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Record #4709
Name :
: Joseph Robert KILFORD (1869 - )


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Date of Birth
: 16 Oct 1869

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Gateshead
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Apr 1884
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Parisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Joseph Robert Kilford: Year of Registration: 1869; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Gateshead; County: Durham, Tyne and Wear; Volume: 10a; Page: 655. Parents: Daniel Kilford and Rachel Lacey, married June 9, 1866, at Clifton, Gloucestershire, England.

Joseph Kilford was one of 6 children from an abusive home where the children were sent out on the streets begging or selling whatever they could get their hands on. An older brother was committed to an Industrial School (Clifton Woods) for begging in 1883.

Joseph was admitted to Barnardo's on June 9, 1883.

In 1884, Joseph R. Kilford, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 117 children.

Joseph Kilford was residing in Toronto in December, 1888, when his sister, Jennie Kilford, left the MacPherson home to join her brother. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-10 20:40:07 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-10 20:59:55 /

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5601 ALLENDER, Samuel1892ENG, DUR, Gateshead Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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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