HOME      FORUM      HELP      SEARCH      
News : The Surname Interests Table (SIT), the Database for Special Interests Groups (DBSIG) and Ancestral Anniversaries
are now "mobile friendlier" more here ...
The RootsChat Reference Library

RootsChat.Com »  RootsChat Reference Library »   Database for Special Interest Groups (DBSIG) »   British Home Children : Quick Search

Record #12336
Name :
: Walter Thomas FORD (1886 - 1938)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 31 Jan 1886

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 25 Jul 1938   Notes : unknown
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Gosport

6 Carolin Place
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, St. Catherines
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Jul 1894
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesMy grand uncle Walter came over with my grandfather in 1894 at the age of 8. He was taken at the age of 6 to Barnardos with my grandfather George because my great grandfather was unable to care for all of the 9 children. He was taken to Liverpool and place on a ship for Canada to arrive in Quebec. For the first 3 years after arrival in Canada they kept the boys together and according to my grandfathers notes in his record they were very happy. Then they were separated and am unable to find out where Walter went after that but indications in the notes of my grandfather's record say that he wrote my grandfather and pleaded with him to notify Barnardos that he was in a "mean place". Grandfather wrote them and a Social Worker went and checked and he got pulled from that person and placed somewhere else. He was, also, abused there according to my grandfathers notes. He ran away. He shows up next on the 1901 census in Ontario not as Walter but as Thomas and as a servant and he's 15 years old. From there I have no clue where he went or what happened but I do know my grandfather visited him once in the St. Catherine's area of Ontario. He did get married but that's all I know. He married an Agnes Day according to my dad's notes and they both died in their early 50's. Am unable to get the record from Barnardos because they say I'm not a direct descendant even though there is no one and both my father and I have looked. I would LOVE to find someone!!

Addendum to prior information: I since have found a grandchild of Uncle Walter. He is buried in St. Catherines On. with no headstone as they couldn't afford to place one. He died young. He was riding a bicycle and fell off and was dead on the scene. His last placement before he left Barnardos was on a neighboring farm to his brother (my grandfather). It was the brother of my grandfathers keeper. Uncle Walter spent his remaining days in the St. Catherines On. area. Thank you to Gail Collins for helping me find is burial site. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-07-04 13:50:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-01-12 07:40:31 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Walter Thomas FORD:



 
Readers Comments

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        
Page: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 187 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3055 ABBOTT, Douglas Groves1910ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
3150 ACRES, Ada1864ENG, HAM, Winchester Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
7448 ADAMS, Ernest Alfred1889ENG, HAM, Southampton Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
9986 ADDERLEY, Edward George1890ENG, HAM, Southampton Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
17765 ADLAM, Edwin Walter1899ENG, HAM, Fareham Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17766 ADLAM, Thomas Albert1901ENG, HAM, Fareham Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6798 AINSLIE, Daisy Ann1890ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
5146 ALDWORTH, Cecil John1915ENG, HAM, Christchurch Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5145 ALDWORTH, Sidney Francis1912ENG, HAM, Christchurch Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
9776 ALLEN, Bertha Ethel1886ENG, HAM, Winchester Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
15306 ALLEN, Bessie May1888ENG, HAM, Winchester Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
4093 AMES, Mildred Doris1903ENG, HAM, Alverstoke Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
10896 ANNALL, Frederick William1901ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Mar 1915 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
25954 ARMSTRONG, Benjamin John Emmerson1918ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes splmum , Pinjarra1929  
27393 ASHWORTH, Gordon Herbert Charles1943ENG, HAM, Alton Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27392 ASHWORTH, Maurice Benedict1941ENG, HAM, Aldershot Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17310 AYLWIN, Arthur Edmund1893ENG, HAM, Portsea Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17059 AYLWIN, Bertie1898ENG, HAM, Portsea Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17311 AYLWIN, Ernest Edward1896ENG, HAM, Portsea Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10932 BAKER, George Edward Windsor1937ENG, HAM, Southampton May 1948 : Empire Brent (formerly Letitia II) AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17978 BANKS, Edmund Charles1895ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
17323 BANKS, Harry Albert1893ENG, HAM, Portsea Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
17980 BANKS, Mabel1890ENG, HAM, Alverstoke Oct 1903 : Dominion  Barnardos  
3442 BASHFORD, Albert Edward1886ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Jun 1891 : Vancouver CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3441 BASHFORD, Charlotte1881ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Jun 1891 : Vancouver CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
8855 BIDDLECOMBE, Annie1886ENG, HAM, Dibden Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10070 BLACKMAN, Phillip1882ENG, HAM, Gosport Apr 1892 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
7165 BLANDFORD, Elizabeth1856ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7042 BLANDFORD, Frances Amelia1859ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16647 BLANDFORD, Kate Jane1861ENG, HAM, Southampton Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN MacPherson Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Page: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 187 Entries        
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