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Record #4251

Name :: : Leonard David COLBEAR (1897 - )
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Date of Birth: : 22 Jan 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Trowbridge

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 21 Mar 1908
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Leonard David Colbear: Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Melksham; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 118. (Parents: Arthur Colbear and Elizabeth Stephenson.)

In 1901, Leonard Colbear, 5 years of age, was shown residing at 30 Strode Road, North End and Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Other family members included: Arthur Colbear, 48, carrier/oil stores; Arthur Colbear, 19, oil stores; Elizabeth Colbear, 46; Frederick Colbear, 11; Maggie Colbear, 8; Ada Colbear, 13; May Colbear, 3; and Willie Colbear, 15. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 980; Folio: 30; Page: 2.)

In 1908, Lionel [sic] Colbear, 10, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with 244 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (The correct name, Leonard David Colbear, was confirmed by documentation on the Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959.)

In 1911, Leonard Colbear, 14, is shown as the adopted son of Edgar and Lorinda Tofflemire, of Colchester South, Essex South, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as January 1897 and his immigration year as 1908.

[EDITORS NOTE: In 1914, on the ship Andania, Margaret's brother, Frederick Colbear, arrived at Quebec, Canada, to reside with his brother in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. He declared that he was a farm laborer and chauffeur and intended to remain permanently. Frederick Colbear enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces and died at the Wentworth Sanitorium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from pulmonary tuberculosis on January 10, 1919. He was buried at St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sec. 6. Range 14. Lot 9.)

On January 14, 1915, at Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Leonard Colbear, 18, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Portsmouth, England; that his next of kin was his brother Fred Coldbear [sic], who resided c/o E. Merson, Whitby, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was January 22, 1896; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 11 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair. He was a member of the Baptist faith.

On December 24, 1919, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Leonard David Colbear, 22, caretaker, born in Trowbridge, England, to Arthur Colbear and Elizabeth Stevens; and Helen Florence Emaline Williams, 19, born in West Browich, England, to Edward N. Williams and Sarah Elizabeth Johnson.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-23 13:23:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 15:21:25 /

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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
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6903	ADAMS, Anna Maria	1858	ENG, WIL, Potterne	Sep 1873 : Polynesian	CAN	Maria Rye
2656	ADDIS, Eli	1893	ENG, WIL, Highworth	May 1909 : Virginian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
7339	ALFORD, Thomas Reginald	1912	ENG, WIL	Apr 1924 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
22020	AYLIFFE, Herbert Edward	1884	ENG, WIL, Swindon	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3690	BAILEY, Arthur Henry	1896	ENG, WIL, Burton	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3688	BAILEY, Elsie	1895	ENG, WIL, Burton	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3689	BAILEY, Hilda	1895	ENG, WIL, Burton	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17135	BALCH, William J.	1887	ENG, WIL, Devizes	Oct 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
3486	BEAK, Albert Harry	1883	ENG, WIL, Hullavington	Jul 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
3487	BEAK, Herbert Henry	1881	ENG, WIL, Swindon	Jul 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
26863	BEAVEN, Joan	1924	ENG, WIL, Salisbury	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26862	BEAVEN, Margaret Annie May	1922	ENG, WIL, Salisbury	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
8643	BLACKMAN, George	1911	ENG, WIL, Cricklade	Jul 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
12339	BODMAN, Stanley James	1890	ENG, WIL, Calne	Aug 1897 : Laurentian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
13831	BOOTH, Jack Langton	1912	ENG, WIL, Melksham	Sep 1924 : Melita	CAN	Barnardos
8604	BRICKELL, George	1884	ENG, WIL	Aug 1898 : Laurentian	CAN	Southwark Catholic Emigration Society
18141	BRINKWORTH, Ellen	1875	ENG, WIL	Sep 1886 : Sarmatian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
10467	BRISTOW, George	1910	ENG, WIL, Mere	Sep 1924 : Melita	CAN	Barnardos
5637	CANHAM, Ralph Stanley	1893	ENG, WIL, HIghworth	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
4402	CHAPMAN, Francis Joseph Leopold	1898	ENG, WIL, Melksham	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
4249	COLBEAR, Ada Annie	1891	ENG, WIL, Trowbridge	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
4251	COLBEAR, Leonard David	1897	ENG, WIL, Trowbridge	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
4250	COLBEAR, Margaret Elizabeth	1894	ENG, WIL, Trowbridge	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9141	COMPTON, Alfred T	1895	ENG, WIL, Wilton	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
21276	FERRIS, Reginald George	1918	ENG, WIL, Bradford upon Avon	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
3754	FIFIELD, Winifred	1891	ENG, WIL, Westbury	Jun 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17601	GLASS, Cyril Albert	1891	ENG, WIL	May 1911 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
8389	GOVE, Annie	1905	ENG, WIL, Tisbury	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
19960	GRIMWOOD, Seymour	1887	ENG, WIL, Alderbury	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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