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Record #3080

Name :: : John George AUBURN (1855 - 1928)
aka : George Auburn
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 22 Feb 1855
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 14 Jan 1928 Notes : Uraemia, Broncho Pneumonia

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

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, York, Toronto

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 10 May 1872
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Varuna
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Shoe Black Brigade

NotesA birth registration was found for John George Auburn: Year of Registration: 1855; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Shoreditch; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1c; Page: 228. Parents: William Thomas Auburn and Elizabeth Mortimore Knapman, married 1852, Hackney, London, England.

In 1872, George Aburn, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a party of 7 boys from the Shoe Black Brigade.

On July 5, 1879, at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between John Auburn, 22, shoe cutter, born in London, England, to William Thomas and Elizabeth Auburn; and Minnie Jordan, 21, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to John and Sarah Jordan.

John George and Minnie Jordan Auburn had at least 5 children, all born in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada: Arthur John Auburn, born October 22, 1882; Lillie Auburn, born November 7, 1887 - died September 16, 1888 of internal hemorrhage, 2 days duration; May Ruth Auburn, born June 8, 1886; Violet Auburn, born April 13, 1880; and Walter Auburn, born May 10, 1884.

On July 22, 1913, John George Auburn, 58, shoecutter, and, Minnie Auburn, 54 arrived in the United States from Bristol, England, on the SS Royal George. John George Auburn declared that they became naturalized citizens of the United States on July 25, 1900 at Rochester New York; that they resided in Rochester, New York; that their contact in England was William Auburn, who resided at Hackney Road, London, England; that their final destination was Rochester, New York; that they resided at 769 Larson Road, Rochester, New York. John George Auburn was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; brown hair; blue eyes. Minnie Auburn was described as 5 foot 2 inches in height; fair complexion; brown hair; hazel eyes.

John George Auburn returned to Canada (possibly with Minnie Auburn) about 1920. Minnie Auburn died prior to 1925.

On January 24, 1925, at Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada, John George Auburn, 69, shoe cutter, born London England, of Aurora, Ontario, Canada, widower, son of William Thomas Auburn (b. London England) & Elizabeth M. Knapman, married Mary J. Gower, 67, housekeeper, of Aurora, Ontario, Canada, widow, daughter of Joseph Irwin (b. Ontario) & Nancy Vance, witn: Thomas Tisman & Jennie L. Soanes(?), both of Aurora.

John George Auburn died at Toronto General Hospital at the age of 72 on January 14, 1928, at 1:06 a.m. The cause of his death was uraemia, complicated by broncho-pneumonia, after an operation on his prostate. The informant was his daughter, Mrs. Rhoades, who resided at 77 Coaly Street, Rochester, New York.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-12 20:11:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-03-18 20:41:52 /

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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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