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Record #16441
Name :
: William Arthur Samuel LONSDALE (1908 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 Oct 1908

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Mile End Old Town
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
: Edmond
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for William Arthur S Lonsdale: Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1908; District: Mile End Old Town; County: London; Volume: 1c; Page: 344. Parents: William Lonsdale and Alice Elizabeth Cooper.

A death registration was found for Alice Lonsdale: Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1918; Age at Death: 44; District: Mile End Old Town; County: London; Volume: 1c; Page: 652

William and his brother, Albert, were placed because their very elderly father's wife, their mother, had died and he was in no condition of health to look after the young boys on his own. His older son had a very large family himself and was not in a position to take in the boys and so William Sr. had agreed to send the boys to Canada, understanding that they would work in a placement and then be allowed to return to England when they were old enough.

In 1921, William Arthur Samuel Lonsdale, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He declared that his intended occupation was to do farm work; that he was born in London, England; that his passage was paid by Dr. Barnardo's Homes; that he was destined to his friend, Mr. J. W. Hobday, 50-52 Peter Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that his nearest relation was his father, Mr. W. Lonsdale, c/o Post Office, Gravesend, England.

William was placed first with Joseph Edmond, Battean, R.1.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15424]:

LONSDALE, William A S 13 7.10.08 1921 Barnardo's , in '22 in Batteau, 23-25 in Creemore. "A good worker but character and behaviour "bad". Recommended that arrangements be made by Barnardo's Home for this boy's return to England." Went on to be in Uxbridge for inspections in 1925 and 26 where there were "no complaints".

William Lonsdale married Alma Bristow. There were at least 2 children born of this marriage: Bernice Mildred Lonsdale and Wilfred Harvey Lonsdale.

William's children said that he did not like to talk about his parents and the only information given was that they died of an illness. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-11 12:27:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-20 17:07:57 /

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20230 LONG, -1893ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8552 LONG, Alfred1900ENG, LDN, London Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13229 LONG, Alice1882ENG,     Nov 1894 : Laurentian CAN Barnardos  
11161 LONG, Beatrice1888ENG,     Jun 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21011 LONG, Edward1887ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
15523 LONG, Edward James1912ENG,     Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
24506 LONG, Elizabeth1896 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2937 LONG, Elizabeth R.1885 Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
8667 LONG, Florence Mary1909ENG,    , Bootle Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
3196 LONG, George Armstrong1890ENG, YKS, Stockton Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
19987 LONG, Herbert J1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Albertic CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
13980 LONG, James1890ENG,     1901 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
21946 LONG, James1891ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25795 LONG, Jessie1876 Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers  
18875 LONG, John H1883ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
6826 LONG, Margaret1865SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
24507 LONG, Marion1899 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14714 LONG, Mary Ann Ada1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
19200 LONG, Minnie1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
14467 LONG, William1880ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
26719 LONG, William1901 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21913 LONGARD, Henry ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23435 LONGBOTTOM, George Ramsden1890ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1907 : Victorian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
24263 LONGBRIDGE, Alice1896 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
20609 LONGER, Alfred1894 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4367 LONGHURST, Thomas1907ENG, SSX, Horsham Jun 1924 :  AUS Barnardos  
23591 LONGHURST, Thomas1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
15676 LONGLEY, Rose1912ENG,     Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
19996 LONGLEY, Stanley1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Albertic CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
4830 LONGLEY, William1910ENG, YKS, Sheffield Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
11700 LONGMOOR, George1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14184 LONGSTAFF, John1891ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
20611 LONIE, Agnes ENG,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
9428 LONSDALE, Albert Edward1912ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
4565 LONSDALE, Rby 1905ENG,     Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
24262 LONSDALE, Sarah1894 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
16441 LONSDALE, William Arthur Samuel1908ENG, LND, Mile End Old Town Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
7720 LOOKER, Ann1861ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7729 LOOKER, Caroline1857ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
21296 LORAINE, Joseph Albert1915ENG, DUR, Sunderland Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
17867 LORD, Arthur1897ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
2736 LORD, Arthur Percy1887ENG, SRY, Farnham May 1902 : Tunisian CAN Shaftesbury/Bisley Farm School  
14058 LORD, Edward1884ENG,     Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17868 LORD, Kate1897ENG,     Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11493 LORD, Marion Elizabeth1895ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
4164 LORENZ, Frank1897ENG,    , Lewisham, London Mar 1912 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
27273 LORIMER, Peter Anderson1928 Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12725 LOSE, Edward1892ENG, HRT, Ware Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27422 LOTTO, Walter Mcdougal1868SCT, LKS, Glasgow, Glasgow St Peter 1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes janetm  
20379 LOTZBAYER, Gottfried1870 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
17870 LOUCH, Arthur1900ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17871 LOUCH, Harry1895ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
17872 LOUCH, Reginald Percy1896ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
13797 LOUGH, Francis1896ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
12504 LOUGH, Margaret1896SCT,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25925 LOUGHTON, Albert1888ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
25926 LOUGHTON, Alfred1889ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
13401 LOUGHTON, Alice1893ENG,    , Stourbridge Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
13400 LOUGHTON, Emily1890ENG,    , Stourbridge Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
25636 LOUGHTON, Eric Arthur1914ENG,     Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13402 LOUGHTON, Ethel1896ENG,    , Stourbridge Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
25927 LOUGHTON, J W1891ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
21337 LOVATT, Florence E1899ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
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