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Record #4155

Name :: : Edward Perry MOCKFORD (1876 - 1919)
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Date of Birth: : 1876
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Date of Death: : 5 Nov 1919

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

Coram Street

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada

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Country: : Canada
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NotesA birth registration was found for Edward Mockford: Year of Registration: 1876; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: St Giles; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 593. (Parents: Abel John Mockford, a sweep, married Jane Dean at St Pancras Old Church, London on November 22, 1851. Both were minors and were living at Market Street, and according to the marriage certificate, both
?made their mark?.)

[EDITORS NOTE: It appeared that Abel John sometimes called himself John or Richard or Robert. One can?t help but wonder whether he had numerous brushes with the law which motivated these changes of identity.]

John Mockford aged 43, died on April 19, 1877 of consumption. He was buried in St Pancras Cemetery, London, England.

In the 1881 census, the family now headed by Jane Mockford, a charwoman, consisted of Charles, Louisa and Edward, all living at 21 Marchment Place, Bloomsbury. But five years later, Jane was to die of chronic bronchitis (death registration for Jane Mockford: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834; Year of Registration: 1886; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 52; District: Pancras (1837-1901); County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 47)

Edward, then 10, was placed with Barnardos by his brother, Charles Mockford, and his sister, Mary Ann Crittall. The Barnardo Admission Report stated:

"Edward Mockford - Governor?s Report - Dr Barnardo?s Home for Boys

An application for the admission of the child was made by his sister, Mrs Crittall, of 61 Pembroke St., Caledonian Road N., and from her letter and our inquiries the following information has been obtained. The child is an orphan. His father, Robert Mockford, a sweep, died of consumption 10 years ago. The death of his mother, from chronic bronchitis, took place on the 11th January, 1886. The child was then taken by Mrs. Crittall, from whose letter the following is an excerpt, explanatory of her reason for applying to us:

My little brother is ten years of age. He is very delicate, very consumptive. He is never well because I cannot give him the proper food that he wants. I find I cannot do what I would like to do for him. I cannot clothe him as he wants to be clothed. If you would be so kind as to help I am sure I would be very much obliged, as I know he would be properly looked after and have proper food which I cannot give.

The usual agreement has been signed by the sister, Mrs. Crittall.
Relatives:
Brother - Charles Mockford (28) works at Day and Martin?s blacking factory and earns 1 (illegible) weekly. Lives in Queen?s Square, Ormond St. W.C.
Sisters - Mrs Crittall, wife of a coach builder, out of work, 61 Pembroke Street, Caledonian Road, and N. Louisa Mockford (16) servant in Judd Street, Euston Road - wages 2- weekly."

Edward Mockford travelled to Canada prior to 1891 as he is shown as a domestic to John and Martha Deavitt of Broadview, Assiniboia East, The Territories, Canada. He is shown to be 15 years of age.

Edward obtained a homestead entry on May 13, 1898, for North East quarter of Section 18, Township 16, Range 30, West of the 1st Meridian, Rural Municipality of Rocanville, Saskatchewan, Canada.

In 1901, Edward Mockford, 24, is shown as a domestic / farm labourer to William and Catherine Blyth of Ferndale, Assiniboia, The Territories, Canada. His date of birth is shown as March 20, 1877, and his immigration year as 1889. (Ref: The Western Canadians 1600-1900 - ref 929.3712 WES V.2)

On December 23, 1901, in Saskatchewan, Canada, Edward Perry Mockford married Ida Jane Minty (born April 22, 1880, in Paisley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Ida was a twin.).

Edward and Ida Mockford had nine children: Earl James; Oliver; William (Bill) (Twin); Mary (Twin); Mabel; Ruby; Amy; Edward; and Albert Edward Perry.

In 1911, Edward Mockford, 29, is shown residing at Range 30 West of The 1st M., Saskatchewan, Canada, along with his wife Ida Mockford, 26; and children: Albert E. Mockford, 4; James E. Mockford, 1; and Rubena L. Mockford, 3.

Edward Perry Mockford died on November 5, 1919, at the age of 42 years, 7 months and 15 days. Ida Jane Minty Mockford died May 13, 1971. Edward is buried with his wife in Rocanville Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-05 20:47:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-04 19:51:34 /

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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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