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Record #4326

Name :: : Wallace CRAWFORD (1864 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 22 Jun 1864
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

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

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 2 Apr 1882
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Nova Scotian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Hertfordshire Reformatory School

NotesWallace Crawford was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England on June 22, 1964. His father was Henry Crawford (b. 1834); his mother was Sarah Ann Keeling (b. March 17, 1834). Both his parents came from Birmingham and were married on October 31, 1853 in St Peter & St Paul Church, Aston Juxta, Birmingham, Warwick, England.

Wallace had three brothers and three sisters:

William Henry (b: 1859 - Birmingham),
George Richmond (b: 1861 - Birmingham),
Clifford (b: 1874 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire),
Rose Ann (b: 1858 - Birmingham),
Ellen Jane (b: 19 Aug. 1866 - Birmingham)
Sarah Ann (b: Sept. 1870 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire).

The UK Census of 1881 lists Wallace being 17 years old and an inmate of Hertfordshire Reformatory School(Herts Reformatory). His parents and siblings are in Birmingham. The following year, on Aug. 2, 1882 he arrived in Canada aboard the Nova Scotian with the following group:

Name Given Name Age Sex Ship Arrival
1. COOK Albert 17 M Nova Scotian 1882
2. VENTOR Charles 18 M Nova Scotian 1882
3. COOK Frank 19 M Nova Scotian 1882
4. SMITH Frederick 18 M Nova Scotian 1882
5. HOBB Henry 18 M Nova Scotian 1882
6. HETHERINGTON Hugh 18 M Nova Scotian 1882
7. WAGSTAFF I 18 M Nova Scotian 1882
8. HUTCHINSON Nancy 18 F Nova Scotian 1882
9. McLEOD Robert 18 M Nova Scotian 1882
10.WHEELER Thomas 17 M Nova Scotian 1882
11.CRAWFORD Wallace 18 M Nova Scotian 1882

(Info from Canada Libary and Archives) (To be noted that #9 Robert McLeod is also listed as an inmate of Herts Reformatory in the UK Census of 1881)

There is no listing of the organization that sent this group to Canada.

Wallace's destination was for Quebec, but I have not found him listed in any Quebec Archives for that or subsequent years. His appears residing and marrying Rose Ann Burk in Ottawa, Ontario in 1889 and is employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway as baggageman. He became a conductor (Ottawa-Montreal line) and remained with CPR until 1902 then moved to Montreal, Quebec.

Wallace and Rose Ann had three children - Sarah Ann, Walter, and Cyril.

Wallace Crawford never saw his parents and siblings after his departure from England. He never spoke about his departure from England. Wallace Crawford died on September 21, 1944 in Montreal, Quebec.

In 2007, the great-granddaughter of George Richmond Crawford (Wallace's brother) was found me via Canada Library and Archives. She was aware that her great-uncle Wallace had lived in Canada but was unaware that he had been a Home Child. To date, information as to why he was sent and by whom remains unknown.

Maureen Crawford,
Granddaughter

ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-05 21:08:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-05-04 10:22:12 /

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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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