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Record #15831
Name :
: Philip William MARTIN (1897 - 1961)
  aka : William Martin


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Jul 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 28 Feb 1961
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Walworth

36 Beckway Street
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, St. Hubert
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 19 Oct 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Philip William Martin: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1897; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 135. Parents: Philip Martin and Alice Maria Bailey.

Philip Martin died in the Boer Wars. [EDITORS NOTE: A P. Martin, Private, 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers, was killed at Ladysmith, February 23, 1900, during the Boer Wars.]

Alice Maria Bailey Martin remarried Thomas Chambers about 1901.

Alice Maria Chambers died in 1906 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.

Philip Martin was admitted to Copperfield Road School, Tower Hamlets on August 22, 1904. (Opened as a Dr. Barnardo's Charity School and later became known as Copperfield Road School after being taken over by the LCC in 1905. Closed in 1908.) Discharged October 21, 1904.

In 1909, William Marten, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 161 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On October 31, 1916, at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Philip Martin, 19, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada; that he was bonr in London, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Ida Jane Martin, who resided in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was August 28, 1895; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; light brown complexion; brown eyes and hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

On July 24, 1920, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, a marriage was registered between Philip William Martin and Annie Amy Franko [daughter of Stefan Franko and Paraska Boychuk].

At least three children were born of of this marriage: William Emo Martin, born July 21, 1921, at Sundown, Manitoba, Canada, died April 27, 1961, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; John Irving Martin, born June 26, 1925, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, died June 29, 2007, in Escondido, San Diego, California, USA; and Thomas Martin, born June 26, 1925, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, died 1999, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

Philip William Martin died February 28, 1961 in Quebec, Canada.

Annie Amy Franko died on May 3, 1987 at St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-01-01 13:29:33 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-12-11 15:23:07 /

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