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Record #3995

Name :: : William John BRADLEY (1911 - 1988)
aka : Bill
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 14 Apr 1911
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 27 May 1988

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

13 Union Rd

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 22 Sep 1922
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Minnedosa
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesFlorence Beatrice Bradley b. abt. 1888 was William's mother. She was a housekeeper domestic at 28 South Morton Road, West Ham, working for a Joseph Kennedy (William's natural father) at the time of William John Bradley's birth. Florence had two children while living with Joseph Kennedy as his domestic, and the second child died prior to 1919. She left Joseph Kennedy, taking her older daughter Florence with her, but leaving William John Bradley to be raised by his natural father, Joseph Kennedy. When Florence left Joseph Kennedy, she went to live with her sister, Mrs. Caroline Ohlsson, maintaining herself and child (Florence) by working at a mat factory, at Butcher's Road, Canning Town. Later she lived with a Mrs. Stockwell.

On February 9, 1918 Florence Beatrice Bradley married George Williams, a soldier in Ireland living at 23 Exeter Road, Canning Town. George's father is listed as Henry Williams, Carpenter on their marriage certificate. Florence at time of marriage was a Spinster, working in a Jam Factory and living at 29 Exeter Road.

Florence told her new husband of her daughter's illegitimacy, but made no reference to the existence of William. In the meantime Joseph Kennedy had married, and become the father of four more children. His wife made no objection to the presence of William until Joseph Kennedy died in an explosion or fire at work in 1919; then, being obliged to apply for parish relief, she told William's mother (Florence) that a home must be found for him. As Florence's husband was a stern man, she was afraid to let him know of William's plight, as it would surely have meant shipwreck to the goodwill which existed between them. So Florence took William to Barnardo's Home for Children where he was admitted on June 18th, 1919.

On June 19, 1919 the day after admission to Barnardo's, William was taken to the village of Witchford, which lays close to Ely in Cambridgeshire, where he was boarded out for seventeen months. On Jan. 13, 1921 he was transferred to The Clapham Home in South West London where he remained for nineteen months until his admission on Aug. 8, 1922 to the H M Hospital for three weeks before embarking for Canada on Sept. 14, 1922.

Over the years William totally rejected any attempts by his family to contact him. In 1961-62 a relative came looking for him, and he refused to return their phone call.

William John Bradley died May 27, 1988 at the Fergus Hospital and is buried in Elora, Ontario.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-08 12:56:03 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : alanmack

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 15:06:56 /

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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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