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Record #4429
Name :
: (William) John PELLETT (1906 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1906

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Farnham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Jul 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: MacPherson Homes
Notes[POSSIBLE MATCH] A birth registration was found for William John Pellett: Year of Registration: 1906; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Farnham; County: Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex; Volume: 2a; Page: 151. Mother, Rhoda Pellett, unmarried, born 1884 in Godalming, Surrey, England.

In the period 1904 to 1908 she was known as Rhoda Roberts traveling around England with her partner George Roberts. She then settled in Kingston, Surrey, still using that name.

Rhoda Pellett married Joseph Dunn on October 2, 1911, in Badshot Lea, Farnham, Surrey, England. She appeared living in Upper Edmonton, Middlesex, England, about 1920 but it is unknown what surname she was using at the time. One of her daughters visited her there and had to call her partner "Uncle Bob" (a long way from Joseph). Rhoda's grandchildren were led to believe that she had died in 1920 but she was also known to have visited relatives in Surrey in the late 1920s. It is, however, believed that she died from cancer soon after these visits.

In 1921, John Pellett, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 74 MacPherson children en route to Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

Still alive in 2000, at the age of 93, John recounted to his children about the hard life he had on a farm in Ontario,Canada. He had a sister and a brother. He was able to reconnect with his sister 62 years after he arrived in Canada. He was unable, as of 2000, to find his brother. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-21 12:58:21 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 15:59:53 /

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8771 HADLOW, Phyllis M1909ENG,    , Farnham Jun 1924 : Canada CAN Waifs & Strays  
16456 HOGGARD, Frank Henry Scrutton1908ENG, SRY, Farnham May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13129 KIRCHEY, Arthur1878ENG, HAM, Farnham Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
8663 LAWRENCE, Grge 1912ENG,    , Farnham Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
2736 LORD, Arthur Percy1887ENG, SRY, Farnham May 1902 : Tunisian CAN Shaftesbury/Bisley Farm School  
6699 MILEHAM, John1913ENG,    , Farnham Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
4429 PELLETT, (William) John1906ENG, SRY, Farnham Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN MacPherson Homes  
15024 SEXTON, James1882ENG,    , Farnham Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
8064 WISE, John1917ENG,    , Farnham Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos