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Record #3567
Name :
: William Arthur STANLEY (1885 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 30 Jun 1885

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Prison
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for William Arthur Stanley; Year of Registration: 1885; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Nottingham; County: Nottinghamshire; Volume: 7b; Page: 322. (Mother was Ellen Stanley, domestic servant, unmarried. His place of birth was given as HM Prison Nottingham.)

[EDITORS NOTE: HMP Nottingham opened in 1890 as a city gaol but was reconstructed in 1912 and until 1997 served as a closed training establishment for adult males.]

William was baptized on December 20, 1885, at Nottingham Holy Trinity Church, Nottinghamshire, England. Their abode was given as Southwell House.

In 1891, William A. Stanley, 5 years of age, is shown as a boarder residing with James Saxby and family, as well as two other children boarding with them (Edward Austen, 5, and John Blackett, 5), at Chapel Cottages, Sandhurst, Kent, England. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 695; Folio 151; Page 6; GSU roll: 6095805.)

In 1901, William A. Stanley, 15, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, along with a group of 260 Dr. Barnardo children from London en route to Toronto, Ontario (193), Peterborough, Ontario (6) and to Russell, Manitoba (60), Canada.

In 1901, Wm. A. Stanley, 15, was shown as hired help / farm labor to Robert MaGee and family in Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as May 25, 1886, and his immigration year as 1901. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-08 20:09:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 14:25:53 /

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8153 ABTHORPE, Thomas1912ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1930 : Albertic CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
17047 ADCOCK, William1892ENG, NTT, Rolleston Oct 1907 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
5841 ASKEW, Thomas1895ENG, NTT Feb 1908 : Grampian CAN Louisa Birt  
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18640 BARKER, Harold1889ENG, NTT Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
10437 BASKILL, Charles Cyril1907ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1923 : Andania CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
4106 BELL, George Edward1898ENG, NTT, Kimberley Mar 1913 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home Robert Fletcher  
12008 BRAMLEY, Sarah Ann1895ENG, NTT, Nottingham Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16194 BROWN, Percy Robert1903ENG, NTT, Bulwell Apr 1917 : Olympic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15689 BURTON, William Alfred1895ENG, NTT, Nottingham Mar 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
9610 CADMAN, George W1897ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
8483 CHAMBERS, Harold 1912ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1927 : Samaria CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
8484 CLARKE, Charles S1912ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1927 : Samaria CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
11029 DICKMAN, Isaac1877ENG, NTT Jun 1889 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
4149 DRYDEN, Charles Frederick1900ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1915 : Metagama CAN Labourers & Domestics  
27232 EDWARDS, Malcolm Eric1925ENG, NTT, Worksop Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3396 FLINT, Albert Edward1901ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
3397 FLINT, William1899ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
5377 GREEN, George1909ENG, NTT, Nottingham Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
16927 HARVEY, Frank S 1881ENG, NTT, Nottingham 1900 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
4098 HENSON, Bernard Cyril1891ENG, NTT, Radford Aug 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
16987 HICKMAN, Frederick1882ENG, NTT, Elston - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
5155 JAMES, Aubrey1911ENG, NTT, Nottingham Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8208 LEES, Reginald 1914ENG, NTT, Nottingham Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
11457 LEWIS, Samuel1905ENG, NTT, Mansfield May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
23468 LOWE, Samuel Ernest1896ENG, NTT, Nottingham Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
7450 MAPP, Percy 1895ENG, NTT, Nottingham Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9464 OLDHAM, Alex1897ENG, NTT, Arnold Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10590 PEACOCK, Hannah Vera1911ENG, NTT, Nottingham Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos  
5306 SAVAGE, Alfred 1912ENG, NTT, Nottingham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
7890 SLADE, Arthur1916ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
3567 STANLEY, William Arthur1885ENG, NTT Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
12736 SUNDERLAND, Cyril Reginald1906ENG, NTT, Nottingham Jul 1923 : Pittsburgh CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
4060 THORPE, William1891ENG, NTT, Nottingham Jun 1890 : Vancouver CAN MacPherson Homes  
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21547 WEBSTER, Reginald Peter1914ENG, NTT, Mansfield Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
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10619 WIDDOWSON, Arthur1915ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
25985 WINTOUR, William Ralph1917ENG, NTT, Basford Nov 1929 : Ballarat ENG Fairbridge Homes  
5604 WOODS, Ralph Horace1887ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2877 WORTHINGTON, Clarice1900ENG, NTT, Nottingham Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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