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Record #5006
Name :
: Joseph EDWARDS (1916 - )


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1916 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Wrexham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Sep 1930
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Duchess of Bedford

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1930, Joseph Edwards, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 52 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Birthplace: Wrexham, South Wales; next of kin given as Dr Barnardos Homes, London; destination Mr John Hobday, 538 Jarvis St, Toronto; intended occupation farming.

The Winnipeg Evening Tribune
April 9, 1940

War Introduces Brother to Sister

Brother and sister met for the first time in their lives at a railway station in Aldershot, England, largely through the efforts of a Winnipeg woman, Madame Bertha Tilley, 1427 Alexander Ave.

The brother is Pte. Joseph Edwards of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, of Toronto, who had formerly worked on western farms, and his sister is Margaret Jane Edwards, who lives in South Wales. they had been brought up separately by Dr. Barnardo's homes and it was not until Joseph was 14 and just leaving for Canada that he knew he had a sister two years older than himself.

Miss Edwards, who went to live in South Wales, began to correspond with Madame Tilley in Winnipeg, through a correspondence column in a women's magazine. Miss Edwards inquired about her brother, and Madame Tilley found him through inquiry at army headquarters in Ottawa.

After Joseph went overseas, he and his sister arranged to see each for the first time. He has a wife and two children in Toronto. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-22 09:47:50 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-11-13 19:57:36 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3062 ABEL, Abraham1892WAL,    , Newport Apr 1908 : Kensington CAN Unknown  
6256 ADDIS, Herbert1897WAL, MON, Newport Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
13834 ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi 1891WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9233 ANTWIS, Sidney Walter John1893WAL, PEM, Pembroke Dock Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
15290 ASHWORTH, William John1880WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
10956 BARTLETT, Lydia M1878WAL, FLN, Holywell May 1888 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9979 BASSETT, Gwendoline1894WAL,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
10626 BENBOW, Alfred1914WAL,    , Forden Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos CyraL  
16315 BENTALL, Lila Rosanna1874WAL, GLA, Merthyr Tydfil  Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
4181 BERRYMAN, Hannah Maria1891WAL, MON, Pontypool Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4182 BERRYMAN, Jonas Francis1896WAL, GLA, Abercanaid Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
4183 BERRYMAN, May Harriet1899WAL, MON, Pontypool May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5078 BIRKENHEAD, Joseph1910WAL,    , Hazel Beach Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
16711 BLEWITT, Annie1898WAL, GLA, Ynyshir Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16596 BOOTH, Annie May1892WAL, MON, Abergavenny Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6595 BOURNE, Albert1911WAL,    , Merthyr Tydfil Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6596 BOURNE, William1913WAL,    , Aberdare Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12699 BOWEN, Charles1878WAL, DEN, Wrexham Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
11829 BRANNON, Sarah1896WAL,    , Wrexham Jul 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10625 BRIDGEHOUSE, William1913WAL,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
13440 BRIDGES, James1873WAL, MON, Newport Apr 1886 : Dominion CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
12972 BROOKLYN, David Richard1892WAL,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12971 BROOKLYN, Edith1898WAL, GLA, Bridgend Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9138 BROWN, Herbert James1892WAL,    , Newport Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14693 BUDNER, Bessie1907WAL,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16584 BUTCHER, Gladys Ruby1894WAL, MON, Newport Aug 1906 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16583 BUTCHER, Milicent Florence1901WAL, MON, Newport Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8071 BUTLER, Roy1916WAL,    , Colwyn Bay Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
7266 CAHILL, Charles 1913WAL,    , Ebbw Vale Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
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