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Record #18065

Name :: : Robert Dixon TUNBRIDGE (1887 - 1955)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 31 Aug 1887
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 15 Jan 1955

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 15 Sep 1895
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Sardinian
Placement Family: : Mr. Morgan

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesFrom Robert's attestation papers: his nearest relative is unknown, he was born in London, England, worked as a mechanic, he enlisted on October 23 1914 in Regina, Saskatchewan. He is listed as 5' 5", blue eyes, fair hair, with a tattoo on his right arm - initial RDT.

Robert married Annie Eliza Simmons on 17 Feb 1915.

From "For the Sake of the Children" by June Rose:

"Robert Tunbridge was sent out at the age of eight in 1895 and boarded with a Mr. Morgan. He was visited regularly. When his mother in England wrote to Stepney complaining that she had had no reply to letters to her son, Barnardo's in Stepney wrote to Barnardo's in Toronto who contacted Robert;s employer to see that "the boy writes to his mother". The farmer and his wife both wrote to the Toronto home with the reassuring news that Robert was "quite well and hearty".

When Robert was ten, a neighbor who lived a quarter of a mile away wrote to the homes with disquieting news "The other night he has seen the employer give Robert a good thrashing", and "his skin was cut with a whip and the blood was shining through. Another neighbor saw him kick the boy with big heavy boots". The home visitor paid a special visit and Robert was found another place. The new employer wrote complaining that they boy was not getting along well: "he lies so that they cannot believe one word he says and is addicted to anything eatable he may come across". His report added: "he is however goodnatured and good company and pleased to see a visitor from the home". Then Robert stole a jack-knife from a nearby store, some money and a ring from his employer's wife. For this the farmer thrashed him and Robert ran off.

Again Robert was apprenticed to a new master. The homes asked 100 dollars for four years' apprenticeship but the employer bargained and got Robert cheap for 90 dollars since he was "scarcely first class". The new employer wrote optimistically that Robert was improving and he "hoped to make a man of him". But again Robert ran away and a letter shortly after carried the alarming news that he held a revolver and threatened to shoot anyone who attempted to take him back to his employer. The employer explained that he had caught Robert a few Sundays ago "in the commission of an unnatural offence with a mare, the same evening he indecently assaulted his employer's little girl. He was thrashed the next morning and ran away."

The obituary of Robert's daughter:

TUNBRIDGE Marjorie Alice (Marnie) September 23, 1921 - December 28,
2008 Beloved Marnie passed away peacefully on December 28th, 2008,
with her family members present, along with her devoted caregiver,
Zane Lowell. She was feisty and fearless right to the end and will be
sorely missed by her family and many friends at St. Andrew's Wesley
United Church. Marnie was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and spent her
early years in Vancouver. She graduated from the University of British
Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts. She then spent a year at the United
Church Training School in Toronto and became a deaconess. Her desire
to work in Japan for the United Church became a reality after studying
the Japanese language in Berkeley, California. Her first posting was
Kanazawa, Japan, then Nagano City, followed by 32 years in Ueda. There
she re-started a small church in the mountains, teaching English and
giving both English and Japanese Bible classes. She opened her home
for a "Sunday School" on Saturday afternoons with children spilling
out to the yard and many mothers asking for Bible teaching. She
touched the lives of thousands of Japanese families with her kindness,
devotion to the church and independent spirit. In 1986, she retired to
Vancouver and plunged herself into activities at St. Andrew's Wesley
United Church, starting up a very popular Seniors Drop-in Centre with
her friend Hazel Harrison. Marnie was the daughter of Robert Dixon
Tunbridge and Annie Eliza Simmons. She leaves a brother, Fen Tunbridge
of Lethbridge, Alberta; a sister, June Hillman of Gibsons, B.C;
nephews Gary and Tony, and nieces Keri and Tracy. Her generosity,
wisdom and pragmatism will be missed by all her family. She will also
be remembered fondly by her very close friend, Enid Horning. A
memorial service will be held Wednesday, January 14th at 11:00 a.m, at
St. Andrew's Wesley United Church, Burrard and Nelson, Vancouver, and
in accordance with Marnie's wishes, it will be followed by a lunch. In
lieu of flowers, donations could be made to the Marnie Tunbridge
Children's Fund, an endowment of St. Andrew's Wesley United Church.
Published in the Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on 1/10/2009

