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Record #15290

Name :: : William John ASHWORTH (1880 - 1895)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1880 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 16 Aug 1895 Notes : Accidental Drowning

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

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 4 Jul 1892
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Mongolian
Placement Family: : King

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesIn 1892, William J. Ashworth, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of Barnardo boys: 160 to Toronto, Ontario, and 35 to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

William was placed with Mr. Adam King, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Taken from the Barnardo magazine "Ups and Downs" dated

Toronto, September 1895. Vol. 1, No. 2.

At times, again, we are saddened by the news of an untimely death of some poor lad who has been cut off with startling suddenness, and it is with a feeling of intense sorrow that we have to commence our work among our friends this month by recording another death in our family. On Friday, August 16th, William John ASHWORTH, who came to Canada in 1892, was sent by his employer Mr. Adam King, of Peterboro', to cut corn. Not returning, a search was instituted, but nothing could be learned of Ashworth until the Sunday following, when some young men, who were paddlig down the Otonabee River, discovered a body floating on the water, which proved to be that of Ashworth. The only explanation of the sad occurrence is that AShworth had been playing on the bank of the river, close by a tree which overhung the water, and, boylike, attempted to walk along the almost hotizontal trunk, and, losing his foothold, fell into the river. The sad news was conveyed to the Home on Monday morning, but as it was necessary to inter the body that afternoon, owing to its immersion in the water, it was impossible for anyone from the Home to attend the funeral. Our poor little friend's grave is in the picturesque Little Lake Cemetery.

ContributorsCreated : 2011-10-29 09:04:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-07 15:44:56 /

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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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