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Record #13096

Name :: : Ernest John ALLEN (1894 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 24 Jul 1894
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Glamorgan, Pontypridd

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 12 Aug 1909
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Canada
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : National Childrens Home

NotesA birth registration was found for Ernest John Allen: Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Pontypridd; County: Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan; Volume: 11a; Page: 473. Parents: John Allen and Mary Ellen Best, married 1892 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales.

In 1909, Ernest Allen, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 25 children from the National Childrens Home and en route to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

On February 15, 1916, at Athens, Ontario, Canada, Ernest John Allen, 21, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Athens, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Norton Sub Hamdon, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mary Allen, who resided in Norton Sub Hamdon, England; that his date of birth was July 24, 1894; that he was a labourer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 9 inches in height; fair compelxion; blue eyes; fair hair. He had a scar on his right arm at the elbow. He was a member of the Church of England.

While in the 156th Canadian Infantry Battalion the company had taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 18 or 19 January 1918. Ernest was wounded on 2 or 3 September 1918. He rejoined the battalion on 13 September 1918. Once again, he was wounded on 28 September 1918 and invalided to England on 14 October 1918.

On February 25, 1920, at Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ernest John Allen, 25, tanner, born in Somerset, England, to John Allen and Mary Best; and Elizabeth McCall, 20, companion maid, born in Scotland to Edwin [McCall] [error on document shows father as Edwin Best] and Jessie Stuart.

On July 23, 1922, Elizabeth McCall Allen, 21, housewife, born August 27, 1900, died at Kingston General Hospital of supperative otitis medea and septic meningitis. The informant was her husband, Ernest Allen, who resided at Phillipsville, Ontario, Canada. She was buried at Oak Leaf Cemetery.

On December 24, 1923, at Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ernest John Allen, 29, widower, farm labourer, born in England to John Allen and Mary Best; and Edna Slack, 19, household duties, born in Charleston, Ontario, Canada, to Horace Slack and Sarah Bender.

ContributorsCreated : 2010-11-12 18:55:50 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-11-12 20:00:09 /

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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 28 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
13096	ALLEN, Ernest John	1894	WAL, GLA, Pontypridd	Aug 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
15290	ASHWORTH, William John	1880	WAL, GLA, Swansea	Jul 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Barnardos
16315	BENTALL, Lila Rosanna	1874	WAL, GLA, Merthyr Tydfil	Jul 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
4182	BERRYMAN, Jonas Francis	1896	WAL, GLA, Abercanaid	Apr 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Waifs & Strays
16711	BLEWITT, Annie	1898	WAL, GLA, Ynyshir	Oct 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
12971	BROOKLYN, Edith	1898	WAL, GLA, Bridgend	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
5443	CLARIDGE, Horace	1911	WAL, GLA, Pontypridd	May 1922 : Orsova	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
16363	COLE, Sidney John	1914	WAL, GLA, Swansea	Jun 1929 : Ascania	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
25626	CUNDY, George William	1911	WAL, GLA, Swansea	Feb 1924 : Euripides	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4423	DEACON, Alice	1887	WAL, GLA, Treharris	May 1897 : State of California	CAN	Waifs & Strays
4424	DEACON, Jane	1885	WAL, GLA, Pontymail	Oct 1896 : Mongolian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
26431	HOLT, Frederick Howard	1906	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26955	KEARLE, Albert Gordon	1925	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26957	LLEWELLYN, Albert William	1931	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26959	MART, Audrey Sybil	1926	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4580	MORGAN, Gertrude D.	1895	WAL, GLA, Ystradyfodwg	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26358	O'CONNELL, Mary	1919	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Aug 1932 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26357	O'CONNELL, Patricia	1921	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Aug 1932 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
23489	PARR, James Phillip	1893	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
11484	PRANCE, Bert	1915	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Apr 1930 : Letitia	CAN	Cossar (George Carter)
23322	REES, Aneurin John	1885	WAL, GLA, Aberavon	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26961	RICHARDSON, Cyril	1925	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26962	RICHARDSON, Vera Elizabeth	1930	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26440	ROGERS, Frank	1904	WAL, GLA, Swansea	Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26963	SCOTT, Priscilla	1926	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
11590	THOMAS, George Llewellyn	1909	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	Jun 1920 : Scotian	CAN	Barnardos	Woodsblack
12655	TUCKER, Cyril Clyde	1902	WAL, GLA, Bridgend	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
2980	WHISTLER, Dorothy Elizabeth	1895	WAL, GLA, Cardiff	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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 28 Entries

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