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Record #14845
Name :
: William Thomas CHARLES (1879 - 1912)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 22 Feb 1879

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Apr 1912   Notes : Train Accident
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Worcester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, near Medicine Hat
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Apr 1894
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarnia

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
NotesWilliam Thomas Charles was born in 1879, the son of Thomas Charles and his wife Caroline Lock. His mother died in 1888 in Worcester City, Worcestershire, England leaving her husband and nine children. Unable to look after his family, the father split up the children sending William and a younger brother, Walter to the locally located Royal Albert Orphan Asylum.
A few years later, whereas Walter remained in Worcester, William was sent by Marchmont Homes to Canada in 1894. Arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the "Sarnia" on April 9th, after two more days, he was boarding at his first farm near St. Catherine's, Ontario.
According to excerpts of letters that William wrote to those at Marchmont placements, the young man seemed to be happy with his home and treatment. Apparently in search of higher wages, in time, however, he did move on, twice going to other farms in the area. Around the fall of 1897, at age 18, he left the umbrella of the Marchmont group and set out on his own.
Upon arriving in Rat Portage (now Kenora, Ontario), William found work. And in 1901, he was married and then began a family.
Sometime in 1910 or 1911 he moved his family to Medicine Hat, Alberta where he worked on the trains. As a car brakeman, he was killed in 1912, when he slipped off the train falling beneath the wheels. He left behind his wife, Maria (Brunsell) Charles and two young sons.
Previously around 1905-06, William's uncle, Alfred Charles along with his wife and son (also named William) emigrated from England to Toronto, Canada. It is not known whether William T. Charles had a chance to connect again with his uncle and cousin. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-06-16 17:04:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-06-17 15:19:06 /

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9614 ALLARD, Leonard William1897ENG, WOR, Peopleton Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6258 ALLARD, William Charles1901ENG, WOR, Pinvin Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4703 ALLEN, Thomas Henry1899ENG, WOR, Kings Norton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12871 ALLEN, Walter Harry1883ENG, WOR, Kidderminster Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3804 AMES, Frank1894ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3805 AMES, Henry1896ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3803 AMES, Lizzie1893ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3806 AMES, Sarah1890ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
8757 ANSLOW, Ruth1885ENG, WOR, Stourbridge Jul 1897 : Assyrian CAN Middlemore  
4015 ATTWOOD, Beatrice May1897ENG, WOR, Worcester Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4016 ATTWOOD, Louisa1899ENG, WOR, Worcester Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
19071 BAKER, Annie1886ENG, WOR, Dudley Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
12018 BIRD, Eliza1865ENG, WOR, Bromsgrove Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
12019 BIRD, Jane1868ENG, WOR, Bromsgrove Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
4148 CALDWELL, Samuel Cecil Horace1884ENG, WOR, Droitwich Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN MacPherson Homes  
2843 CASEY, Edward1905ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
2844 CASEY, George1903ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
14845 CHARLES, William Thomas1879ENG, WOR, Worcester Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12585 CHISHOLM, Herbert J1897ENG, WOR, Worcester May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4602 CLAYTON, Prudence1906ENG, WOR, Kings Norton Mar 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
4435 CLEMENTS, David Norman1943ENG, WOR, Worcester Apr 1955 : Iberia AUS Barnardos  
11980 CRANE, Rose Annie1900ENG, WOR, Evesham Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
14626 DOGGETT, John1872ENG, WOR, Stourbridge Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
26328 DRINKWATER, Beresford Douglas1918ENG, WOR, Evesham, Offenham Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26253 DRINKWATER, Donald Ivan1925ENG, WOR, Evesham Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27091 DUNN, Kathleen Mary1918ENG, WOR, Kings Norton Jun 1929 : Largs Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27202 FISHER, Samuel Gordon1923ENG, WOR, Dudley May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10235 GILLARD, Kate 1889ENG, WOR, Dudley May 1898 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
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