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Record #16533

Name :: : Sidney Imms PRODGERS (1887 - 1961)
aka : Sydney Jas Prodgers
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 4 Sep 1887
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 19 Feb 1961 Notes : Blood Clot Causing Heart Attack

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Pimlico

#40 Chapter Street

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 3 Apr 1899
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Scotsman
Placement Family: : Dash

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Dr. Barnardos Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesParents: William Edward Imms and Louisa Jane Mersey Pusey Prodgers, never married. William Imms was a married man when he fathered both Sidney Imms Prodgers and Hollie Imms Prodgers (August 16, 1885) in Westminster, Middlesex, England. At the time of Sidney's birth, William and Louisa were lodging with a Miss Kates who was a worker in connection with the M.A.B.Y.S. (The Metropolitan Association for Befriending Youth Servants) This address was listed on both Hollie and Sidney's birth certificates.

William took charge of the "Green Man" Public House Blackfriars, sending money to Louisa, but the money quit coming. In January 1889 William leaves the Green Man with no address, but wrote Louisa telling her she will have to do the best she can on her own.

On November 27, 1889, Louisa contacted Barnardos Homes. She sold her house and most of her furniture to fend for her children but could no longer do so. Sidney was signed over to the orphanage. On December 11, 1889, Sidney arrived at Babies Castle, Hawkhurst, Kent, England.

In 1891 William was shown residing with a woman named Alice who is shown as his wife. He died in 1912 at the age of 66 in London.

In 1892, Sidney was being fostered at Goudhurst, Kent, England.

In 1899,on the "Scotsman" 11 year old Sidney arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 169 Barnardo boys; two to Saint John, New Brunswick, 82 to Toronto, Ontario; 44 to Winnipeg, Manitoba; and 39 to Russell, Manitoba, accompanied by Salvation Army Women.

On November 4, 1910, Sydney Prodgers, 22, farmer, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Empress of Britain. He traveled with his friend, John Barwell, 21, farmer, another Barnardo boy, whom Sidney met while John was placed with a family down the road from Sidney's placement family, the Dash's son's family.

On March 28, 1911, Sidney Prodgers and John Barwell returned from the United Kingdom on the ship Royal George. Their destination was Windthust, Saskatchewan, Canada.

On April 7, 1917, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Sidney Prodgers, 28, enlisted in the Canadian Expedition Force. He declared that he resided in Windthorst, Saskatchewan, Canada; that he was born in Kent, England; that his next of kin was his friend Albert Glydon, who resided in Windthorst, Saskatchewan, Canada; that his date of birth was September 24, 1888; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 8 inches in height; puddy complexion; grey eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith.

On February 7 1928 at Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, Sydney Prodgers married Kathleen Lix (daughter of Leonard Lix and Khristinia Rochert). Four children were born of this marriage. The youngest of the children , Stanley Gene Prodgers born June 10 1934, died on February 1 1939. There remaining three children are still living as of Sept 2012.

Sidney Imms Prodgers died on February 19, 1961, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. Kathleen Lix Prodgers died On December 31, 1983, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. As of August 16 2012 Sidney has had 20 grandchildren, 17 of which are still alive. Sidney's grandchildren have given him 48 great grandchildren, 2 of whom have passed away, these great grandchildren have give Sidney 40 great great grandchildren for a total of 112 decendents of which 106 are still alive!

ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-30 08:48:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-10-07 00:42:51 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3020	ABBOT, Alice	1877	ENG, MDX, Islington	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3035	ABBOTT, Geoffrey Robinson	1898	ENG, MDX, Paddington	Mar 1912 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Sailing Alone
3036	ABBOTT, George	1894	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
27033	ABBOTT, Harry Franz	1917	ENG, MDX, Hendon	Oct 1928 : Beltana	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3038	ABBOTT, Herman Henry	1882	ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3082	ABEL, Walter John	1869	ENG, MDX, London	Aug 1884 : Sarmatian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
3133	ACLAND, Arthur Edward	1874	ENG, MDX, Holloway	Apr 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
5391	AKERMAN, Martha Rosina	1891	ENG, MDX, St. Giles	Sep 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
9843	ALBON, Frank Baldwin	1889	ENG, MDX, Staines	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
4649	ALBON, Mildred Margaret	1891	ENG, MDX, Teddington	Jun 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
16328	ALLMAN, Sophia Mary Ann	1875	ENG, MDX, St. George in the East	Jun 1885 : Lake WWnnipeg	CAN	Middlemore
3517	ALLUM, Jessie Maud	1899	ENG, MDX, Hillingdon Heath	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10946	ALLWRIGHT, Bertha Isabella	1869	ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town	Jun 1879 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
10947	ALLWRIGHT, Phoebe	1871	ENG, MDX, Poplar	Jun 1879 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
7528	ALVAREZ, Florence Rebecca	1862	ENG, MDX, Hackney	Nov 1869 : Hibernian	CAN	Maria Rye
3801	ANSELL, Alan Joseph	1894	ENG, MDX, Whitechapel, London	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3800	APPLEBY, Nelson F.	1910	ENG, MDX, Lewisham, London	Jun 1924 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
2934	ARMINGER, Eleanor Florence	1886	ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town	Mar 1895 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
22113	ATKINS, Valentine	1915	ENG, MDX, Edmonton	May 1931 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
3080	AUBURN, John George	1855	ENG, MDX, London	May 1872 : Varuna	CAN	Shoe Black Brigade
3680	AYRE, Arthur	1896	ENG, MDX, Stoke Newington, London	Jul 1909 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3681	AYRE, Elsie	1892	ENG, MDX, Islington, London	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3682	AYRE, Maud	1893	ENG, MDX, Stoke Newington, London	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3687	BAILEY, Emily May	1897	ENG, MDX, Edgeware	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3969	BAKER, Alfred Augustus	1886	ENG, MDX, Whitechapel, London	Jul 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
16181	BAKER, Edward George	1909	ENG, MDX, Staines	Jun 1921 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
17321	BALE, James Arthur	1896	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
14741	BALL, Frederick Phillip	1878	ENG, MDX, London	May 1892 : Numidian	CAN	Childrens Aid Society
22014	BAMFORD, George Joseph	1897	ENG, MDX	Jul 1907 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
10259	BANKS, Constance	1899	ENG, MDX, Hendon	Aug 1913 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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