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Record #8273
Name :
: Alfred William BRIDGEPORT (1914 - 1974)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Jan 1914

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: May 1974
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Acton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, St. John
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Apr 1928
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Montclare

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Alfred W Bridgeport: Year of Registration: 1914; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Mother's Maiden Name: Gunnell; District: Brentford; County: Middlesex; Volume: 3a; Page: 418. Parents: Alfred Bridgeport and Emily Gunnell, married 1899, Brentford, Middlesex, England.

In 1928, Alfred Bridgeport, 14 (along with brother Sidney Bridgeport, 11), arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of Barnardo children en route to Mr. J. W. Hobday, 539 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The passenger list declares his birth place as Acton; his next of kin as his father, Mr A Wm Bridgefort, 59 Osborne Road, Acton; and his intended occupation as farming.

On June 3, 1941, at Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada, Alfred William Bridgeport married Vivian Pearle Titus. The couple had at least 2 children.

Alfred William Bridgeport died in May, 1974, in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Vivian Pearle Titus Bridgeport died in 1986. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-01 12:29:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-11-15 16:22:42 /

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8273 BRIDGEPORT, Alfred William1914ENG, MDX, Acton Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
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