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Record #16249
Name :
: Donald Stewart BENNETT (1907 - 1974)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1907

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1974
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Cannock
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Walsall
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 May 1924
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Franconia

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Donald Stewart Bennett: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1907; District: Cannock; County: Staffordshire; Volume: 6b; Page: 512. Parents: Benjamin Bennett and Elizabeth Dabbs, married 1900 in Westminster, London, England.

In 1924, Donald Stewart Bennett, 16, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 47 Middlemore children. He declared that his intended occupation was farming; that his birthplace was Cannock; that his object in going to Canada was to settle and remain permanently; that his destination was Middlemore Homes, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and that his nearest relative was his guardians, Middlemore Homes, St. Luke's Road, Birmingham, England.

Donald Bennett married Louise French. They had at least one child: Brian Bennett, born 1936 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England and died 1996 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-05-19 20:23:46 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-05-19 20:41:04 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16249 BENNETT, Donald Stewart1907ENG, STS, Cannock May 1924 : Franconia CAN Middlemore  
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