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Name :: : George Hicks FARRANT (1881 - 1972)
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Date of Birth: : 1881
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 16 Aug 1972

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

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 27 Mar 1892
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Carthaginian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for George Hicks Farrant: Year of Registration: 1882; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Stepney (To 1921); County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1c; Page: 475. (Parents: George Farrant and Mary Ann Hicks.)

On 11 December 1881, George Hicks Farrant was baptised at Saint John, Limehouse Fields, son of George and Mary Ann Farrant,

The family had been abandoned about 1889 by the father, who "was not to be found". He left for his own reasons, apparently regarding his young wife's conduct. Their mother had taken her two boys to Barnardos, and three days later they were taken to Sheppard House. Finally the boys were take to Teighmore Home for Destitute Little Boys in Jersey (1889 to 1892), when they were returned to the Sheppard House prior to being sent to Canada.

In 1891, G. Farrant, 9, and his brother, W. Farrant, 7, are shown as boarders at Teighmores School, Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands. A notation remarks for all the children "Cannot give place of birth or parentage." (Source: 1891 Channel Islands Census; Class: RG12; Piece: 4698; Folio 14; Page 22; GSU roll: 6099808.)

In 1892, George Farrant, 10 (along with his brother, William Farrant, 8) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 303 Barnardo children accompanied by Mr. Owen en route to Toronto, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

In 1901, George Farrant, 19, labourer, is shown as a lodger at the home of Irencan(?) and Mary E. Haugh and family (who, at that time were being quarantined with measles). George's date of birth is shown as January 22, 1881, and his immigration year as 1891.

George never got over the trauma he suffered as a home child, and he never forgave his father, although the family were told that he had the better placement.

In 1911, George Farrant, 32, was shown residing at Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, along with his wife, Mollie Farrant, 20. His date of birth is shown as August 1875 and his immigration year as 1906.

On July 14, 1916, George Farrant, 34, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in New Ufford, Saskatchewan, Canada; that he was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Mary Florence Farrant, who resided in New Ufford, Saskatchewan, Canada; that his date of birth was January 22, 1882; and that he was a farmer. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; ruddy complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had a scar on his right leg, slightly to the left of the kneecap. George Farrant was discharged from the service on February 13, 1917, as medically unfit.

George finally settled in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. He and Mollie raised 3 daughters, Majorie, Eva and Thelma.

George Hicks Farrant died at the age of 90 on August 16, 1972, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (Reg. No. 1972-09-011607).

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-05 16:33:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-09-18 11:52:20 /

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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
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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