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Record #4466
Name :
: Thomas MCCRACKEN (1898 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Nov 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Ayr
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Apr 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesIn 1901, Thomas McCracken, 2 years of age, was shown residing at 2 Alexandria Terrace, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Other family members included: mother, C. McCracken, 42; father, Charles McCracken, 52, Foreman Mason; half-brother, Charles McCracken, 15, Mason Apprentice; half-brother, James C. McCracken, 13, Grocer's Message Boy; brother, Mary McCracken, 1; and, step-sister, Agnes Thompson, 13. (Source: 1901 Census of Scotland; Parish: Ayr; ED: 27; Page: 15; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_218; Year: 1901.)

In 1912, Thomas McCracken, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 98 Quarrier boys en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada. (Sister, Mary McCracken, 11, arrived in 1911 on the Hesperian with Quarriers.)

On March 28, 1918, at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Thomas McCracken, 20, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service No. 343330). He declared that he resided at Douglas, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Ayr, Scotland; that his next of kin was his sister, Miss Mary McCracken, who resided at 93 King Street, Brockville, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was November 21, 1898; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 8-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. His left foot was moderately flat. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-27 23:53:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 13:57:26 /

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3918 ALEXANDER, Sarah Stewart1890SCT,    , Coatbridge Jun 1906 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
6418 ALEXANDER, Thomas1893SCT,     Jun 1910 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
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