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Record #5539
Name :
: Henry Charles SQUIRES (1899 - 1984)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Nov 1899

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Aug 1984
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

3 Providence Place, Birchfield Road
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Peace River
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Jun 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
: Creelman
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesIn December Qtr of 1912 Thomas H Lucking married Esther Squires in West Bromwich

Henry and Wilfred's father Henry Charles Sr. died in a West Bromwich workhouse in 1912. They were living with and aunt and subsequently became home children even though their mother was still living. They came to Nova Scotia with Middlemore homes. Henry was placed with a caring family but Wilfred had a couple of placements and ended up in the Halifax asylum for mental problems. He was deported back to England in 1917 and died in Hatton Asylum in 1930.

On Jan 1st 1916, Henry Chas Squires, fireman & woodsman, d.o.b Nov 4th 1899 Birmingham, Eng, enlisted in Canadian Army. He gave his address as Portapique, Nova Scotia. His next of kin-mother-Mrs Esther Lucking, 43 Alfred St, Handsworth, Birmingham. Henry was in 224 Forestry Battalian and losthis right forearm in a sawmill accident. He was discharged and sent back to Canada in 1916.

He married a local Nova Scotia girl, Annie Mabel White, and they went to Alberta in the 1920's to homestead and raise a family. Henry died in Peace River in 1984.

In October 1918, Henry Squires entered America via Winnipeg, he was debarred but submitted an appeal he was deported in November 1918. He was a farm labourer, His contact in Canada was W Croolamn? Portapique, NS, friend, he was heading for J Crowder, Bath Gate, 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-12 16:49:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-01-07 23:14:34 /

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3011 ABBOTT, Frederick1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
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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