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Record #17135
Name :
: William J. BALCH (1887 - )


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Q4 1887 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Devizes
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Oct 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotsman

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for William James Balch: Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1887; District: Devizes; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 96

In 1896, William J Balch, 8, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 180 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In 1901, James Hudson, 45, wife Maria, 51, and children Nellie, 19, Ida Mae, 17, Olive E, 13, Edna A, 12, Wilbert W, 9, Newton A, 8, and Thomas A Smith, 27, boarder, William Balch, 9, home boy, in Stephenson, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario

On November 7, 1914, at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, William John Balch, 22, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in England; that his next of kin was William Carr, who resided at Antrim PO, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was April 2, 1892; that he was a labourer; that he was not married; and that he had previously served for 6 months in the 42nd. He was described as 5 foot 9-1/4 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith. He had 1 mole in the middle of his back and another over his right shoulder. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-10-06 18:37:32 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : alanmack

Last Updated : 2012-11-01 21:20:39 /

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3689 BAILEY, Hilda1895ENG, WIL, Burton Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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5637 CANHAM, Ralph Stanley1893ENG, WIL, HIghworth Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
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4249 COLBEAR, Ada Annie1891ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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17601 GLASS, Cyril Albert 1891ENG, WIL May 1911 : Lake Champlain CAN Labourers & Domestics  
8389 GOVE, Annie1905ENG, WIL, Tisbury Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19960 GRIMWOOD, Seymour1887ENG, WIL, Alderbury Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
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