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Record #17543
Name :
: Albert Edward DUCKHOUSE (1901 - 1982)
  aka : Albert Edwards


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Oct 1901

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: Nov 1982
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Solihull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Genesee, Alexander
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Mar 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
: Thompson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Albert Edward Duckhouse. One of six boys in the family, two of which, Albert and Stephen were placed with Barnardo's and arrived in Canada together in 1910.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Albert Edward Duckhouse
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1901
Registration District: Solihull
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 631

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: DUCKHOUSE
Given Name: Alfred E
Age: 8
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-03-10
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1910-03-18
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: To Toronto & Peterborough, Ont.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4736
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records for Ellen Jane and John Thompson of Muskoka, Ontario place four British Home Children in their household along with their family. The boys were all listed as Boarders.
Herbert Noble born Sep 1899 and immigrating from England in 1907.
Ralph Bartlett was born Jun 1900 and immigrated from England in 1909.
Albert Duckhouse was born Oct 1901 and immigrated from England in 1910.
And Horace Pipe born Aug 1901 and immigrating from England in 1911.

Alfred's brother, Stephen was taken as a Prisoner or War and was killed in Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France in 1917.

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
Name: Albert Edward Duckhouse
Arrival Date: May 1923
Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Residence Country: Canada
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1902
Birth Country: England
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Record Type: Manifests
Line Number: 5

Albert married Rose Marie Hagen on 7 Mar 1925 in Stafford, Genesee, New York, United States. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-10-19 11:29:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-07-14 12:49:33 /

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3012 ABBOTT, George1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3058 ABBOTT, Herbert William1893ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3157 ACTON, Alice1909ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
3155 ACTON, Laura1892ENG, WAR, Aston May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
21189 ADAMS, William1916ENG, WAR, Aston Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3759 ADDERLEY, David Gerard1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3758 ADDERLEY, Harry1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8128 ADIE, Dorothy May1914ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
10057 ADIE, Henry1896ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
5834 ADKINS, Edith May1907ENG, WAR, Alcester Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
8129 AGER, Arthur Charles1915ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
4645 ALLDRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4640 ALLDRIDGE, Francis1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4644 ALLDRIDGE, Harry1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4639 ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard1884ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4641 ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca1890ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4643 ALLDRIDGE, Violet1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4642 ALLDRIDGE, William Henry1886ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
3860 ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10954 ALLPORT, Daisy Dot1879ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
6926 ALLSUPP, John1875ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
6927 ALLSUPP, Mary Ann1872ENG, WAR Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
8821 AMISON, Alfred1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
25138 ANKCORN, Dennis George1925ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25139 ANKCORN, Emma Dorothy1922ENG, WAR, Birmingham Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4426 ARCHER, Ida Mary1909ENG, WAR, Solihull Jun 1926 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
18623 ASHBY, David Anthony1900ENG, WAR, Coles Hill Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
8883 ASTLEY, Albert ERNEST1894ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11066 ASTLEY, Emma1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
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