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Record #3486
Name :
: Albert Harry BEAK (1883 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1 Feb 1883

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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Hullavington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Jul 1895
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Albert Harry Beak; Year of Registration: 1883; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Highworth; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 40.

In 1891, Harry Beak, 7 years of age, was residing at 131 Princep Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Other family members included: Albert George Beak, 34, shoemaker; Clara Beak, 4; Eliza Beak, 42; Herbert Beak, 10; and Sidney Beak, 2.

A death registration was found for Albert George Beak: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856; Year of Registration: 1893; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 37; District: Highworth; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 4.

In 1895, Albert Beak, 12 (along with his brother, Herbert Beak, 14) arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 150 boys en route to Toronto and 52 older boys to Russell, Manitoba, Canada.

In Barnardo's UPS & DOWNS, Volume I, No. 7, February 7, 1896: "BEAK Albert Henry works at Woodstock for: BIDDIS Benjamin 'one of our old friends.'" [EDITORS NOTE: Benjamin BIDDIS was another Barnardos Boy who became a fairly prosperous farmer. See his biography in the BHC Database.]

In 1901, Albert Beak, 17, was shown as a domestic / farm labourer to Albert and Grace Virtue in Blandford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth was shown as February 1, 1884, and his immigration year as 1895.

In 1910, Albert B. Beak, 27, was shown as a servant / coach man on private farm, to Hal and Irene Brownell at 1420 Main Street, Buffalo, Erie, New York. (Source: 1910 Census of the United States; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 21, Erie, New York; Roll: T624_947; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 457.) He stated his immigration year to be 1888.

On September 12, 1918, Albert Harry Beak, 35, registered for the United States Draft. He declared that he was residing at 165A Main Street, Buffalo, Erie, New York; that his date of birth was February 1st, 1883; that he was born in England; that he was a chipper for the [illegible] Ship Building Corp., located at 344 Vulcan Street, Buffalo, Erie, New York; and that his next of kin was his brother, Sidney Beak, who was a prisoner of war in Switzerland. He was described as medium height; medium build; grey eyes; and auburn hair.

In 1920, Albert Beak, 36, auto mechanic, born in England (immigrated to USA in 1906), was a prisoner in the Erie County Penitentiary, located at Buffalo Ward 26, Erie, New York. (Source: 1920 Census of the United States; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 26, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1108; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 253; Image: 882.)

On December 3, 1946, Albert Harry Beak, 63, entered the United States through Buffalo, New York. He declared that he had been born in New Swindon, England; that he was single; that he was a mechanic; that his last permanent residence was Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; that his next of kin was his brother Sydney Beak, who resided in Devonshire, England; that he intended to visit E[illegible], 162 Breckenridge Street, Buffalo, New York; that he had never been arrested [EDITORS NOTE: I think we have a little white lie here!]; that he intended to reside in the United States permanently; that he was 5 foot 5 inches in height; medium complexion; blue eyes; auburn hair; that the first joint, second finger, right hand was amputated; and that he immigrated to Canada in 1896 on the SS Sardinia. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-26 13:43:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:06:04 /

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2656 ADDIS, Eli1893ENG, WIL, Highworth May 1909 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
7339 ALFORD, Thomas Reginald1912ENG, WIL Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
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3690 BAILEY, Arthur Henry1896ENG, WIL, Burton Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3688 BAILEY, Elsie1895ENG, WIL, Burton Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3689 BAILEY, Hilda1895ENG, WIL, Burton Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17135 BALCH, William J.1887ENG, WIL, Devizes Oct 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
3486 BEAK, Albert Harry1883ENG, WIL, Hullavington Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
3487 BEAK, Herbert Henry1881ENG, WIL, Swindon Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
26863 BEAVEN, Joan1924ENG, WIL, Salisbury Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26862 BEAVEN, Margaret Annie May1922ENG, WIL, Salisbury Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8643 BLACKMAN, George1911ENG, WIL, Cricklade Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
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18141 BRINKWORTH, Ellen1875ENG, WIL Sep 1886 : Sarmatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
10467 BRISTOW, George1910ENG, WIL, Mere Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
5637 CANHAM, Ralph Stanley1893ENG, WIL, HIghworth Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
4402 CHAPMAN, Francis Joseph Leopold1898ENG, WIL, Melksham Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4249 COLBEAR, Ada Annie1891ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4251 COLBEAR, Leonard David1897ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4250 COLBEAR, Margaret Elizabeth1894ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9141 COMPTON, Alfred T1895ENG, WIL, Wilton Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21276 FERRIS, Reginald George1918ENG, WIL, Bradford upon Avon Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
3754 FIFIELD, Winifred1891ENG, WIL, Westbury Jun 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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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