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Record #13178

Name :: : George Benjamin DUNFORD (1875 - 1966)
aka : Benjamin George Dunford,
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 8 Jan 1875
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 1966

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Somerset, Bath

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 28 Mar 1887
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Parisian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for George Benjamin Dunford: Year of Registration: 1875; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Bath; County: Avon, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 679. Parents: Maurice Dunford and Puah Collins, married 1871, Bath, Somerset, England.

A death registration was found for Morris Dunford: Year of Registration: 1885; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 53; District: Bath; County: Avon, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 497.

In 1887, Benjamin G Dunford, 12, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 209 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On April 30, 1902, at Russell, Manitoba, Canada, a marriage was registered between Benjamin George Dunford, 26, farmer, born in Bath, England, to Morris Dunford and Sarah Collins; and another home child, Julia Agnes Anderson, 27, born in Sunderland, England, to Charles Anderson and Margaret Greener. Witnesses: James McKay and Mary McKay, Russell, Manitoba, Canada.

Benjamin George and Julia Agnes Anderson Dunford had at least 4 children: Florence "Emily" Dunford, born February 7, 1904, in Russell, Manitoba, Canada; William "Garnet" Dunford, born March 28, 1906, in Russell, Manitoba, Canada; Patricia Dunford, born July 25, 1909, in Manitoba, Canada; and Harold Dunford, born about 1913 in Saskatchewan, Canada.

On March 22, 1916, at Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, Benjamin George Dunford, 29, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at Wroxton, Saskatchewan, Canada; that he was born in Bath, Somerset, England; that his next of kin was his wife, July Dunford, who resided at Wroxton, Saskatchewan, Canada; that his date of birth was January 8, 1877; and that he was a barber. He was described as 5 foot 9 inches in height; dark complexion; blue eyes; black hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

From:

Sturgis History Committee, 2000. Harvest of Memories: Sturgis & district - a century of memories, Sturgis and District History Book Committee, Sturgis, Saskatchewan, viii, 894p.: illus., ports.; 29cm. University of Toronto Library FC 3549 S87H37 2000 c.1 ISBN: 1-894022-56-4

p.343

"DUNFORD, Benjamin George and Julia

They both emigrated to Canada from England in 1886 [sic] and met at Russell, Man. where they were married in 1902. George and Julia moved to Wroxton, Sask. in 1911 where Mr. Dunford was a barber. George served in the First World War overseas with the 188th battalion. He hauled supplies to the front line with a team of mules. They left Wroxton in 1919 and moved to the [Goldbank district north of] Stenen where they farmed until retirement in 1958 when they moved to Sturgis. George and Julia had four children Emily (Lloyd Chase); after Lloyd died, she later married (Clary Jones), Garnet (Eva), Pat (Stan Feader), Harold (Verna). George died in 1966 and Julia in 1975."

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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
3799	APPLEBY, Nelson Frank G.	1898	ENG, SOM, Ditcheat	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5501	BABB, Frederick	1896	ENG, SOM, Axbridge	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
13052	BAKER, Ernest	1897	ENG, SOM, Weston Super Mare	Apr 1913 : Lake Manitoba	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
21265	BATTLE, Reginald	1918	ENG, SOM, Clutton, Harptree	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
16183	BISHOP, Arthur Tom	1874	ENG, SOM, Compton Bishop	Jun 1886 : Lake Superior	CAN	Barnardos
16224	BRINE, Blanch	1899	ENG, SOM, Street	Oct 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
16225	BRINE, Maud	1896	ENG, SOM, Wells	Oct 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
3332	BURR, Charles Alfred	1897	ENG, SOM, Bath	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
8223	BURTON, Edward	1915	ENG, SOM	Sep 1928 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
13447	BUSH, Frank	1870	ENG, SOM, Bedminster	Apr 1886 : Dominion	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
5595	CANNOCK, Lilian Rhoda	1880	ENG, SOM, Bedminster	Apr 1884 : Circassian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
12234	CARTER, Roy	1925	ENG, SOM, Bath	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
9994	CHAPPLE, Hilda	1897	ENG, SOM, Langport	May 1913 : Virginian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
21665	CHINNOCK, Dorothy	1910	ENG, SOM	Jul 1923 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
21666	CHINNOCK, Walter George	1913	ENG, SOM, Shepton Mallett	Jun 1924 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
4359	CLAPHAM, Albert Ernest	1898	ENG, SOM, Bath	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
7343	CLARE, Graham	1890	ENG, SOM, Clutton	Apr 1900 : Cambroman	CAN	Barnardos
25309	COSTICK, Patrick James	1927	ENG, SOM, Williton, Luxborough	Aug 1938 : Strathaird	AUS	Christian Brothers
8516	CRANDON, Gilbert	1890	ENG, SOM, Chard	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9980	CRIDDLE, Richard	1886	ENG, SOM, Bedminster	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
12036	CROSSMAN, Leslie R E	1912	ENG, SOM, Wells	Jan 1927 : Ballarat	AUS	Barnardos
4648	DAINTON, Alfred Henry	1877	ENG, SOM, Bath	Jul 1894 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
4646	DAINTON, Charles William	1879	ENG, SOM, Bath	Mar 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
4647	DAINTON, Edward	1885	ENG, SOM, Bath	Mar 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
13178	DUNFORD, George Benjamin	1875	ENG, SOM, Bath	Mar 1887 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
9949	EDGELL, Walter	1896	ENG, SOM, Frome	Jun 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
10162	FENNER, Reginald Victor	1908	ENG, SOM, Langport	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
7210	FRENCH, Amelia J	1873	ENG, SOM, Frome	Oct 1885 : Circassian	CAN	Unknown
4532	GILBERT, Agnes Mary	1895	ENG, SOM, Bawdrip	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
24810	GREENWAY, Grace	1885	ENG, SOM, Bedminster	Sep 1894 : Numidian	CAN		CarolynJacob
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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