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Record #3526

Name :: : William HADEN (1901 - 1941)
Father: : Samuel Haden
Mother: : Eliza Ellam

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 15 Nov 1901
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 6 Feb 1941 Notes : Died at sea

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 9 Jun 1909 (unknown)
Country: :
Ship: : Carthaginian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Middlemore

NotesWilliam was born 15 Nov. 1901 in Heath Town, Wolverhampton. His parents were Samuel Haden (1870-1941) and Eliza Ellam (born 1871). They were married in 1894 in Heath Town, Staffordshire, England. The birth registration was found for William Haden; Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Wolverhampton; County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands; Volume: 6b; Page: 654.

In 1909, William Haden, 6 (along with his brother, Ernest Haden, 11) arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 130 children en route to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

In 1911, William Hidden, 8, was shown as the adopted son of Lauchlin Matheson and family of Bateston, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, Canada. His date of birth is shown as May 1903 and his immigration year as 1909. William absconded in late summer of 1914 from the Matheson home to enlist for Home Defence.

On June 19, 1928, William (Hayden) Matheson enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at Louisburg, Nova Scotia, Canada; that he was born in Wolverhampton, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Miss Eliza Hayden, who resided at Liverpool, England; that he was born December 25, 1901; that he had no trade or calling; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 8 inches in height; dark complexion; grey eyes; black hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. [EDITORS NOTE: His attestation papers name him as both William (Hayden) Matheson and William Matheson Hayden.)

William Haden died on 6 Feb 1941 when his ship Maplecourt was torpedoed by U-107, captained by Gunther Hessler,and sunk south west of Rockall. Maplecourt was heading for Preston carrying war equipment when she became a straggler from the convoy. There is a picture and more information at [bad text] (Information provided by David cefyn.grafton *AT* btinternet.com)

William is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia

Update 17.04.15 from hadenmaiden

ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-31 12:42:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-05-01 07:51:15 / Berlin-Bob

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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
3009	ABBIS, Ann	1877	ENG, STS, Stoke upon Trent	Jun 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
3010	ABBIS, Matilda	1880	ENG, STS, Stoke Upon Trent	Jun 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
3039	ABBOTT, Isaac	1883	ENG, STS, Brierly Hill	Jul 1897 : State of California	CAN	Waifs & Strays
3090	ABRAHAM, Reginald Robert	1908	ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme	Sep 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
3091	ABRAHAM, Thomas William	1906	ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme	Sep 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
3117	ACKLEY, George Richard	1884	ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent	May 1888 : Polynesian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
3118	ACKLEY, Jane	1875	ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent	May 1888 : Polynesian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
3119	ACKLEY, Margaret	1881	ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent	May 1888 : Polynesian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
2977	ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah	1896	ENG, STS, Gnosall	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
13111	ALLSOP, Ernest	1885	ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent	Jun 1896 : Sardinian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
3698	ANSON, Kate	1887	ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent	Jun 1902 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
26826	ASHTON, Lucy	1922	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	May 1934 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
11067	ASTLEY, Katherine E	1896	ENG, STS	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3768	BAINBRIDGE, Harry	1886	ENG, STS, Hanley	Sep 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
10669	BARKER, Richard James	1894	ENG, STS, Hanley	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9157	BARLEY, Edward	1894	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
7199	BARLEY, Frederick	1897	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
9156	BARLEY, Letitia	1900	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
12770	BATE, Albert Victor	1902	ENG, STS, Dudley	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
3627	BATE, Benjamin	1897	ENG, STS, Woodsetton	Jun 1909 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4362	BATE, Daisy	1904	ENG, STS, Woodsetton	Jun 1910 : Mongolian	CAN	Middlemore
4428	BELL, Kathleen Louisa	1922	ENG, STS, West Bromich	Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
16249	BENNETT, Donald Stewart	1907	ENG, STS, Cannock	May 1924 : Franconia	CAN	Middlemore
16165	BENNETT, Elizabeth Mabel	1904	ENG, STS, Lichfield	May 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
16247	BENNETT, Gordon Alexander	1909	ENG, STS, Cannock	May 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
16248	BENNETT, Mary Irene	1906	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	May 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
13719	BETTS, Arthur	1881	ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent	Sep 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
14582	BOSTOCK, Selina	1874	ENG, STS, Chesteron	Oct 1887 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
5535	BOUCHER, Harold	1915	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	Mar 1928 : Benalla	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
16532	BOX, Edgar Gerard	1901	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	May 1913 : Corsican	CAN	Father Hudsons Homes
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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