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Record #13469
Name :
: Samuel Joseph MARCHANT (1874 - )
  aka : Joseph Samuel Marchant; J


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Dec 1874

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Croydon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 2 Jul 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Board of Guardians (Various)
NotesA birth registration was found for Samuel Joseph Marchant: Year of Registration: 1875; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Croydon; County: Greater London, Kent, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 181. Parents: Thomas W. Marchant and Eliza Martha Pope, married 1869, Chelsea, London, England.

A death registration was found for Eliza Martha Marchant: Year of Registration: 1875; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 34; District: Croydon; County: Greater London, Kent, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 144. [EDITORS NOTE: Thomas W. Marchant died in 1897.]

In 1887, Joseph Marchant, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 18 children from Croydon Union Workhouse, Surrey, England, accompanied by Rev. R. F. Winter and en route to various places.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. John J. Daley, Government Immigration Agent at Montreal.

Joseph Marchant, aged 13. From Croydon Union. Placed with Mr. Daley's Mr. Hunt, Marbleton, P.Q.?Gives satisfaction, health good, good Report. conduct, well liked by employer."

Joseph Samuel Marchant registered for the draft about 1917. He declared that he resided at 108 Middle, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; that he was 43 years of age; that his date of birth was December 27, 1874; that he was a naturalized citizen of the United States; that he was employed as a Locomotive Engineer for Maine Central Railroad; that his next of kin was Lettie Marchant, who resided at 108 Middle, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. He was described as medium height; medium build; brown eyes; and nearly bald. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-02-03 20:47:01 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-02-04 10:59:20 /

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3033 ABBOTT, Frederick1893ENG, SRY, Kingston Upon Thames Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
3106 ABSALOM, Richard1874ENG, SRY, Cobham Apr 1890 : Sardinian CAN Unknown  
7354 ADDISON, Annie Louise1879ENG, SRY, Newington Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
7355 ADDISON, Emily Josephine1880ENG, SRY, Newington Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
19366 AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly1896ENG, SRY, Chertsey Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16539 ALDRED, Albert1904ENG, SRY, Balham Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
26426 ALLEN, Walter Bevis1901ENG, SRY, Kingston Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13065 ANDERSON, Samuel1874ENG, SRY, Croydon Jul 1887 : Sardinian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
9798 ANDREWS, Alice Doris1905ENG, SRY, Camberwell Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
27648 ANDREWS, William1902ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson's  
13311 ANSELL, George Edward Cecil ENG, SRY, Lambeth Aug 1927 : Alaunia CAN Church Army  
25271 ARTHUR, Frederick1913ENG, SRY, Kingston Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10900 ASHLEY, Bernard Cecil1896ENG, SRY, Richmond Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4566 ATKINS, Ena Mary1906ENG, SRY, Croydon Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3568 ATTWELL, Frederick William1909ENG, SRY, Old Windsor Sep 1920 : Metagama CAN MacPherson Homes  
25141 ATTWELL, Richard1916ENG, SRY May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3932 BACKHURST, Frank1895ENG, SRY, Kingston Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9835 BAGUST, Albert Edward1897ENG, SRY, Peckham Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3968 BAKER, Edith Jemima1887ENG, SRY, Camberwell Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
17019 BALDWIN, William Jeffery1876ENG, SRY Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
11941 BANKS, Bernard1910ENG, SRY, Bermondsey Jun 1924 : Athenia CAN Salvation Army  
17167 BARNARD, Reginald1885ENG, SRY, Lambeth May 1899 : Gallia CAN Young Colonists Aid  
17255 BARNICOAT, Ethel1898ENG, SRY, Battersea May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17670 BARNICOAT, Harold Frederick1901ENG, SRY, Battersea May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
8267 BARRETT, Frank1915ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
17169 BARTH, Ethel Florence1889ENG, SRY, Brixton Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3855 BARTH, Evelyn Winifred1887ENG, SRY, Brixton Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4238 BEAGLE, George William1868ENG, SRY, Camberwell Apr 1885 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
9249 BEARE, Joseph George1893ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
5682 BEATON, George Edward1898ENG, SRY, Norwood Mar 1912 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
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