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Record #11622
Name :
: Frank Benjamin LEFORT (1900 - 1951)
  aka : Frank Marshall La Forte


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 May 1900

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1951   Notes : Coronary Thrombosis and Pneumonia
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Hackney
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Oxfordshire, Oxford
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Benjamin Lefort: Year of Registration: 1900; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Hackney; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 584. Parents: William Victor Lefort and Amelia Miller, married April 12, 1891, in Bow, London, England.

William Victor Lefort died on April 18, 1907, at Edmonton Workhouse. He died of paraplegia & medical exhaustion caused by a blow to the head after a fall off an icy step.

In 1909, Frank Lefort, 8, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 161 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On February 28, 1916, at Barris, Ontario, Canada, Frank Benjamin Le Forte enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Barris, Ontario; that he was born at 22 Morville Street, Bow, East London, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Aggie Head, who resided at 22 Morville Street, Bow, East London, England; that he was a farm labourer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 4-3/4 inches in height; dark complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Frank changed his name to Frank Marshall La Forte. He married Verna Evelyn Olive Poole on March 15, 1925, at Aldershot, Hampshire, England. they had two children: Edward James La Forte, born November 6, 1927, at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England; and Frank Richard La Forte, born March 21, 1926, in March, Cambridgeshire, England.

A death registration was found for Frank M La Forte: Death Registration Month/Year: 1951; Age at death (estimated): 51; Registration district: Oxford; County: Oxfordshire Volume: 6b; Page: 686. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-05-05 19:44:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-05-05 20:12:10 /

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12109 LE FEVRE, Douglas1917ENG, ESS, Epping May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12053 LEECE, John1908ENG,     Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Barnardos  
16184 LEENEY, Horace Howard1886ENG, LND, Westminster Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
11267 LEES, Albert1892ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
11266 LEES, Frederick1890ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
3408 LEES, Henry1899ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23292 LEES, Maria1875ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
3634 LEES, Mary1896SCT,    , Rutherglen Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
8208 LEES, Reginald 1914ENG, NTT, Nottingham Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
8759 LEES, Rose1890ENG, KEN, Deptford May 1903 : Bavarian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
25496 LEESON, Alfred1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
18335 LEESON, George Marlow1913ENG,    , Leamington, Warwickshire May 1930 : Doric CAN Salvation Army  
9422 LEESON, Gladys1909ENG,    , Coventry Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
19958 LEESON, R1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19957 LEESON, R.1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22260 LEESON, R.A.1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
12592 LEESON, Theresa1885ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1899 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
6158 LEEVIN, Rebecca1883ENG,     Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
24380 LEFERE, Thomas1852 May 1870 : Peruvian CAN Annie MacPherson Homes  
11622 LEFORT, Frank Benjamin1900ENG, LND, Hackney May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
8768 LEFTWICH, Vernon1886ENG,    , Moseley May 1901 : Numidian CAN Sailing Alone  
8764 LEFTWICK, Edward1901ENG,    , St George in the East Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26684 LEGGE, Emily1901 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15929 LEGGE, Percy1888ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22946 LEGGETT, Alfred N.1891ENG,     Apr 1904 : Kensington CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
6194 LEGGETT, Emily1876ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
27514 LEGGETT, Mary A1858 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
17860 LEGGETT, Maud1899ENG,     May 1910 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
20700 LEGGETT, Rose1903ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13655 LEGGETT, Sydney1910ENG, SFK, Ipswich Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13641 LEGGETT, Winnifred Mary1908ENG,    , Ipswich Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
10367 LEIGH, Clarence1915ENG, LAN, Manchester Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
23524 LEIGH, Edward1900ENG,     Feb 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Louisa Birt  
19420 LEIGH, Herbert1869 Apr 1883 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
22420 LEIGHTLEY, Maggie1880ENG,     Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17863 LEINTHEIMER, Douglas1896ENG,     May 1910 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
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