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Record #3590
Name :
: Norman PRESTON (1897 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1897 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Gorton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesIn 1905, Norman Preston, 8 (along with his brother, Harold Preston), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 142 children from Middlemore Children's Immigration Homes, Birmingham, England, en route to the Fairview Home, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Lower Provinces of Canada.

In 1911, Norman Preston, 14, is shown as laborer to Hared W. Smith and family in Prince William, New Brunswick, Canada. His date of birth is shown as June 1897 and his immigration year as not known.

On May 5, 1911, in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Norman Preston and Jessie May Jones, daughter of Cook W. Jones and Peremella Burden. [EDITORS NOTE: Norman's brother, Harold, married Jessie's sister, Carrie Jones.] 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-11 11:21:13 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 16:28:31 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3590 PRESTON, Norman1897ENG, LAN, Gorton Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore