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Record #4210

Name :: : James Frederick GRANTHAM (1890 - 1985)
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Date of Birth: : 27 Dec 1890
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 20 Apr 1985

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Ladywood, Birmingham

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Penticton

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 20 Jul 1901
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Numidian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for James Frederick Grantham: Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 30. (Parents: James Grantham and Mary Ann Blake (Stean).)

James' father, James Grantham, a insurance agent, died on December 8, 1895. His mother was a dressmaker, but due to ill health became unable to work. The death of her husband was a great blow to her, and not long after her oldest daughter left home to be married. Her departure was keenly felt as her earnings had helped hold the family together. Two shillings a week and two loaves from the parish was all the family had to depend on. It was impossible to pay rent, and a few weeks prior to application at Barnardos for James, the furniture was seized by the landlord and everything sold. The neighbors, who were very indigent, expressed their sympathy by subscribing sufficient money to buy back a few things, and the poor woman was allowed with her family to occupy a empty house at nominal rent, but it was expected the house would be let by midsummer. The neighbors continued to show their kindness by sending occasional help in the form of food, clothing and sometimes small amounts of money. James' mother was anxious, if something could be done for the children, to enter hospital, due to her ongoing illness, in order to undergo a proper course of treatment; but no relatives were able to help, and she wished if possible to save the children from the workhouse.

On May 26,1896 James, aged 5 years, 4 months, was admitted to Barnardos and entered the Receiving House, Stepney Causway, East London. The other two children, a boy aged 10 and a girl aged 7, were left with the mother.

On May 27, 1896, James went to Sheppard House, East London and stayed there until June 3, 1897, when he went to Leopold House, East London. On August 13, 1897, he was boarded out to a foster home in Lurgashall, West Sussex.

In 1901, James Grantham, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a large party of Dr. Barnardo's children, 239 to Toronto, 68 to Winnipeg, 20 to Russell, Manitoba and 3 to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

In 1904, a report was filed with Barnardos regarding James Grantham, age 14:

"Employer unpopular amongst the neighbours and in consequence of report made to us some thought was entertained of the boys removal but he himself stoutly opposes it so he has been left for the present. Does not seen to be ill treated although he has been
occasionally chastised."

James had a stubborn streak all his life, according to his son, and probably thought being moved would show a weakness.

In other reports, James is described as a bright healthy thriving lad, always willing and good tempered. His school teacher gave an excellent report of his conduct.

James remained in the employ of the same man until he was 21 when he withdrew his bank account with the assistance of Barnardos and moved to Saskatchewan.

On December 20, 1914, James Grantham, 22, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Small Heath, Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was Mary Ann Grantham, who resided at 27 Haden Street, Moseley Road, Birmingham, England; That his date of birth was December 22, 1892; that he was a railroader; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7-1/4 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had a mole on his left leg. James was wounded in France, and discharged in 1919.

On September 4, 1919, at Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada, a marriage was registered between James Frederick Grantham and Hazel Irena Letts, born in Ormsby, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Howard Letts and Charlotte Swayne.

James and Hazel Grantham had 5 children: Robert B. Grantham; Ronald Grantham, born 1929 in Wilkie, Saskatchewan; James Edwin Grantham, born May 11, 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; Hazel Elizabeth Grantham, born April 27, 1926 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; and Helen Joyce Grantham, born 1924.

James worked for the Canadian Pacific Railroad until 1930.

James Frederick Grantham died April 20, 1985, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Hazel Irena Letts Grantham died May 11, 1954, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They were buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-15 18:58:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-08 13:01:56 /

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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
3011	ABBOTT, Frederick	1896	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3012	ABBOTT, George	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3058	ABBOTT, Herbert William	1893	ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3157	ACTON, Alice	1909	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1923 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
3155	ACTON, Laura	1892	ENG, WAR, Aston	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
21189	ADAMS, William	1916	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jan 1927 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8128	ADIE, Dorothy May	1914	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
10057	ADIE, Henry	1896	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
5834	ADKINS, Edith May	1907	ENG, WAR, Alcester	Jun 1910 : Mongolian	CAN	Middlemore
8129	AGER, Arthur Charles	1915	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
4645	ALLDRIDGE, Arthur	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4640	ALLDRIDGE, Francis	1889	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4644	ALLDRIDGE, Harry	1892	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4639	ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard	1884	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4641	ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca	1890	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4643	ALLDRIDGE, Violet	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4642	ALLDRIDGE, William Henry	1886	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
3860	ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1902 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
10954	ALLPORT, Daisy Dot	1879	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
6926	ALLSUPP, John	1875	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
6927	ALLSUPP, Mary Ann	1872	ENG, WAR	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
8821	AMISON, Alfred	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Aug 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
25138	ANKCORN, Dennis George	1925	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jan 1937 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
25139	ANKCORN, Emma Dorothy	1922	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4426	ARCHER, Ida Mary	1909	ENG, WAR, Solihull	Jun 1926 : Montclare	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
18623	ASHBY, David Anthony	1900	ENG, WAR, Coles Hill	Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
8883	ASTLEY, Albert ERNEST	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
11066	ASTLEY, Emma	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1903 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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