to undergo a proper course of treatment; but no relatives were able to help, and she wished if possible to save the children from the workhouse.

On May 26,1896 James, aged 5 years, 4 months, was admitted to Barnardos and entered the Receiving House, Stepney Causway, East London. The other two children, a boy aged 10 and a girl aged 7, were left with the mother.

On May 27, 1896, James went to Sheppard House, East London and stayed there until June 3, 1897, when he went to Leopold House, East London. On August 13, 1897, he was boarded out to a foster home in Lurgashall, West Sussex.

In 1901, James Grantham, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a large party of Dr. Barnardo's children, 239 to Toronto, 68 to Winnipeg, 20 to Russell, Manitoba and 3 to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

In 1904, a report was filed with Barnardos regarding James Grantham, age 14:

"Employer unpopular amongst the neighbours and in consequence of report made to us some thought was entertained of the boys removal but he himself stoutly opposes it so he has been left for the present. Does not seen to be ill treated although he has been
occasionally chastised."

James had a stubborn streak all his life, according to his son, and probably thought being moved would show a weakness.

In other reports, James is described as a bright healthy thriving lad, always willing and good tempered. His school teacher gave an excellent report of his conduct.

James remained in the employ of the same man until he was 21 when he withdrew his bank account with the assistance of Barnardos and moved to Saskatchewan.

On December 20, 1914, James Grantham, 22, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Small Heath, Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was Mary Ann Grantham, who resided at 27 Haden Street, Moseley Road, Birmingham, England; That his date of birth was December 22, 1892; that he was a railroader; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7-1/4 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had a mole on his left leg. James was wounded in France, and discharged in 1919.

On September 4, 1919, at Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada, a marriage was registered between James Frederick Grantham and Hazel Irena Letts, born in Ormsby, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Howard Letts and Charlotte Swayne.

James and Hazel Grantham had 5 children: Robert B. Grantham; Ronald Grantham, born 1929 in Wilkie, Saskatchewan; James Edwin Grantham, born May 11, 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; Hazel Elizabeth Grantham, born April 27, 1926 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; and Helen Joyce Grantham, born 1924.

James worked for the Canadian Pacific Railroad until 1930.

