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Record #8993

Name :: : Alfred Charles HELMER (1884 - 1946)
aka : Charles Alfred Helmer, Ch
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Date of Birth: : 26 Jun 1884
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 16 Dec 1946

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Devon, Devonport

66 Princess Street

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 8 Aug 1896
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Scotsman
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesFamily records indicate that Alfred Charles Helmer was born June 26, 1884, in Devonport, Devon, England, to Emma Helmer, the unmarried daughter of James Helmore and Ann Bowden.

In 1896, Alfred C. Helmore, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 254 Barnardo children accompanied by Mr. Owen and en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was placed with William E. Milligan, Hazeldean, Ontario, Canada.

On March 29, 1911, at Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Alfred Charles Helmore, 24, fireman, born to Alfred Helmore and Rosie Helmore; and Sarah Brownlee, 24, born to Albert Brownlee and Teressa Jardine.

Alfred and Sarah Brownlee Helmer had at least 2 children: Oral Helmer, born 1912 - died December 26, 1915, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, of pneumonia; and Baby Helmer, born and died December 17, 1919, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

On December 21, 1915, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Charles Helmer, 27, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at 323 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; that he was born at 66 Princess Street, Devonport, Devon, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Sarah Helmer, who resided at 200 Pretoria Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; that he was a locomotive fireman; and that he had previously served in the 43rd DCOR for 1 year, and in the 41st Regt. for 3 months. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair. He had a faint scar on dorsum, right hand, 1-1/2 inches below left thumb. He was a member of the Church of England.

Sarah Brownlee Helmer died December 24, 1919 at the age of 34 at the Ottawa Maternity Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, of a pulmonary embolism. She is buried at Beechwood Cemetery with her two children.

On November 23, 1922, at Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Charles Frederick Helmer, 35, trackman Ottawa Electric Railway, widower, born in Torquay, England, to Charles Edwar Helmer and Rose Thomson Helmer; and Lucy Young, 25, nursery governess, born in Dover, England, to William James Young and Emma Maria Barton.

Charles and Lucy Young Helmer had at least 3 children: Gordon James Helmer, born June 6, 1924 - died July 19, 1954; Edward Charles Helmer, born 1928 - died January 6, 1993; and Margaret Doreen Helmer.

Charles Alfred/Frederick Helmer died on December 16, 1946, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is buried at Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2009-07-21 19:31:58 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-07-21 20:16:16 /

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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
27034	ABBOTT, Franz Arnold	1918	ENG, DEV	Oct 1928 : Beltana	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3131	ACKERS, Victor Roy	1904	ENG, DEV, Plymouth	Sep 1915 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
20177	AGGETT, Sidney Francis George	1883	ENG, DEV, East Stonehouse	Jun 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
9920	BAMSEY, Laura	1896	ENG, DEV, St Thomas	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
11946	BOWDEN, Reginald	1908	ENG, DEV	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
10633	CARSLAKE, Jessie	1908	ENG, DEV, Axminster	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
9319	CLEAVE, Lily	1896	ENG, DEV, Chudleigh	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
26827	COOKSLEY, Charles John	1923	ENG, DEV, Tiverton	May 1934 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4253	COOMBE, Emily	1888	ENG, DEV, Plymouth	Jun 1900 : Cambroman	CAN	Barnardos
9965	COX, Beatrice Maud	1888	ENG, DEV	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
8173	DAMERELL, Thomas	1913	ENG, DEV	May 1930 : Aurania	CAN	Church of England
20969	DAVEY, Gerald	1923	ENG, DEV, Tavistock	Oct 1935 : Otranto	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
17532	DAVEY, Gilbert	1892	ENG, DEV, Cullompton	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
16213	DOWN, Daniel	1899	ENG, DEV, Widecombe	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
3230	DOWN, Herbert	1889	ENG, DEV, Tavistock, Lifton	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos	robins302002
16214	DOWN, Thomas Percy	1897	ENG, DEV, Widecombe	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8557	DUNNING, Cecilia	1881	ENG, DEV, Totnes	Sep 1894 : Labrador	CAN	National Childrens Home
5449	ELLIOTT, George Henry	1928	ENG, DEV, Plympton	Oct 1935 : Otranto	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
25964	EMMERSON, Howard John	1917	ENG, DEV, St Thomas	Nov 1929 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
10168	EUSTACE, Piscilla	1888	ENG, DEV, East Stonehouse	May 1903 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
18885	FORD, Maurice	1886	ENG, DEV, Plympton	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
5784	GAGE, Alice Doreen	1900	ENG, DEV, St Thomas	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
12102	GILLARD, Wilfred	1917	ENG, DEV, Okehampton	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
10292	GITSHAM, Charles Berry	1887	ENG, DEV, Exeter	Jul 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
27267	HARRIS, Irene Joan	1923	ENG, DEV, Exeter	Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
8993	HELMER, Alfred Charles	1884	ENG, DEV, Devonport	Aug 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
4218	HOLMES, Eva	1884	ENG, DEV, Plymouth	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
15838	IRVINE, Arthur Wisdom	1898	ENG, DEV, Bideford	Oct 1909 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
12370	JILLARD, Victor	1904	ENG, DEV, Devonport	Sep 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
8763	KEMBLE, Eli John	1901	ENG, DEV, St Thomas	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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