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Record #16577

Name :: : Edward George SHACKLETON (1900 - )
aka : Gordon Edward Shackleton
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1900
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

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

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 6 Oct 1911
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Corinthian
Placement Family: : Clunis

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Edward George Shackleton: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900; District: Lambeth; County: London; Volume: 1d; Page: 383. Parents:

In 1911, Edward Shackleton, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 156 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On December 23, 1922, at Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Gordon Edward Shackleton, 21, laborer, born in England to Smith Shackleton and Eva Ferguson; and Gladys Muriel Graham, 19, home duties, born in Thamesville, Ontario, Canada, to James Graham and Prudentia Ann Sherman. [EDITORS NOTE: Edward and Avilene Clunis, Gordon's adopted parents, were witnesses to the marriage.]

The Windsor Star
July 12, 1969

Brothers meet again
After 61 years, a stoic reunion

by BILL PETRUSIAK

John Schackleton of London, England, figured that 61 years was long enough to without seeing his brother.

So about three months ago he sent a letter to his brother Gordon, in Chatham, saying he was coming to Canada for a visit.

The reunion took place early Friday evening at Windsor Airport.

As they embraced one another, brother Gordon could only thin of one thing to say: "Long time no see."

Gordon Shackleton left his native England in 1909 at the age of nine. He, his brother and a sister, Priscilla, had all been in an orphanage and when some of the orphans were being sent to Canada, Gordon went with them. In Canada, he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clunis, of Chatham, and has lived there ever since.

He got married and had a son Alvin, who is presently in England on vacation. Alvin had already visited his relatives.

During his years in Chatham, Gordon worked in Canada and Dominion Sugar Company for 43 years. He and his wife live at 367 Lacroix St.

John also married and had two children. He worked as a policeman in London but is now retired.

Over the years the two brothers kept in contact, mostly through letters their wives exchanged.

While waiting in the terminal, Gordon who is now 68 years old, wondered if he would recognize his brother. John was only five years old when Gordon left England.

But when the plane arrived, there was no question, the brothers recognized each other almost immediately.

John who is now 65, and his wife, will stay in Canada for a month. During this time Gordon and his wife plan to take them to various places in Ontario.

As the brothers and their wives left the terminal to return to Chatham and a "big meal and a big toast," they began reminiscing. John said he recalled when Gordon's boat was leaving for Canada, the band was playing "God Be With You Till We Meet Again."

His brother only replied "So they were. So they were."

ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-11 20:18:39 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-11 20:24:51 /

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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 30 Entries

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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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