James Frederick Grantham died April 20, 1985, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Hazel Irena Letts Grantham died May 11, 1954, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They were buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-15 18:58:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-08 13:01:56 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
17125	GRAHAM, Ada	1901	ENG,	Aug 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
6889	GRAHAM, Alfred	1894	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
11130	GRAHAM, Alfred	1895	ENG,	May 1907 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
12373	GRAHAM, Alice R	1909	ENG,	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
13604	GRAHAM, Amelia Alberta	1877	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Apr 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Maria Rye
11120	GRAHAM, Charles	1893	ENG,	May 1907 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
18431	GRAHAM, Charles	1892	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
21871	GRAHAM, Charles		ENG,	Jul 1884 : Parisian	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
22813	GRAHAM, Charles B	1873	ENG,	Apr 1884 : Parisian	CAN	Unknown
22889	GRAHAM, Charles J.	1893	ENG,	May 1907 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
14523	GRAHAM, Dorothy	1913	ENG,	Oct 1927 : Montclare	CAN	Crusade of Rescue
22192	GRAHAM, E. G.	1886	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
15135	GRAHAM, Elizabeth	1902	ENG,	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos	klms65
13603	GRAHAM, Ellen	1877	ENG,	Oct 1887 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
20642	GRAHAM, Elsie	1901	ENG,	Oct 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
22191	GRAHAM, Frank K.	1883	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
24582	GRAHAM, George	1895		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
19474	GRAHAM, Isabel	1877	ENG,	Aug 1885 : Sardinian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
12802	GRAHAM, Ivan	1914	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1930 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Crusade of Rescue
9639	GRAHAM, James	1898	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
13601	GRAHAM, James	1879	ENG,	May 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
21773	GRAHAM, James		ENG,	May 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
17144	GRAHAM, Jessie	1900	ENG,	Aug 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
7233	GRAHAM, John	1916	ENG, DUR, Durham	Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Barnardos
22271	GRAHAM, John		ENG,	1927 : - Unknown -	NZ_
23255	GRAHAM, John	1860	ENG,	Jul 1873 : Manitoban	CAN	MacPherson Homes
24558	GRAHAM, John	1895		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
13605	GRAHAM, Lavinia Ellen	1882	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Apr 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Maria Rye
10512	GRAHAM, Mary	1913	ENG, , Preston	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
7234	GRAHAM, Matthew	1919	ENG, DUR, Durham	Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Barnardos
21382	GRAHAM, Nellie	1902	ENG,	Jun 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
7263	GRAHAM, Percy Ben	1915	ENG,	Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Barnardos
25105	GRAHAM, Rose	1874	ENG,	May 1883 : PERUVIAN	CAN
21388	GRAHAM, Sarah	1900	ENG,	Jun 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
25816	GRAHAM, Sarah	1879		Jun 1891 : Norwegian	CAN	Quarriers
8655	GRAHAM, Sarah Jane	1911	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jul 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
25106	GRAHAM, Theresa	1870	ENG,	May 1883 : PERUVIAN	CAN
7940	GRAHAM, Thomas	1916	SCT, , Blackridge	Apr 1930 : Letitia	CAN	Quarriers
11626	GRAHAM, Thomas	1899	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
13602	GRAHAM, Thomas	1875	ENG,	May 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
25997	GRAHAM, W	1886	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
13606	GRAHAM, William	1875	ENG,	Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario	CAN	Middlemore
25916	GRAINGER, Arthur	1886	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
7639	GRAINGER, Harriet	1857	ENG,	Nov 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
19350	GRAINGER, Samuel	1899	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
19931	GRAND, Claudien	1886	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
10295	GRANDAME, Adeline	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
6902	GRANDAME, Francisco	1885	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1897 : Assyrian	CAN	Middlemore
6901	GRANDAME, Gustave	1887	ENG,	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
6900	GRANDAME, Marie	1887	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
9038	GRANEY, John George		ENG,	Jun 1924 : Doric	CAN	Salvation Army
7959	GRANT, Amelia	1850	ENG,	Jun 1869 : Austrian	CAN	Maria Rye
3327	GRANT, Annie	1897	ENG,	Jun 1906 : Virginian	CAN	Louisa Birt
14475	GRANT, Edward George	1882	ENG,	1895 : - Unknown -	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
6187	GRANT, Elizabeth E.	1881	ENG,	May 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
27453	GRANT, George	1861		Aug 1872 : Sarmatian	CAN	Macpherson Homes
18170	GRANT, Henry	1877	ENG,	Apr 1888 : Sardinian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
22983	GRANT, Leonard G.	1891	ENG,	Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
11200	GRANT, Lewis	1891	SCT,	May 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
3865	GRANT, Mabel	1874	ENG, DBY, Derby	May 1889 : Buenos Ayrean	CAN	Blaikies (Mrs.) Emigration Home
7550	GRANT, Maria	1861	ENG,	Nov 1869 : Hibernian	CAN	Maria Rye
20201	GRANT, Maud		ENG,	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
22461	GRANT, Richard S	1904	SCT,	Apr 1920 : Scandinavian	CAN	Quarriers
13688	GRANT, Robert	1874	ENG,	May 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
13687	GRANT, William George	1870	ENG,	Aug 1887 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
4210	GRANTHAM, James Frederick	1890	ENG, WAR, Ladywood, Birmingham	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
21872	GRAPTON, Charles		ENG,	Jul 1884 : Parisian	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
7331	GRATISE, Charles	1871	ENG,	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
24283	GRATTAN, Gladys	1895		Apr 1906 : Friesland	CAN	Barnardos
22394	GRATTON, Thomas	1897	ENG,	May 1913 : Corsican	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
15841	GRAVATT, Florence Elizabeth Lavinia	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
19198	GRAVE, Lillian	1891	ENG,	Aug 1901 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
22035	GRAVES, A. W.		ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
24844	GRAVES, Charles	1893		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
26365	GRAVES, Ena	1879		Mar 1900 : Parisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
21211	GRAVES, Frederick George	1893		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
4907	GRAVES, Sidney William	1909	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1925 : Aurania	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
21768	GRAVES, William	1878	ENG,	Aug 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
26129	GROHMAN, Albert Edward	1889	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
25378	GROVES, Barbara	1888	SCT,	Jun 1897 : Sarmatian	CAN	Quarriers
26155	GROVES, Henry	1892	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
26156	GROVES, William	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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