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Record #3437
Name :
: William James BONWICK (1896 - )


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Barking
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Kensington

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for William James Bonwick; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Romford; County: Essex; Volume: 4a; Page: 466.

In 1901, William J. Bonwick, 4 years of age, was residing at 40 St. Marys Road, Barking, Essex, England. Other family members included: John Wm. Bonwick, 6; Annie E[lizabeth Soper] Bonwick, 26; Annie May Bonwick, 10 months; John A. Bonwick, 23 (age is incorrect--John Alexander Bonwick was born in 1868 and was actually 33), District Council (road) labourer; Alexander Bonwick, 2; and a boarder, William R. Pryor, 34, general labourer. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1655; Folio: 80; Page: 36.)

A death registration was found for John Alexander Bonwick; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868; Year of Registration: 1902; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 34; District: Romford; County: Essex; Volume: 4a; Page: 251. (EDITORS NOTE: An interesting side note was that Annie Elizabeth Bonwick married her boarder, William R. Pryor in 1903 in Romford, Essex, England.)

In 1905, the Kensington docked at Halifax, then Portland, where 269 boys, including William James Bonwick, 8, and his brother, John Bonwick, 10, disembarked. The original list was lost and a list prepared in 1934 appears on the reel.

In 1911, Willie Bonwick was shown as a domestic for Donald Patterson and family in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as August 1897 and his immigration year as 1891. William's brother, Alex Bonwick is also shown as a domestic at this farm.

On March 2, 1921, in Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was recorded between William James Bonwick, 23, plaiceman (believe this should be a policeman), born in Barking, England, son of John Bonwick and Annie Soper; and another home child, Lilian Smith, 21, house maid, born in Yorkshire, England, daughter of Fred'k Smith and Rebecca Henshaw. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-20 20:52:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:59:24 /

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3023 ABBOTT, Charles1884ENG, ESS, Messing Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3064 ABEL, Queenie Victoria1900ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3101 ABRAMS, Ada1894ENG, ESS, West Ham May 1912 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
3125 ACKERMAN, James David Ernest1910ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3136 ACKERMAN, William David1912ENG, ESS, West Ham Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
3158 ACWORTH, George Albert1896ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Labourers & Domestics  
4491 ADAMS, Henry F.1880ENG, ESS, Brighton Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
14909 ALSOP, Reginald A1891ENG, ESS, Epping Nov 1896 : Laurentian CAN Unknown  
6876 ALTHORPE, George 1885ENG, ESS, Colchester Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25136 ANDERSON, Muriel Helen1921ENG, ESS, West Ham Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9777 ANDERSON, William 1870ENG, ESS, Walthamstow Jun 1883 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
16737 ARNOLD, Oliver Samuel1894ENG, ESS, Lexden May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17014 ARNOLD, Thomas Walter1893ENG, ESS, Colchester May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27617 ATKINS, George Frederick1905ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27618 ATKINS, Jane Ellen1900ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27619 ATKINS, William Richard1903ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
25142 BAGOT, Geoffrey1924ENG, ESS Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26946 BALAAM, Ronald John1928ENG, ESS, Tendring Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5469 BANNISTER, Arthur James1890ENG, ESS, Stratford Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
27188 BARR, Eliza1920ENG, ESS, Lexden May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3431 BLATCH, Albert1898ENG, ESS, Leytonstone May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos SarahLillian  
3438 BONWICK, Alexander1898ENG, ESS, Barking Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3436 BONWICK, John William1894ENG, ESS, Barking Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
3437 BONWICK, William James1896ENG, ESS, Barking Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4234 BRAND, Bessie Violet 1880ENG, ESS, Stifford Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
4233 BRAND, Daisy Emma1879ENG, ESS, Stifford Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
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