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Record #3606
Name :
: Alfred John OLIVER (1895 - )


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Aug 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Clapton, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, Alfred Oliver, 5 years of age, was residing at 15 Highwick Road, Tottenham, Middlesex, England. Other family members included: Alfred Oliver, 5; Edith Oliver, 12; Elizabeth Oliver, 9; Emily Oliver, 43; George Oliver, 48, coachman, bus; and Larrie Oliver, 14. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1251; Folio: 46; Page: 17.)

In 1909, Alfred Oliver, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 72 children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Alfred Oliver, 15, is shown as a domestic / labourer for William Carr and family in Torbolton, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as August 1895 and his immigration year as 1909.

On July 31, 1918, at the Church of England, Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage registration was found for Alfred John Oliver, 22, farmer, born in Tottenham, England, son of George Oliver but mother's name "does not know, when 9 years old was left orphan and came to Canada"; and another home child, Ella May Woodley, 23, house maid, born in Dunmore(?), England, daughter of Arthur W Woodley and Rosetta Monk. Both bride and groom were residents of Woodlawn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.

K. Oliver, a descendant, stated that he "bought what is now Bowman Township for $500.00."

Alfred and Ella had 5 children: Alfred John OLIVER b: October 2 1928 in Matheson Ontario; Grace Ellen OLIVER b: February 14 1921 in Matheson Ontario; Edith May OLIVER b: October 22 1922 in Matheson Ontario; Dorothy Rosetta OLIVER b: July 10 1919 in Matheson Ontario; and Evelyn Joyce OLIVER b: March 15 1924 in Matheson Ontario. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-12 20:04:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 15:26:41 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4495 HALLS, Bertram1910ENG, MDX, Clapton, London Jul 1924 : Ausonia CAN Salvation Army  
3606 OLIVER, Alfred John1895ENG, MDX, Clapton, London Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos