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Record #27608
Name :
: Henry HAROLD HUMPHREY (1904 - )


Father
: Henry Humphrey
Mother
: Blanche Annie Spiers
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 May 1904

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Gloucester

6 Barnes Passage, Gloucester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Jun 1914   Notes : ship left Liverpool 29 May 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
: Joseph Catherwood, Uxbridge
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Gloucester Union Workhouse

Agency
: Salvation Army
Notes1894 October 22 Henry Humphrey married Blanche Annie Spiers
1903 Lily May bpt 02 Feb 1908 Gloucester Workhouse
1904 2nd qtr 01 May 1904 Henry Harold Humphrey
1906 4th qtr Esther Violet bpt 19 Apr 1908 Gloucester Workhouse
1908 1st qtr Rose bpt 27 January 1908 Gloucester Workhouse
1908 January Gloucester Echo and Gloucester Chronicle Newspapers report:
“Henry Humphrey 6 Barnes Passage was summoned for willfully neglecting his children in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering and injury to their health…. Inspector Thomas Marshall NSPCC stated on December 17th he visited the defendant’s dwelling and saw the wife and three children, the eldest five years and the baby fourteen months. They were emaciated and the infant weighing only 11 lbs whereas the normal weight of a child that age was 22 lbs. ….” “Mr Washburn of Gloucester described the condition of the two older children as thin and starved whilst the infant was in a miserable state and considered seriously ill. Their clothing was sufficient and clean. He saw the defendant’s wife who was suffering from mental delusions. She was on the border of insanity and he ordered that the children should be conveyed to the workhouse…..”
1908 February 12 Blanch Annie Humphrey entered the Gloucester Lunatic Asylum… she remained there until her death 07 December 1946.
1911 census all of the children are either in the Scattered Homes or the Gloucestershire Union Workhouse.
26 May 1914 medical performed in the Gloucester Union Workhouse (Salvation Army notes)
29 May 1914 Salvation Army list of children going to SA, 105 Indian Road, Toronto on "Empress of Britain"
06 June 1914 ship arrived in Quebec
According to Salvation Army and Boards of Guardians records:

Harold Humphrey
1916 January Joseph Catherwood Uxbridge, Ontario … Harold stays with Joseph Catherwood through all inspections up to 21 June 1921
1923 January Harold is employed by the T. Eaton Company, Toronto
Notes: The boy’s service was satisfactory to completion 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27604 BIGGS, Frederick William1900ENG, GLS, Gloucester Aug 1912 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
27606 BIGGS, Marjory1907ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27605 BIGGS, Winnifred1904ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
9256 BIRT, Gwendoline Frances 1896ENG, GLS, Gloucester Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
27610 BROWNING, Edward1904ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27612 BROWNING, Frederick1909ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27611 BROWNING, Harry1906ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
5874 CREED, Wilton1894ENG,    , Gloucester Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
27607 HUMPHREY, Esther VIOLET1906ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27608 HUMPHREY, Henry HAROLD1904ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27602 HYAM, Florence Matilda1904ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
4161 KING, Charles1904ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jul 1912 : Royal Edward CAN Salvation Army  
3952 KING, Thomas William1898ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4162 KING, Wilfred William1905ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jul 1912 : Royal Edward CAN Salvation Army  
27613 LANE, Reginald1901ENG, GLS, Gloucester Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Dr Barnardo   
16354 MANN, Harry1896ENG, GLS, Gloucester Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15839 PALAMOUNTAIN, Richard Earnest1881ENG, GLS, Gloucester Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
10878 SALCOMBE, Henry Ernest1897ENG, GLS, Gloucester Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos