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Record #27662
Name :
: Harry EDWARDS (1903 - )


Father
: see brother's marriage notes below
Mother
: see brother's marriage notes below
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 19 Jul 1903   Notes : from Salvation Army records - Harry gives 1901 and 1902 as his birth date on different records

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London, Enfield
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Jul 1914   Notes : ship left Liverpool 26 June 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
: C. Baker -Staples, Essex County, Ontario
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Edmonton Union Workhouse

Agency
: Salvation Army
Notes1911 UK Census Clarendon Cottages, Forescue Villas, Gentleman’s Walk, Enfield – Harry age 7 and William Edwards age 5 who came on the Empress of Britain with Ernest Clarke are listed in this home
*Note: Fortescue Villas, 13 and 15 Gentleman's Row
Built in the 1840s on the site of an ancient large timber-framed house (probably c.15) called Fortescue Hall (demolished 1813), from which they derive their name, these two large houses at the turn of the last century housed a school before becoming a children's home.

BHC information
Harry and William Edwards
1914 June 26 Medical performed for Salvation Army on Harry and William Edwards at the Edmonton Union Workhouse, Middlesex – It mentions that some of the children are from Fortescue Villa.
1914 June 26 – ship “Empress of Britain” leaves Liverpool with group of Salvation Army children – Harry Edwards age 11 and William Edwards age 9
1914 July 03 – arrived Quebec on the “Empress of Britain” going to 105 Indian Road, Toronto with the Salvation Army

Harry Edwards – SA records say born 19 July 1903 – 1911 census say age 7 born Edmonton

Harry Edwards Inspections – started August 1915

1916 July C. Baker Staples, Essex
1917 September E. Brown Staples, Essex
1918 April Chas. Watson Agincourt, York
1918 July H. Pallett Dixie, Peel
1919 April Wm. Bristo Jarvis, Haldimand
1920 May Left for Toronto – present address unknown
Inspections complete
Note: The boy went to the USA some time ago – has joined the US navy. He is at present training at Great Lakes, Ill.

1920 May 05 US Naturalization – Department of Immigration - Harry Edwards born Enfield, England on 19 July 1901 – resides at 75 Woodward Ave., Detroit – emigrated from Liverpool, England on the Empress of Britain, arriving at New York on 22 June 1914.

1920 October 20 – 1920 November 09 – Colorado Fuel and Iron Company – Minnequa Works from the Colorado, Steelworks Employment Records, 1887 - 1979 – left employment and now working as Bell Boy at Congress Hotel - Harry Edwards – 5 Union Ave – born Enfield, England on 19 July 1902 – contact: William Edwards 205 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario – previous employment Crockett Chair Company, Detroit

Harry's brother William married in Ontario and gave the following information:
William’s Marriage Information
1935 June 29 Marriage of William Edwards b Enfield, England age 30, a rubber worker s/o William Edwards and Mary Moles to Gertrude Edna Lavis b Hamilton, Ontario age 28 d/o Arthur Lavis and Gertrude Johnson. Marriage took place in Hamilton, Ontario. 
ContributorsCreated : 2018-01-23 02:48:39 / janismccahill

Last Updated : 2018-01-23 15:06:38 / janismccahill

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5237 ANKER, Kenneth1915ENG, LND, Enfield Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
13296 ANKER, Sidney Gerald1911ENG, LND, Enfield Feb 1928 : Montclare CAN Salvation Army  
5823 ARCHIBALD, Dorothy1900ENG,    , Enfield May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
10206 ARCHIBALD, Nellie 1892ENG,    , Enfield May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
27662 EDWARDS, Harry1903ENG, MDX, London, Enfield Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27661 EDWARDS, William1905ENG, MDX, London, Enfield Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
15469 MOODY, John1902ENG, MDX, Enfield Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
6408 SCALES, Charles1901ENG, MDX, Edmonton, Enfield Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN Louisa Birt  
27654 SCALES, Elizabeth1896ENG, MDX, Edmonton, Enfield Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN Annie MacPherson  
27653 SCALES, Ellen1899ENG, MDX, Edmonton, Enfield Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN Annie MacPherson 1Millin  
27652 SCALES, Harry1903ENG, MDX, Edmonton, Enfield Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army 1Millin  
27660 SMITH, Walter Allen1902ENG, MDX, Edmonton, Enfield Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army pwhhh  
3280 TURRELL, James1885ENG, MDX, Enfield Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos