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Record #17080
Name :
: Robert Hugh ADGEY (1885 - 1951)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Aug 1885

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 7 Nov 1951   Notes : Coronary Thrombosis, Cardiac Failure
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Lancashire, Lancashire, Liverpool
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 4 Mar 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Taylor
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesA birth registration was found for Robert Hugh Adgey: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1885; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 315. Parents: Edward Adgey and Sarah Ann Simon, married July 17, 1873, The Parish Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

Edward Adgey died on March 30, 1901, of enteric fever and pneumonia at Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

In 1902, Robert Adgey, 16, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, in a group of 51 Louisa Birt children from the Liverpool Sheltering Home, en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.

Liverpool Sheltering Home Report on Robert Adgey:

Page 1

Robert Adgey
Age 16 August 11th 1901
Admitted September 5th 1901

Robert brings a recommendation from Mr Clark 42 Mount Vernon Road with whom he has worked for 2 years. a fairly good recommendation. RA got in with a tough gang of boys - Has two brothers older + two sisters younger than himself.

Mother + Sallie, 11, went into Brownlow Hill Workhouse to compel the older sons to support Mother - Father who was a Corporation labourer died in Brownlow Hill Workhouse of Fever. Brother
Edward Adgey, 1 Rothwell St.

Page 2

Mar. 1902. [Placed with] Danl. N. Taylor, South Bolton PQ

Page 3

60th party. Sailed SS Dominion 20/2/1902
32 boys + 19 girls = 51

Adgey Robert

Admitted 5th Sep 1901. Age 16. 11th Aug 1901.

Father, labourer, died of fever Brownlow Hill Workhouse R. has 2 brothers older + 2 sisters younger than himself Bro. Edward Adgey. 1 Rothwell Street. Mother + Sallie 11 in Workhouse to compel older sons to support her. R worked for Mr Clark 42 Mount Vernon Green for 2 years + got fairly good recommendation. He was getting in with a tough gang of boys, great improvement while at S.H. Slow - looks sad but isn't.

Mar.10.1902 Danl. N. Taylor Sth Bolton, P.Q. $36 1st Yr.

Page 4

Mar 1902. Letter.

May 17.1902. Vd by Miss Meiklejohn + Ms Drummond. good home. mutual satisfaction. decided physical improvement.

July 6th 05 Ran away. leaving all his clothing, & trunk - had $5.00 bill given him by Mr Taylor recently & had some money in Bank at Mansonville. Did not receive any stipulated amt per mon. Gone to Boston. Mass. U.S.A.

Robert Hugh Adgey returned to the United Kingdom.

On April 19, 1908, at St. Peters, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Robert Adgey married Ellen Jane Lowe, daughter of John Alfred Lowe.

At least 10 children were born of this marriage: Robert Alfred Adgey, born November 1, 1909, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died August 21, 1977, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Gladys Mary Adgey, born about 1911 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died June 23, 1959, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England; John Adgey, born about 1913 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died October 14, 1950, at Whiston Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Edward Arthur Adgey, born June 7, 1915, at Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died May 1987, in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales;
Ellen Adgey, born about 1917 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died November 8, 1968, at Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Sarah Adgey, born September 10, 1919, at West Derby, Lancashire, England, died December 10, 1983, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England; William Adgey, born 1921 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died 1973, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Alice Adgey, born May 10, 1923, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died February 27, 2000 in Warrington Hospital, Cheshire, England; Maisie Adgey, born about 1925 in West Derby, Lancashire, England, died 1970 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Eileen Adgey, born January 29, 1929, in West Derby, Lancashire, England, died April 1992, in Halton, Cheshire, England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-10-06 05:24:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-10-07 21:29:22 /

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3017 ABBOTT, Alexander1879ENG, LAN, Blackburn May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
3018 ABBOTT, John William1877ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
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3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3121 ACKERLEY, John1888ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
3122 ACKERLEY, Thomas William1886ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
3163 ADAIR, Millicent1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1897 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
13137 ADAMSON, Arthur1893ENG, LAN, Bury May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
8819 ADAMSON, John 1891ENG, LAN, Oldham May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
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9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
8820 AINDOW, Albert Edward1894ENG, LAN, Formby Jun 1911 : Virginian CAN Sailing Alone  
5658 AINSWORTH, Ellen 1895ENG, LAN, Liverpool Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5662 AINSWORTH, Mary1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2852 AIRD, Arthur1895ENG, LAN Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17052 ALDRED, Eric Woodman1894ENG, LAN, Manchester  Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7961 ALEXANDER, George1913ENG, LAN, Fleetwood Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
26974 ALEXANDER, Reginald Gordon1917ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5048 ALLAN, Robert 1914ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
2735 ALLEN, Harry Edward1898ENG, LAN Jul 1908 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6312 ALLEY, Henry Herbert1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
4706 ALMOND, Elizabeth1879ENG, LAN, Newton, Manchester May 1891 : Oregon CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
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