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Record #15290

Name :: : William John ASHWORTH (1880 - 1895)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1880 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 16 Aug 1895 Notes : Accidental Drowning

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

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Peterborough

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 4 Jul 1892
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Mongolian
Placement Family: : King

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesIn 1892, William J. Ashworth, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of Barnardo boys: 160 to Toronto, Ontario, and 35 to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

William was placed with Mr. Adam King, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Taken from the Barnardo magazine "Ups and Downs" dated

Toronto, September 1895. Vol. 1, No. 2.

At times, again, we are saddened by the news of an untimely death of some poor lad who has been cut off with startling suddenness, and it is with a feeling of intense sorrow that we have to commence our work among our friends this month by recording another death in our family. On Friday, August 16th, William John ASHWORTH, who came to Canada in 1892, was sent by his employer Mr. Adam King, of Peterboro', to cut corn. Not returning, a search was instituted, but nothing could be learned of Ashworth until the Sunday following, when some young men, who were paddlig down the Otonabee River, discovered a body floating on the water, which proved to be that of Ashworth. The only explanation of the sad occurrence is that AShworth had been playing on the bank of the river, close by a tree which overhung the water, and, boylike, attempted to walk along the almost hotizontal trunk, and, losing his foothold, fell into the river. The sad news was conveyed to the Home on Monday morning, but as it was necessary to inter the body that afternoon, owing to its immersion in the water, it was impossible for anyone from the Home to attend the funeral. Our poor little friend's grave is in the picturesque Little Lake Cemetery.

ContributorsCreated : 2011-10-29 09:04:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-07 15:44:56 /

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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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