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Record #15777
Name :
: George Weddle SLOAN (1907 - 2002)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1907 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 10 Feb 2002
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Gateshead
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 20 Jun 1924
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1924, George Weddle Sloan, 17, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

From the Barnardo Guild Messenger Summer of 2002

George Sloan died on February 10 2002 aged 95 years. He was a Home Child, sent to Canada in June 1924. Before then, he was at Goldings from 1922 to 1923.

His immigration record states that his nearest living relative is his half brother Harry Sloan living in Gateshead, England. He was the son of George Sloan and his wife Mary Weddle. Mary died in 1911 and George in 1915. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-27 17:48:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-03 16:15:09 /

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5601 ALLENDER, Samuel1892ENG, DUR, Gateshead Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10915 BARTON, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Gateshead Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos Jennie1964  
7368 BELL, Ann Clementine1902ENG, DUR, Gateshead Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7268 CASSIDY, Gerard J1912ENG, DUR, Gateshead Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3890 DAVIDSON, Caroline1889ENG, DUR, Gateshead Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3891 DAVIDSON, Elizabeth1887ENG, DUR, Gateshead Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3893 DAVIDSON, Henry1885ENG, DUR, Gateshead Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
3894 DAVIDSON, James1884ENG, DUR, Gateshead Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
4709 KILFORD, Joseph Robert1869ENG, DUR, Gateshead Apr 1884 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
5222 MCDONALD, Matthew1923ENG, DUR, Gateshead Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
23788 MURPHY, Abraham George1898ENG, DUR, Gateshead May 1914 : Victorian CAN Childrens Aid Society  
23512 PAIGE, Archibald Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Gateshead Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
15777 SLOAN, George Weddle1907ENG, DUR, Gateshead Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
15924 TRESTRAIL, Winifred1911ENG, DUR, Gateshead Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos