Notes A birth registration was found for Thomas Bertie Cleaver: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: West Bromwich; County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6b; Page: 825.
In 1901, Thomas Cleaver, 3 years of age, was residing at 114 Middlemore Road, Smethwick, Staffordshire, England. Other family members included: Charlies Cleaver, 5; Elizabeth Cleaver, 39; Henry Cleaver, 15, barber apprentice; Joseph Cleaver, 12; Samuel Cleaver, 17; Herbert Cleaver, 1; Walter Cleaver, 7; and Wiliam Cleaver, 40, iron striker in forge. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2822; Folio: 95; Page: 22.)
In 1909, Thomas Cleaver, 10 (along with his brothers, Charles Cleaver, 12, and Herbert Cleaver, 9) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 130 children en route to various destinations in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
In 1911, Thomas Cleaver, 13, was shown as a servant / domestic to Duncan Patterson and family in Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. His date of birth is shown as December 1898. His stated place of birth was New Brunswick.