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Record #15416
Name :
: Benjamin George ROBERTS (1886 - 1940)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Jun 1886

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 29 Dec 1940   Notes : Heart trouble
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Aston

11 Court, Aston Road
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Aroostook, Houlton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Jun 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corean

Placement Family
: Walter Patterson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesBenjamin was the 4th. of 6 children of Walter and Phoebe(Lane) Roberts of Birmingham, Warwicks., England. His mother died soon after the birth of her 6th. child of bronchitis, aged 39 in 1892. For several years Walter and the 3 older daughters in the family kept the family unit together, with the exception of the baby who was fostered out. Ben and his younger brother John were frequently truant from school while the father worked as a low paid Gun Action Filer. the father was summonsed for these actions and fined. It is thought that because he could not pay that may have caused the admission of Ben and John to the Middlemore Home as these details were indicated on their record.

Benjamin and John arrived in New Brunswick in June 1896 and sent to Fredericton. As a ten year old, Ben was placed with Walter Patterson, a farmer just north of Fredericton at Meductic. His son later told that Ben was mistreated while he was on the Patterson farm, not sent to school and not paid as he was supposed to have been. In about 1902, once he had turned 16 he ran away and crossed the border into Houlton, Maine, USA. He remained there for the remainder of his life, woked for many years as a school janitor, married and raised 6 children. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-11-26 20:17:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-03 11:19:46 /

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3155 ACTON, Laura1892ENG, WAR, Aston May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
10057 ADIE, Henry1896ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3423 BALL, Albert Victor1902ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4038 BALL, Edward1901ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
10116 BATTLE, George1889ENG,    , Aston Sep 1904 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10460 BELLAMY, Joseph Henry1910ENG,    , Aston Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
8512 BERWICK, Elsie Elizabeth1897ENG,    , Aston Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10029 BICKNELL, Fanny1894ENG,    , Aston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
9170 BILLINGHAM, William1895ENG,    , Aston May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12500 BIRCH, Ethel1894ENG, WAR, Aston Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12453 BIRCH, Wilfred1893ENG, WAR, Aston Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15209 BOUGHEY, Arthur William1907ENG, WAR, Aston May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3697 BROWN, Lucy Leonora1890ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10083 BURNELL, Elsie M1891ENG,    , Aston Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4227 CATER, William1878ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1892 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
15110 COBB, Rose 1891ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1900 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
12523 CONN, Catherine1863ENG,    , Aston May 1873 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
4157 CRESSER, Elsie Elizabeth1898ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4063 DALE, Daisy1893ENG,    , Aston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4062 DALE, Elsie1891ENG,    , Aston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4061 DALE, Lily1889ENG,    , Aston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4064 DALE, Sydney1896ENG,    , Aston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10182 DOCKER, Ida1895ENG, WAR, Aston Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7216 DYHOUSE, Florence1898ENG,    , Aston Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7215 DYHOUSE, Minnie1900ENG,    , Aston Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4023 FOLLAND, Albert Victor1899ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
9662 GARRISON, Charles Oliver1899ENG,    , Aston Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4203 GILMORE, Thomas Collins Stanhope1893ENG, WAR, Aston Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
12365 GODAN, Jane1890ENG,    , Aston Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos mogwood  
9618 GREENHOUSE, Lily 1893ENG,    , Aston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
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