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Record #3543

Name :: : William MARCHANT (1877 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1877 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Lambeth

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 7 Jun 1886
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Sardinian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : MacPherson Homes

NotesIn 1871, the Marchant family were residing at No. 4, James Street, Clapham, Surrey, England. Family members included: Frances Emm Marchant, 11 months, (sent to Canada in 1883); Eliza Marchant, 25; John Marchant, 23, shoemaker; John Geo Marchant, 4; and Sophia Mary Marchant, 2 (sent to Australia). (Source: 1871 Census of England; Class: RG10; Piece: 699; Folio: 41; Page: 36; GSU roll: 823339.)

A death registration was found for John Marchant; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846; Year of Registration: 1879; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Age at Death: 33; District: Lambeth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 291.

In 1881, Frances Marchant, 11 years of age, was shown as an orphan residing at Rossiter Rd, Laleham Cottage, Streatham, London, England, along with her sisters, Sophia Marchant, 12, orphan; Eliza Marchant, 7, orphan; and Sally Marchant, 5, orphan. (Source: 1881 Census of England; Class: RG11; Piece: 665; Folio: 65; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341154.)

In 1881, William Marchant, 4, was residing with Frances' mother, Eliza Marchant, 35, charwoman and John Marchant, 14, errand boy, at 30 Victoria Street, Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, England. (Source: 1881 Census of England; Class: RG11; Piece: 615; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341142.)

In 1886, William Marchant, 9, arrived in Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 76 children accompanied by Mrs. Merry en route to Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

In 1920, William T. Hunter, 43, brother-in-law, widower, no occupation [EDITORS NOTE: This is William T. Marchant] is residing at 36 Fitch Avenue, Auburn Ward 9, Cayuga, New York, USA. Other family members were: Robert D Hunter, 65, laborer in carpet factory; Frances E. Hunter, 48; and Robert M. Hunter, 23, laborer in shoe shop. William stated he had immigrated in 1888. (Source: 1930 Census of the United States; Auburn Ward 9, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T625_1089; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 666.)

In 1930, William T. Hunter, 53, single, no occupation, is shown as uncle to Leslie Hunter, 39, farmer (born in Canada on August 4, 1890 to Robert D. Hunter and Frances Marchant), and his wife, Margaret Hunter, 39, at Oak Point Road, Hammond Saint Lawrence, New York. William's immigration year is shown as 1898. (Source: 1930 Census of the US; Census Place: Hammond, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 1641; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 733.0.)

ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-03 10:49:35 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 13:12:34 /

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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
3033	ABBOTT, Frederick	1893	ENG, SRY, Kingston Upon Thames	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
3106	ABSALOM, Richard	1874	ENG, SRY, Cobham	Apr 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Unknown
7354	ADDISON, Annie Louise	1879	ENG, SRY, Newington	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
7355	ADDISON, Emily Josephine	1880	ENG, SRY, Newington	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
19366	AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly	1896	ENG, SRY, Chertsey	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16539	ALDRED, Albert	1904	ENG, SRY, Balham	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
26426	ALLEN, Walter Bevis	1901	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
13065	ANDERSON, Samuel	1874	ENG, SRY, Croydon	Jul 1887 : Sardinian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
9798	ANDREWS, Alice Doris	1905	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
27648	ANDREWS, William	1902	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson's
13311	ANSELL, George Edward Cecil		ENG, SRY, Lambeth	Aug 1927 : Alaunia	CAN	Church Army
25271	ARTHUR, Frederick	1913	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Feb 1924 : Euripides	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
10900	ASHLEY, Bernard Cecil	1896	ENG, SRY, Richmond	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
4566	ATKINS, Ena Mary	1906	ENG, SRY, Croydon	Sep 1915 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3568	ATTWELL, Frederick William	1909	ENG, SRY, Old Windsor	Sep 1920 : Metagama	CAN	MacPherson Homes
25141	ATTWELL, Richard	1916	ENG, SRY	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3932	BACKHURST, Frank	1895	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9835	BAGUST, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, SRY, Peckham	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3968	BAKER, Edith Jemima	1887	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
17019	BALDWIN, William Jeffery	1876	ENG, SRY	Jun 1885 : Sarmatian	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
11941	BANKS, Bernard	1910	ENG, SRY, Bermondsey	Jun 1924 : Athenia	CAN	Salvation Army
17167	BARNARD, Reginald	1885	ENG, SRY, Lambeth	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Young Colonists Aid
17255	BARNICOAT, Ethel	1898	ENG, SRY, Battersea	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17670	BARNICOAT, Harold Frederick	1901	ENG, SRY, Battersea	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
8267	BARRETT, Frank	1915	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Apr 1928 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
17169	BARTH, Ethel Florence	1889	ENG, SRY, Brixton	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3855	BARTH, Evelyn Winifred	1887	ENG, SRY, Brixton	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
4238	BEAGLE, George William	1868	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Apr 1885 : Circassian	CAN	Barnardos
9249	BEARE, Joseph George	1893	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
5682	BEATON, George Edward	1898	ENG, SRY, Norwood	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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