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Record #3159
Name :
: Henry Bower ADAIR (1895 - )
  aka : Harry Adair


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 30 Jan 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Dumfries
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Apr 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesA birth registration was found for Henry Bower Ismay or Adair: Born January 30, 1895; Place of Birth: Assembly Street, Dumfries, Dumfreisshire, Scotland; Parents: Isabella Ismay (Laundress), wife of William Adair [illegible], who she declares is not the father of the child and further that she has had no personal communication with him since they [illegible] together - 10 years ago. [EDITORS NOTE: No marriage found.]

In 1906, Harry Adair, 11, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 100 Quarriers children en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

On September 23, 1914, Harry Adair enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Dumfries, Scotland; that he was a farmer; that he was not married; that his next of kin was his father, Joseph Adair, who resided at 3 St. Michael Street, Dumfries, Scotland; and that he had served in the RCBA from 9-13 until to date. He is described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes and fair hair. He had a vaccination mark on his left arm. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-18 20:07:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-06-25 17:34:30 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3100 ABRAMS, Mary Ann1898SCT,    , Dumfries May 1913 : Victorian CAN Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester  
3159 ADAIR, Henry Bower1895SCT,    , Dumfries Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
7892 BELL, Alfred 1916ENG,    , Dumfries May 1931 : Athenia CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
7950 ROBERTSON, Henry1916SCT,    , Dumfries Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers