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Record #4224
Name :
: Alfred BENTLEY (1877 - )


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Date of Birth
: 25 Jan 1877

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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Farnley
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Jun 1892
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesParents: John Bentley, born 1844, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, son of John and Elizabeth Bentley; and Maud Mary Linfoot, born 1852, daughter of William Linfoot and Elizabeth Miller, married 1876, Wetherby, Yorkshire, England, Vol. 9a, page 167.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] in 1881, Alfred Bentley, 4 years of age, was residing at his grandfather's home at Sackville Street, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. Family members in the home included: grandmother, Eliza Bentley, 65; grandfather, John Bentley, 65, blanker raiser; father, John Bentley, 37, engine stoker; and uncle, Michael Bentley, 39, blanket raiser. (Source: 1881 Census of England; Class: RG11; Piece: 4557; Folio: 50; Page: 60; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342098.)

[POSSIBLE MATCH] in 1891, Alfred Bentley, 14, glass blower, is shown residing at 6 Parrish Yard, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. Other family members included: Elizabeth Ellen Bentley, 12; John Bentley, 6; Lillian Maud Bentley, 5; Martha Bentley, 8; and Maud Mary Bentley, 39, charwoman. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3735; Folio 102; Page 37; GSU roll: 6098845.)

In 1892, Alfred Bentley, 13, arrived at Quebec, along with a group of 85 children from Middlemore Home in Birmingham, England, en route to Macpherson Home in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. (This is an unusual circumstance for Middlemore children to be placed in Stratford, Ontario.)

On January 17, 1912, at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Alfred Bentley, 35, soldier, born in England to John and Maud Mary Bentley; and Mabel Albertha Sulis, 22, born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to William H. and Amelia Sulis.

On February 1, 1915, at Salisbury, New Brunswick, Canada, Albert Bentley, 36, re-enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Mabel Albertha Bentley, who resided at 232 Britain Street, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; that his date of birth was January 25, 1877; that he was a solider; that he had previously served in the Canadian Ordinance Corps., and 43rd Regt. Canadian Active Militia. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; dark complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had a mole at the inner end of his right collarbone; a mole on his left shoulder blade; a scar on the inner side of his right arm; and a scar on the inner side of his left elbow. 
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Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:20:35 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4224 BENTLEY, Alfred1877ENG, YKS, Farnley Jun 1892 : Circassian CAN Middlemore