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Record #3437
Name :
: William James BONWICK (1896 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Barking
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Kensington

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for William James Bonwick; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Romford; County: Essex; Volume: 4a; Page: 466.

In 1901, William J. Bonwick, 4 years of age, was residing at 40 St. Marys Road, Barking, Essex, England. Other family members included: John Wm. Bonwick, 6; Annie E[lizabeth Soper] Bonwick, 26; Annie May Bonwick, 10 months; John A. Bonwick, 23 (age is incorrect--John Alexander Bonwick was born in 1868 and was actually 33), District Council (road) labourer; Alexander Bonwick, 2; and a boarder, William R. Pryor, 34, general labourer. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1655; Folio: 80; Page: 36.)

A death registration was found for John Alexander Bonwick; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868; Year of Registration: 1902; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 34; District: Romford; County: Essex; Volume: 4a; Page: 251. (EDITORS NOTE: An interesting side note was that Annie Elizabeth Bonwick married her boarder, William R. Pryor in 1903 in Romford, Essex, England.)

In 1905, the Kensington docked at Halifax, then Portland, where 269 boys, including William James Bonwick, 8, and his brother, John Bonwick, 10, disembarked. The original list was lost and a list prepared in 1934 appears on the reel.

In 1911, Willie Bonwick was shown as a domestic for Donald Patterson and family in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as August 1897 and his immigration year as 1891. William's brother, Alex Bonwick is also shown as a domestic at this farm.

On March 2, 1921, in Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was recorded between William James Bonwick, 23, plaiceman (believe this should be a policeman), born in Barking, England, son of John Bonwick and Annie Soper; and another home child, Lilian Smith, 21, house maid, born in Yorkshire, England, daughter of Fred'k Smith and Rebecca Henshaw. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-20 20:52:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:59:24 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3438 BONWICK, Alexander1898ENG, ESS, Barking Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3436 BONWICK, John William1894ENG, ESS, Barking Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
3437 BONWICK, William James1896ENG, ESS, Barking Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
21900 THOMAS, Leslie John1901ENG, ESS, Barking Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos