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Record #3934

Name :: : Alexander Alexander MCKEAN (1893 - 1975)
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Mother: :

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Date of Birth: : 13 Oct 1893
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 28 May 1975

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Middlesbrough

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Miniota

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 12 Aug 1905
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Alexander Alexander McKean: Year of Registration: 1893; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Middlesbrough (1875-1968); County: Yorkshire - North Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 564.

In 1905, A. McKeen, 11 (along with his brother D(avid) McKeen, 10) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were traveling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.

On January 22, 1917, Alexander McKean, 23, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Miniota, Manitoba, Canada; that he was born in Middlesboro, England; that his next of kin was his brother, David McKean, who resided in Beulah, Manitoba, Canada; that he was a farmer; and that he was single. He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; fair hair; blue eyes; fair complexion. He was a member of the Church of England.

Alexander Alexander McKean and Mary Bard were married October 9, 1929 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Miniota, Manitoba, Canada by Rev. G. L. Armstrong. Mary Bard had been born in Miniota. She took nurses training in Winnipeg, was on staff for Victoria Hospital of Winnipeg and also worked at the hospital in Miniota.

Alexander and Mary McKean had four children: Charles McKean; Wilbur McKean; Reginald McKean; and Robert McKean.

Alexander Alexander McKean died on May 28, 1975, at Hamiota Hospital in Miniota, Manitoba, Canada. His obituary was published in the Brandon Sun:

McKEAN: Alexander McKean, aged 81, passed away quietly on May 28, at Hamiota Hospital. He was born in Middlesbroung [sic], Yorkshire, England, and he immigrated to Canada as a Barnardo orphan at age 12. He came to Miniota as a foster child of the Boyce family and was raised in the Miniota are. Alex was a veteran of the First and Second World Wars. He farmed in the Miniota are and also worked for the CN Railway until he retired in 1959. He was predeceased by his brother, Dave, also of Miniota, in 1956. He is survived by: his loving wife, Mary; his four sons, Charlie, Wilber, Reiny, Bob and their wives and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 31, 1975.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-28 08:32:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 14:01:55 /

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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
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3046	ABBOTT, Lily	1873	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Sep 1883 : Parisian	CAN	Maria Rye
3086	ABRAHAM, Dinah	1889	ENG, YKS, Hull	Jul 1897 : State of California	CAN	Waifs & Strays
3089	ABRAHAMS, Milly Esther	1889	ENG, YKS, Hull	Jul 1897 : State of California	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5397	ADAMSON, Doris	1907	ENG, YKS, Hull	Mar 1915 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
6852	AGGAS, Clara	1891	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
6851	AGGAS, Ethel	1889	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
6780	AGGAS, Herbert	1895	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
6854	AGGAS, John William	1893	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
10434	ALLENBY, Edward	1908	ENG, YKS, Kirkbymoorside	Aug 1924 : Doric	CAN	National Childrens Home
3463	ALLINSON, Herbert Arthur	1895	ENG, YKS, Harwood Dale	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3462	ALLINSON, Lancelot	1892	ENG, YKS, Harwood Dale	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos	suffolkmawther
4456	ANDERSON, Ethel Rows	1884	ENG, YKS, Normanby	Aug 1890 : Parisian	CAN	Maria Rye
3807	ANDREWS, Vernard Reginald	1897	ENG, YKS, Kingston Upon Hull	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
13294	ANGUS, Agnes Crawford	1892	ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
13293	ANGUS, Jennie Anderson	1893	ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
5278	ARDINGTON, Thomas	1914	ENG, YKS, Driffield	Mar 1930 : Baltic	CAN	Waifs & Strays
8614	ARGENT, Joseph	1892	ENG, YKS, Sheffield	Mar 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home	Lyn 8
23425	ARUNDEL, Eleanor Chapman	1892	ENG, YKS, Swinton, near Rotherham	Jun 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Mrs. Mooney\'s
23426	ARUNDEL, Elsie Mary	1895	ENG, YKS, Doncaster	Jun 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Mrs. Mooney\'s
5754	ASHBURNE, Alfred	1892	ENG, YKS, Dewsbury	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
23815	ASHER, Thomas	1889	ENG, YKS, Sheffield	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
15686	ASHFORD, Alice Carter	1908	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Sep 1924 : Melita	CAN	Barnardos
5361	ATKINSON, Thos	1910	ENG, YKS, Keighley	Aug 1925 : Montnairn	CAN	National Childrens Home
5049	BAKER, David	1914	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
4996	BARNER, John	1916	ENG, YKS, York	Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
4733	BARRACLOUGH, Dorothy D.	1918	ENG, YKS, Leeds	1932 : - Unknown -	AUS	Barnardos
4732	BARRACLOUGH, George Edward	1920	ENG, YKS, Scarborough	Jul 1930 : Balranald	AUS	Barnardos
4103	BARRETT, Maud	1888	ENG, YKS, Skipton	Aug 1901 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
12080	BATTERS, Thomas Edward	1917	ENG, YKS, Halifax	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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