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Record #4461
Name :
: Sidney CARR (1908 - 1981)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1908

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1981
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northumberland, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Aug 1928
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Cedric

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Harvesting Scheme
NotesA birth registration was found for Sidney Carr: Year of Registration: 1908; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Newcastle Upon Tyne; County: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear; Volume: 10b; Page: 99. (Mother: Mary Ann Carr, unmarried. In 1930, Mary Ann married Patrick St. George. They both died within a year of each other (1958-1959).)

In 1928, Sidney Carr, 20, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in a group of 6 young men en route to farms in Manitoba.

The Harvesting Scheme was created by the British government to recruit young men and pay their passage to Canada to work on the farms in the Winnipeg, Manitoba areas.

The young men were originally from orphanages. They were sent out to do masonry and farm work to earn a trade. When they had completed their training, they then were recruited to come to Canada.

The government of either Canada or Britain paid for the fare of young men age 19 to 21 to come to Nova Scotia and then they were transported to the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by train. The Canadian Pacific railway provided rail cars for their trip.

According to his daughter, Ellen, Sidney "was a good man and had great morals. His life in England he never spoke of but he told me before he passed away that life in the Orphanage was horrid."

Sidney spoke of harsh mistreatment by the farmer his wife during the time he worked under the scheme. He stated that he spent many lonely, long days and was poorly paid for the hours of toil. He had but one good set of clothes when he came to Canada, and his employers took that set of clothing from him upon his arrival. His daughter relates that Sidney was treated "like scum" by the farmer he worked for in Winnipeg.

Sidney Carr died in 1981. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-26 16:54:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 18:59:01 /

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