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Record #13096

Name :: : Ernest John ALLEN (1894 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 24 Jul 1894
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Glamorgan, Pontypridd

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 12 Aug 1909
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Canada
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : National Childrens Home

NotesA birth registration was found for Ernest John Allen: Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Pontypridd; County: Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan; Volume: 11a; Page: 473. Parents: John Allen and Mary Ellen Best, married 1892 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales.

In 1909, Ernest Allen, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 25 children from the National Childrens Home and en route to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

On February 15, 1916, at Athens, Ontario, Canada, Ernest John Allen, 21, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Athens, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Norton Sub Hamdon, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mary Allen, who resided in Norton Sub Hamdon, England; that his date of birth was July 24, 1894; that he was a labourer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 9 inches in height; fair compelxion; blue eyes; fair hair. He had a scar on his right arm at the elbow. He was a member of the Church of England.

While in the 156th Canadian Infantry Battalion the company had taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 18 or 19 January 1918. Ernest was wounded on 2 or 3 September 1918. He rejoined the battalion on 13 September 1918. Once again, he was wounded on 28 September 1918 and invalided to England on 14 October 1918.

On February 25, 1920, at Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ernest John Allen, 25, tanner, born in Somerset, England, to John Allen and Mary Best; and Elizabeth McCall, 20, companion maid, born in Scotland to Edwin [McCall] [error on document shows father as Edwin Best] and Jessie Stuart.

On July 23, 1922, Elizabeth McCall Allen, 21, housewife, born August 27, 1900, died at Kingston General Hospital of supperative otitis medea and septic meningitis. The informant was her husband, Ernest Allen, who resided at Phillipsville, Ontario, Canada. She was buried at Oak Leaf Cemetery.

On December 24, 1923, at Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ernest John Allen, 29, widower, farm labourer, born in England to John Allen and Mary Best; and Edna Slack, 19, household duties, born in Charleston, Ontario, Canada, to Horace Slack and Sarah Bender.

ContributorsCreated : 2010-11-12 18:55:50 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-11-12 20:00:09 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3062	ABEL, Abraham	1892	WAL, , Newport	Apr 1908 : Kensington	CAN	Unknown
6256	ADDIS, Herbert	1897	WAL, MON, Newport	Jul 1909 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
13096	ALLEN, Ernest John	1894	WAL, GLA, Pontypridd	Aug 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
13834	ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi	1891	WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
9233	ANTWIS, Sidney Walter John	1893	WAL, PEM, Pembroke Dock	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
15290	ASHWORTH, William John	1880	WAL, GLA, Swansea	Jul 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Barnardos
10956	BARTLETT, Lydia M	1878	WAL, FLN, Holywell	May 1888 : Sardinian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
9979	BASSETT, Gwendoline	1894	WAL,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
10626	BENBOW, Alfred	1914	WAL, , Forden	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos	CyraL
16315	BENTALL, Lila Rosanna	1874	WAL, GLA, Merthyr Tydfil	Jul 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
4181	BERRYMAN, Hannah Maria	1891	WAL, MON, Pontypool	Sep 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
4182	BERRYMAN, Jonas Francis	1896	WAL, GLA, Abercanaid	Apr 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Waifs & Strays
4183	BERRYMAN, May Harriet	1899	WAL, MON, Pontypool	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5078	BIRKENHEAD, Joseph	1910	WAL, , Hazel Beach	Aug 1926 : Montrose	CAN	Barnardos
16711	BLEWITT, Annie	1898	WAL, GLA, Ynyshir	Oct 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
16596	BOOTH, Annie May	1892	WAL, MON, Abergavenny	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6595	BOURNE, Albert	1911	WAL, , Merthyr Tydfil	Jul 1927 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
6596	BOURNE, William	1913	WAL, , Aberdare	Jul 1927 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
12699	BOWEN, Charles	1878	WAL, DEN, Wrexham	Mar 1892 : Carthaginian	CAN	Barnardos
11829	BRANNON, Sarah	1896	WAL, , Wrexham	Jul 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
10625	BRIDGEHOUSE, William	1913	WAL,	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos
13440	BRIDGES, James	1873	WAL, MON, Newport	Apr 1886 : Dominion	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
12972	BROOKLYN, David Richard	1892	WAL,	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
12971	BROOKLYN, Edith	1898	WAL, GLA, Bridgend	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
9138	BROWN, Herbert James	1892	WAL, , Newport	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
14693	BUDNER, Bessie	1907	WAL,	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16584	BUTCHER, Gladys Ruby	1894	WAL, MON, Newport	Aug 1906 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
16583	BUTCHER, Milicent Florence	1901	WAL, MON, Newport	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
8071	BUTLER, Roy	1916	WAL, , Colwyn Bay	Mar 1932 : Montclare	CAN	YMCA
7266	CAHILL, Charles	1913	WAL, , Ebbw Vale	Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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