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Record #10292
Name :
: Charles Berry GITSHAM (1887 - 1909)
  aka : Charles Gibsham; Charles


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Nov 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 20 Jul 1909   Notes : Suicide by Strychnine Poisoning
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Devon, Exeter
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Jul 1898
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Labrador

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Charles Berry Gitsham: Year of Registration: 1888; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: St Thomas; County: Devon; Volume: 5b; Page: 60. Parents: John Veysey Githsam and Mary Ann Berry, married June 2, 1873 in St. Edmunds Church, Exeter, Devon, England.

Mary Ann Berry Gitsham died on March 13, 1895, of syncope from haemorrhage during labour with her 15th pregnancy, in Lilly, Newton St. Cyres, Devon, England.

John Veysey Gitsham remarried Elizabeth Mary Rogan on September 8, 1895, at the Registry Office, St. Thomas, Devon, England.

Charles Berry Gitsham was taken into care through Barnardo Homes in 1895.

A death registration was found for John Veysey Gitsham: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850; Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 47; District: Crediton; County: Devon; Volume: 5b; Page: 251.

In 1898, Charles Gitsham, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 92 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Lethbridge Herald, The
July 20, 1909.

"Took Poison at Penitent Bench.

Saskatoon, Sask., July 19.--Chas. M. Getzham [sic], aged 22, a Barnardo boy, took a quarter of an ounce of crystalized strychnine and died at the penitent bench of the Salvation Army of which he was formerly a member. The deceased, who was steady, honest and industrious, came from Elkhorn, some months since and dropped from the Salvation Army on taking up with a girl, who was not a member. They were engaged, but had a couple of tiffs last Sunday morning. Getzham thereupon bought the poison and went to the Army meeting. Just before the call for penitents the deceased left the hall, took the poison and returned in time to die." 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-11-15 18:24:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-11-15 19:59:17 /

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25964 EMMERSON, Howard John1917ENG, DEV, St Thomas Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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18885 FORD, Maurice1886ENG, DEV, Plympton Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
5784 GAGE, Alice Doreen1900ENG, DEV, St Thomas Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12102 GILLARD, Wilfred1917ENG, DEV, Okehampton May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10292 GITSHAM, Charles Berry1887ENG, DEV, Exeter Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
27267 HARRIS, Irene Joan1923ENG, DEV, Exeter Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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12370 JILLARD, Victor1904ENG, DEV, Devonport Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
8763 KEMBLE, Eli John1901ENG, DEV, St Thomas Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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