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Record #17917

Name :: : John WILSON (1913 - 1928)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1913 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 23 Sep 1928 Notes : Suicide by Gunshot

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northumberland, Newcastle

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, North Gower

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 30 Jun 1928
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Andania
Placement Family: : Brownlee

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : British Immigration and Colonisation Association

NotesIn 1928, John Wilson, 15, arrived in Quebec, Canada, in a group of young people from the BICA and en route to various destinations. He declared that he was born in Newcastle, Northumberland, England; that his current occupation was as a van boy; that he intended to engage in farming; that his intended address was c/o BICA, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and that his nearest relation was his mother, Mrs. Minnie Messanger, who resided at Kitchener Street, Sunderland, England.

The Times
London, England
Saturday, Sept 22, 1928
page 9

Telegrams in Brief

A verdict of Suicide was returned at the inquest at North Gower on Thursday, on John Wilson, an immigrant boy who was found shot on a farm near Ottawa. The British Immigration and Colonization Association under whose auspices Wilson went out to Canada, was represented at the inquest, and the evidence showed that the boy had been well treated by his employer and had expressed contentment with his new surroundings.

On September 4, 1928, John Wilson, 15, working on a farm, died on an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left temple at North Gower, Ontario, Canada. He is buried at the Anglican cemetery in North Gower, Ontario, Canada.

Telegrams in Brief

A verdict of Suicide was returned at the inquest at North Gower on Thursday, on John Wilson, an immigrant boy who was found shot on a farm near Ottawa. The British Immigration and Colonization Association under whose auspices Wilson went out to Canada, was represented at the inquest, and the evidence showed that the boy had been well treated by his employer and had expressed contentment with his new surroundings.

On September 4, 1928, John Wilson, 15, working on a farm, died on an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left temple at North Gower, Ontario, Canada. He is buried at the Anglican cemetery in North Gower, Ontario, Canada.

Newspaper Article
Investigated Boy's Death
Immigration Official Tries to Ascertain Cause Of Shooting
Special to the Star by Staff Reporter
Ottawa Sept 4 - An official of the department of immigration is conducting and investigation
into the death of JOHN WILSON 15 year old English immigrant boy , who shot himself int he grarage
three miles west of North Gower .
Neighbors state he seemed happy and contented and Delmer (Elmer) Brownlee, his employer , is highly
spoken of and there is no complaint about his treatment of his young employee.

WILL Probe Deaths Of Young Immigrants
Attorney- General Says Particulars Must Be Known in Every Case
A full investigation is to be made into the death of every young British Immigrant that takes place
in Ontario , Attorney General W.H.Price stated today .
''These young men are brought out to Canada and it is up to us to look after them '' he stated.
If a boy shoots himself or kills himself in anyway we should know all the particulars .
It is alright to say that he committed suicide but what we are going to do is find out why he did so .
''They get homesick and lonesome like anyone else and it is up to us to see that they are well
looked after. If there are suspicious circumstances then we are going to know what they are .
The provincial governments attitude on this matter is demonstrates by the fact that Col.Piche has
ordered that an inquest and a full investigation be held into the death of John Wilson , who was ound
shot in the head on a farm near Ottawa , where he was employed . The coroner disposed of the case
without and inquest , as one of Suicide.

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Last Updated : 2012-11-12 17:10:45 /

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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
3061	ABDALE, John George	1873	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Mar 1891 : Norwegian	CAN	Barnardos
9729	AITCHISON, Isabella	1900	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Jul 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
10026	AITCHISON, Margaret	1903	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Jul 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
21339	ALESIA, Frances Elizabeth	1897	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jun 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
10160	ALEXANDER, Ernest Augustus	1892	ENG, NBL, Gosforth	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
10161	ALEXANDER, Thomas Anderson	1888	ENG, NBL, Gosforth	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
10489	ATKINSON, Eliza King	1910	ENG, NBL, Tynemouth	Oct 1920 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
17133	AUCKLAND, Alexander	1882	ENG, NBL, Belford	Apr 1894 : Labrador	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
5196	AUTON, Margaret	1922	ENG, NBL, Newcastle	Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Fairbridge Homes
5213	AUTON, Ronald	1929	ENG, NBL, Newcastle	Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Fairbridge Homes
5681	BEATON, George Alexander	1897	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
26950	BELL, Alice	1930	ENG, NBL, Newcastle T.	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26247	BELL, Doreen	1924	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1937 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26248	BELL, Harriet	1923	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1937 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27388	BELL, John George		ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27389	BELL, Joyce	1938	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27306	BELL, Mary Rose	1932	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jul 1939 : Orama	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27390	BELL, Rosalind Barbara	1937	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26949	BELL, Sidney	1926	ENG, NBL, Newcastle T.	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3571	BLACKETT, John	1912	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	May 1929 : Montroyal	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
11884	BULLER, Dinah	1867	ENG, NBL, Ulverston	May 1884 : Sarnia	CAN	Unknown
10580	BYWATER, Gladys	1908	ENG, NBL, Tynemouth	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
10627	CALLAWAY, George	1915	ENG, NBL, Tynemouth	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos
4461	CARR, Sidney	1908	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Aug 1928 : Cedric	CAN	Harvesting Scheme
26324	CHAPMAN, Joseph	1923	ENG, NBL	Aug 1932 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
16132	COCHRANE, Michael	1876	ENG, NBL, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	Mar 1892 : Carthaginian	CAN	Barnardos
12093	COLTMAN, Herbert Newton	1917	ENG, NBL, Newcastle T.	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5147	COWEY, Patrick	1914	ENG, NBL, Newcastle	Oct 1928 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
16396	CRAIG, James	1908	ENG, NBL, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
16395	CRAIG, Robert Sheppard Bradley	1911	ENG, NBL, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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