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Record #3651
Name :
: Joseph DANCE (1901 - )


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1901 (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, Yorkshire, Sheffield
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Aug 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Joe Dance; Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Ecclesall Bierlow; County: Derbyshire, Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9c; Page: 411.

In 1901, Joe Dance, 2 months of age, was shown as a visitor residing at the residence of John Smith, 26, carter for corporation; his wife, Gertrude Smith, 25, and children: Edith Smith, 2; Ethel Smith, 4; and Robert Smith, 7 months. Joseph's family members included: Alice Dance, 7; Edward Dance, 30, carter for corporation; Elcie Dance, 2; Horace Dance, 4; and Rose Dance, 30. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 4342; Folio: 65; Page: 45.)

In 1910, Joseph Dance, 9, arrived in Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 95 children en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Joseph Dance, 10, is shown as a boarder with David A Furry and family in Moulton, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as November 1901 and his immigration year as 1910.

On February 12, 1917, Joseph Dance enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that his residence was c/o Harold McCombs, RR #8, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Sheffield, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Alice Dance, who resided in Sheffield, England; that his date of birth was January 23, 1899; that he was a farm labourer; that he was not married; and that he was active in the militia, serving in the 37th Haldimand Rifles. He was described as 5 foot 2 inches in height; dark complexion; blue eyes; black hair. He was a member of the Church of England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-17 14:14:16 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : Lyn 8

Last Updated : 2018-11-04 14:20:50 /

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Readers Comments04.11.18 Lyn 8 :
Joseph was in the Children's Homes at Fir Vale Workhouse Sheffield Union, adopted by the Guardians so he could be emigrated to Canada.
04.11.18 Lyn 8 :
Joseph's mother had died in 1909. DANCE, Rose Annie (wife of E Dance, age 39). Died at Sheff'd Union; Buried on June 2, 1909 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 37, Section A1 of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.

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3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3046 ABBOTT, Lily1873ENG, YKS, Leeds Sep 1883 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
3086 ABRAHAM, Dinah1889ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
3089 ABRAHAMS, Milly Esther1889ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
5397 ADAMSON, Doris1907ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1915 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
6852 AGGAS, Clara1891ENG, YKS, Leeds Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6851 AGGAS, Ethel1889ENG, YKS, Leeds Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6780 AGGAS, Herbert1895ENG, YKS, Leeds Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
6854 AGGAS, John William1893ENG, YKS, Leeds Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10434 ALLENBY, Edward1908ENG, YKS, Kirkbymoorside Aug 1924 : Doric CAN National Childrens Home  
3463 ALLINSON, Herbert Arthur1895ENG, YKS, Harwood Dale Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3462 ALLINSON, Lancelot1892ENG, YKS, Harwood Dale Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos suffolkmawther  
4456 ANDERSON, Ethel Rows1884ENG, YKS, Normanby Aug 1890 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
3807 ANDREWS, Vernard Reginald1897ENG, YKS, Kingston Upon Hull Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13294 ANGUS, Agnes Crawford1892ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
13293 ANGUS, Jennie Anderson1893ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow Jul 1905 : Corinthian CAN Quarriers  
5278 ARDINGTON, Thomas1914ENG, YKS, Driffield Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Waifs & Strays  
8614 ARGENT, Joseph1892ENG, YKS, Sheffield Mar 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home Lyn 8  
23425 ARUNDEL, Eleanor Chapman1892ENG, YKS, Swinton, near Rotherham Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Mrs. Mooney\'s  
23426 ARUNDEL, Elsie Mary1895ENG, YKS, Doncaster Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Mrs. Mooney\'s  
5754 ASHBURNE, Alfred1892ENG, YKS, Dewsbury May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23815 ASHER, Thomas1889ENG, YKS, Sheffield Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15686 ASHFORD, Alice Carter1908ENG, YKS, Leeds Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
5361 ATKINSON, Thos1910ENG, YKS, Keighley Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
5049 BAKER, David1914ENG, YKS, Leeds Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
4996 BARNER, John 1916ENG, YKS, York Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
4733 BARRACLOUGH, Dorothy D.1918ENG, YKS, Leeds 1932 : - Unknown - AUS Barnardos  
4732 BARRACLOUGH, George Edward1920ENG, YKS, Scarborough Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
4103 BARRETT, Maud1888ENG, YKS, Skipton Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
12080 BATTERS, Thomas Edward1917ENG, YKS, Halifax May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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