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Record #16614
Name :
: Thomas LEWIS (1913 - )
  aka : Tom Lewis


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Dec 1913

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Devon, Bradninch

Kensham Lodge
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 May 1929
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Regina

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Waifs and Strays

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesParents: Henry (Harry) Lewis and Rose Esther Fagg, married 1902, Eastry, Kent, England.

Thomas' parents (Harry, died before 1925; and Rose, died 1926) and 3 siblings (Maud Lewis, died 1928; John Charles Lewis, died 1927; and Harry William Lewis, died 1925) all died of tuberculosis, leaving Tom and older brothers George (born 1907) and Edward (born 1912); sister Bessie May (born 1908); and younger half-sister Mary (b 1919).

In 1929, Thomas Lewis, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 30 boys from the Church of England Waifs & Strays en route to Gibbs? Home, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

There are family stories that Tom died soon after reaching Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-25 05:39:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-25 17:01:12 /

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