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Record #14618

Name :: : Albert Edward BANCE (1914 - 2006)
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Date of Birth: : 2 Dec 1914
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 29 Apr 2006

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Wandsworth

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 26 May 1929
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Regina
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Waifs & Strays

NotesA birth registration was found for Albert E Bance: Mother's Maiden Name: Ratcliff; Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1914; District: Wandsworth; County: London; Volume: 1d; Page: 1387. Parents: Albert Bance and Caroline Ratcliff, married 1911 in Richmond, Surrey, England. Other children born to this marriage were Frances born 1912 and Daisy M born 1913.

On 20th August 1914, Albert Bance enlisted in the Army at Kingston, Surrey, his wife Caroline's address was recorded as c/o Mrs Ratcliff, 11 Worple Ways, Sheen Road, Richmond, he declared that they had three children. On 26th November 1917, Albert was marked as missing in action, in 1918, his papers show that his wife sent numerous letters to the Army asking if they had any news for her. It was noted that on 7 January 1919, his medals were sent to her.

In 1929, Albert Edward Bance, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of children from the Church of England Waifs & Strays. He declared that he was born in Putney; that his intended occupation was farming; that he was en route to the Gibbs Home, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; and that his next of kin was The Secretary, Waifs & Strays Society, Kennington.

Albert's mother Caroline remarried on Dec 15 1926 aged 35 to a Sydney Thurbon and died in 1947 in Little Abington, Cambridgeshire

Albert Edward Bance, farmhand, married Evelyn Grace Cote on March 17, 1939, at Stukely-Sud (Anglican Church), Qu?bec, Canada.

In an undated article written about 1998, it was reported:

"Reunited After 78 Years
They Meet Again For New Year

(CBS) Until this week, Albert Bance had not seen his sister for almost 80 years. Orphaned during World War I, Bance and his two sisters were part of a British program that sent children who had lost their parents to foster homes all over the world.

At the age of seven, Bance was sent to work on a farm in Canada. For years, he tried to locate his sisters, but he had no success. His family says the British government withheld the information they needed to find them.

Two years ago, Bance's grandson Todd Goyette began a search of his own. Goyette sought his great-aunts via the Internet, and also sent out hundreds of letters.

"I guess I just put myself in his shoes," Goyette told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in a recent interview. "If it was my brother or sister, I'd want to know what happened."

At last, one letter reached the right person. In November, Goyette learned that Daisy Bance was alive and living in England.

During the holiday season, Albert, 84, was reunited with his older sister, Daisy, who is 85.

"It's so lovely to see you, Albert," she told her brother. "I don't want to let you go anymore."

For Albert, finding his sister was the "best Christmas present I ever had," he said.

Daisy plans to stay in Montreal with Albert's family for the week of New Year's. Next year, Albert's family will fly to England for Christmas with Daisy."

The Seattle Times from Tuesday, December 29, 1998, reported:

"Siblings Orphaned During World War I Reunite After 80 Years

AP/MONTREAL - A brother and sister from England who were separated 80 years ago after being orphaned during World War I were reunited yesterday.

Daisy Bance, 85, hugged her younger brother Albert, 84, in a reunion arranged by their children and grandchildren.

"I don't want to let you go any more," Daisy Bance said yesterday as she held on to her brother, who was 4 when they were placed in separate orphanages in England.

"Here I am," said Albert. "I'm your brother. I've been waiting a lifetime."

They were split up after their parents died during World War I. Albert Bance was shipped to Canada when he was 14 to work on an Eastern Townships farm.

He was one of the so-called Home Children who were sent to Canada, supposedly for a better life.

Arriving in 1929, he worked on a farm, got married, then served as fire and police chief of a small town. His wife died three years ago, but he has five children, 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One more is on the way.

His children and grandchildren were responsible for bringing the two together.

They checked English birth records, searched the Internet, and sent letters to possible relatives in England.

They finally found Daisy Bance about six weeks ago.

Then one of Bance's daughters won a Montreal radio-station contest to bring family home for the holidays.

They gave the contest prize to their long-lost aunt.

Daisy Bance never married after growing up in nine homes for orphans in England. She spent her life working as live-in help for wealthy people, said friend April Monk, who accompanied Daisy on the trip.

The hunt is still on for another sister, though there have been rumors she died as a young adult."

Albert Edward Bance died April 29, 2006, in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. His wife, Evelyn G. Cote Bance died June 12, 1999, in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. They are both buried at South Stukely Cemetery, South Stukely, Quebec, Canada. Plot: Range 5 Lot 20 No. 1.

ContributorsCreated : 2011-05-22 10:26:43 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-05-22 10:40:56 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
8354	ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper	1885	ENG, LND, Homerton	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
5046	ABBS, Bertie Cecil John	1914	ENG, LND, St. Pancras	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
18925	ABERY, Harold Thomas	1908	ENG, LND, Marylebone	Mar 1927 : Melita	CAN	Salvation Army
3078	ABIGAIL, Helen Mary	1877	ENG, LND, Pimlico	Aug 1894 : Vancouver	CAN	Colonists Aid Society
3104	ABRAMS, Frederick	1892	ENG, LND, Battersea	May 1906 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys	Diblet
3105	ABRAMS, Reginald Edwin	1896	ENG, LND, Battersea	Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys	Diblet
3116	ACHURCH, Florence Daisy	1901	ENG, LND, Fulham	Sep 1913 : Virginian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
3123	ACKERMAN, Arthur Edward	1877	ENG, LND, Wandsworth	Jun 1888 : Parisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3124	ACKERMAN, George Abraham	1875	ENG, LND, Wandsworth	Jun 1888 : Parisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5493	ACOL, John	1920	ENG, LND, Hampstead	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3174	ADAM, Thomas Wilkie	1893	ENG, LND, Pimlico	May 1911 : Pretorian	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
9229	ADAMS, Maud	1885	ENG, LND, Kingsland	Sep 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
8762	ADAMTHWAITE, Ethel Maud	1887	ENG, LND, Holborn	Jul 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
9959	ADAMTHWAITE, Mary Kate Jane	1886	ENG, LND	Jul 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9833	ADLINGTON, George Richard	1880	ENG, LND, Limehouse	Nov 1891 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
7340	ADLINGTON, Percival Stanley	1883	ENG, LND, Limehouse	Nov 1891 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
17049	AFFLECK, Adelaide Mary	1897	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Jun 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
10030	ALBERY, Charles Samuel	1882	ENG, LND, Battersea	Jun 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
9857	ALBURY, George Arthur	1884	ENG, LND, Southwark	Jun 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
8537	ALDEN, James Robert	1872	ENG, LND, Poplar	Aug 1884 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
8538	ALDEN, Thomas George	1878	ENG, LND, Holborn	Jul 1893 : Oregon	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
16550	ALDRIDGE, Ada Florence	1900	ENG, LND, Clapham	Jul 1911 : Sicilian		Barnardos	Niksmum
10413	ALEXANDER, Dorothy May	1903	ENG, LND, Shoreditch	Jul 1908 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
10414	ALEXANDER, Matilda Julia	1902	ENG, LND, Shoreditch	Jul 1908 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
8694	ALEXANDER, Rose	1898	ENG, LND, Hoxton	Jul 1908 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
4743	ALEXANDER, Rose Mary	1873	ENG, LND, Kensington	May 1887 : Corean	CAN	Charlotte Alexander
8467	ALGER, Ada	1876	ENG, LND, St Olave	Jul 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
9026	ALGER, Ellen	1872	ENG, LND, St. Olave	Jul 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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