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Record #3568

Name :: : Frederick William ATTWELL (1909 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 26 Mar 1909
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Old Windsor

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 11 Sep 1920
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Metagama
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : MacPherson Homes

NotesA birth registration was found for Frederick William Attwell: Year of Registration: 1909; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Windsor; County: Berkshire, Surrey; Volume: 2c; Page: 426. Mother: Elizabeth Attwell, Single Woman, residing at Crimp Hill House (Workhouse). His mother, Elizabeth Attwell spent time in the workhouse as she is mentioned in the Punishment Book: 3rd Oct 1904: Elizabeth Attwell aged 27 - Disorderly Conduct - to be confined in a separation ward, one day, 3 meals low diet.

Windsor Union Workhouse Relative's Book shows: Relative given as Mrs Smith (Attwell), Grandmother, her address given as Park Lane, Thorpe Leigh Egham. His entry was between July 2, 1912 and July 31, 1913.

Board of Guardians' Minute Book shows:
13 Feb 1917
in pursuance of notice given it was moved by the vice-chairman
That this Board being of opinion that Elizabeth Attwell, the parent of Frederick Attwell, aged seven years (who is now being maintained by the Board) is unfit to have control of him, do resolve that until the said Frederick Attwell shall attain the age of 16 years, or until we rescind this resolution, all the rights and powers of the said Elizabeth Attwell shall, subject as in the Poor Law Act, 1899, is mentioned, vest in the Board,
seconded by Mr Sharpe
Carried

School Records of St Peter?s School in Old Windsor stated that he joined the school in 1916, his parent/guardian was given as ?The Master ? Boy?s Home? and his address was Albany House (a part of Windsor Workhouse). He left the school in 1920, the note next to his entry reads, ?Left the country (Gone to Canada)?.

On September 11th 1920, Frederick Attwell, 9, arrived in Quebec, Canada (on board the SS Metagama) along with a group of 74 children en route to Marchmont Home, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. He was described as being from the Liverpool Sheltering Homes to the Marchmont Home, Belleville, Ontario; 4 feet 1 inch tall; medium complexion; brown eyes; light brown hair.

His inspection reports showed: Fred ATTWELL aged 11, born 26 March 1911(?), came from Windsor in 1920 through the Macpherson/Birt organization.

18 Feb. 1921 all areas good, has board, clothing and food and with Mark Morton, Lot 1, Conc. 3, Hungerford Township, Thomasburg, Hastings County, Ontario. (Just north of Belleville)

12 May 1925 - has been at the same place throughout, is slow at school.

13 May 1926, $130 a year, with Joseph E. Chapell, Thomasburg.

15 June 1927, $160 a year with William J. Webb - RR#2, Tweed

16 Nov. 1927 - Address uncertain.

21 June 1928 - Did not see - gone from Percy McTaggart, RR#2, Tweed.

Was with Mr. Shaw of Thomasburg.

31 July 1929 - $12 month, Mrs. Ella May, Thomasburg.

Completed.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-09 01:18:45 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 13:54:08 /

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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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