ContributorsCreated : 2012-11-15 05:04:51 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-15 18:51:22 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
18220	TROTMAN, William J	1875	ENG,	Oct 1889 : Carthaginian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
2759	TROTT, Henry	1882	ENG, MDX, Greenwich, London	Jul 1894 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
23239	TROTT, Joseph	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	1908 : - Unknown -	CAN	Barnardos
12529	TROTTER, Elsie	1897	ENG,	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
12530	TROTTER, Ethel	1899	ENG,	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
27377	TROTTER, Jack	1913	ENG, LAN, Ashton	Oct 1921 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
19868	TROTTER, Norman L	1913	ENG,	May 1927 : Aurania	CAN
25371	TROTTER, Sarah	1887	SCT,	Jun 1897 : Sarmatian	CAN	Quarriers
21106	TROUGHBOW, Thomas	1887	ENG,	Apr 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
26689	TROW, Agnes	1896		Oct 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
9189	TROW, Kate	1887	ENG,	Nov 1894 : Laurentian	CAN	Barnardos
15669	TROWBRIDGE, Catherine	1909	ENG,	Mar 1921 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
10872	TROWBRIDGE, Victor	1897	ENG, DOR, Poole	Jul 1909 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
11159	TROY, Louisa	1890	ENG, , Brighton	Jun 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
5671	TROY, Thomas	1897	IRL,	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
6583	TRUEMAN, Bertie	1912	WAL, , Pengam	Jul 1927 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
7473	TRUMAN, S. Ann	1867	ENG,	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
12024	TRUMP, Ernest	1894	ENG, , Greenwich	May 1906 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
21993	TRUNION, Robert		ENG,	Apr 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
26390	TRUSLER, Frances Cecelia Parker	1920	ENG, KEN, Faversham	Aug 1932 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26442	TRUSLOVE, John	1903		Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
10025	TRUSSEL, Philip	1888	ENG, , Edmonton	Jul 1901 : Cambroman	CAN	Unknown
19532	TRUSTY, George Archibald	1910	ENG,	Jul 1926 : Celtic	CAN	Canadian Government Scheme
15421	TUBB, John James	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1905 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
15419	TUBB, Philip Henry	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1905 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
15420	TUBB, Samuel Thomas	1896	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1905 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
23607	TUBBS, Chas E	1909	ENG,	May 1924 : Demosthenes	AUS	Barnardos
8632	TUBBS, Jessie Cameron	1909	ENG, , Toxteth Park	Jul 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17206	TUBERVILLE, Martha	1893	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
13167	TUCK, Catherine Alice	1885	ENG, , Poplar	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
25455	TUCKER, Charles	1894	ENG,	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
12655	TUCKER, Cyril Clyde	1902	WAL, GLA, Bridgend	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
11244	TUCKER, Ernest	1892	ENG,	Apr 1900 : Cambroman	CAN	Barnardos
14142	TUCKER, Henry	1891	ENG,	Jul 1899 : Lake Huron	CAN	Barnardos
9555	TUCKER, Percy	1894	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
5805	TUCKER, Ruth	1897	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
21121	TUCKER, William	1888	ENG,	Apr 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
26051	TUCKER, William	1870		Jun 1881 : Parisian	CAN	Middlemore
2864	TUCKER, William Bowman	1859	ENG, MDX, Stepney, London	Sep 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
7159	TUCKER, William H.	1857	ENG,	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
16975	TUDOR, Jeph	1898	ENG,	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
19046	TUFF, James	1910	ENG,	Mar 1927 : Melita	CAN	Salvation Army
12642	TUFFIELD, Alfred	1887	ENG, , Maidstone	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	National Childrens Home
7917	TUFFIN, Wesley W	1913	ENG, YKS, Hull	Mar 1930 : Baltic	CAN	Canadian Government Scheme
19048	TUFFS, James	1909	ENG,	Mar 1927 : Melita	CAN	Salvation Army
4983	TUFT, Henry E	1910	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Aug 1925 : Montnairn	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
9952	TUGGEY, John	1883	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	Agricultural Labour Union
17162	TUGNUTT, Albert	1893	ENG, SSX, Brighton	Oct 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26732	TUGNUTT, Alfred	1900		Oct 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16974	TUGNUTT, Frederick	1894	ENG, SSX, Brighton	Oct 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8381	TUISSAINT, Lilian	1903	ENG, ESX, West Ham	Mar 1915 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
7786	TULBY, Jessie	1858	ENG,	Jul 1870 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
26832	TULIP, Thomas	1925	ENG, DUR, South Shields	May 1934 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
8773	TULK, William	1896	ENG, , Yeovil	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
24639	TULL, Walter	1892		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
16973	TULLETT, Annie	1897	ENG,	Oct 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
15379	TULLEY, Frederick	1859	ENG,	1872 : - Unknown -	CAN	Maria Rye
12507	TUMBER, Frederick William	1896	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12506	TUMBER, Richard Thomas	1897	ENG, LDN, London	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
2860	TUMMOND, Jessie	1901	ENG, MDX, Marylebone, London	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
27398	TUNALEY, Lionel William	1932	ENG, LEI, Blaby	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
18065	TUNBRIDGE, Robert Dixon	1887	ENG, LND	Sep 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
7656	TUNNICLIFF, Martha	1850	ENG,	Nov 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
19307	TUNNICLIFFE, Herbert	1902	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
24194	TUNNIS, W. H.	1853	ENG,	May 1870 : Scandinavian	CAN	Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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