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Record #16465
Name :
: Walter Frank OGBORN (1906 - )
  aka : Walter Osborne


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1906

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lewisham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
: Routledge
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Walter Frank Ogborn: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1906; District: Lewisham; County: London; Volume: 1d; Page: 1148

"I can confirm Walter's middle name was Frank, and was born in Lewisham in July 1906. By the time of the 1911 census, he was 4 years old and living in Prittlewell, Essex, with his much older sister and brother-in-law (Maud and Richard Watson)." watsonbrown 26.07.15

In 1921, Walter Frank Ogborn, 15, 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 Essex, 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 sister, Mrs. Watson, C/o Mrs. Brown, 240, Victoria Avenue, Prittlewell, England.

Walter was placed with Fred Routledge Hyde Park, R.1, London, Middlesex, Canada.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15425]:

OGBORN, Walter F, 15, 1921, Barnardo's, to Middlesex and Haldimand Co. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-16 07:24:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-07-27 10:14:21 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5461 OFFEN, Horace William Jesse1917ENG, KEN, Canterbury Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5462 OFFEN, Mabel Margaret Mary1920ENG, KEN, Canterbury Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24315 OFFER, William1885 Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic  Bristol Emigration Society  
16465 OGBORN, Walter Frank1906ENG, LND, Lewisham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos watsonbrown  
14049 OGBOURNE, Mabel1887ENG,     1900 : - Unknown - CAN Waifs & Strays  
12938 OGDEN, James1885ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
11625 OGDEN, William 1899ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12728 OGILVIE, Thomas1888ENG,     Sep 1905 : Tunisian CAN Royal Philanthropic Farm School  
6634 OLAFSEN, Wilfred1910ENG, LIN, Grimsby Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6368 OLAH, Albert E1909ENG,    , Shoreditch Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
6706 OLD, Gerald1912ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos