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Record #21088
Name :
: Percy Robert ADAMS (1884 - 1963)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Dec 1884

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 28 Jan 1963
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Hastings
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 4 Apr 1898
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Labrador

Placement Family
: Harder
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Percy Robert Adams: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1885; District: Hastings; County: Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 21. Parents: Thomas Albert Adams and Sarah Howitt Terry, married 1870 at Hastings, Sussex, England.

Percy Robert Adams was christened on March 11, 1885, at Hastings, Sussex, England. Parents: Thomas Albert Adams and Sarah Howitt Adams.

A death registration was found for Thomas Albert Adams: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1886; Age: 36; District: Hastings; County: Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 10

In 1898, Percy Adams, 11, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 160 Barnardo children accompanied by Mr. A. B. Owen in charge of the party to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Mr. E. A. Struthers in charge of the parties to Winnipeg and Russell, Manitoba, Canada.

Percy Robert Adams married Lucy Elizabeth Butterfield on November 12, 1931, at Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

Lucy Elizabeth Butterfield Adams died on February 2, 1947 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

Percy Robert Adams remarried Annie Hadfield Walton (widow) after 1952.

Winnipeg Free Press
January 30, 1963

PERCY ROBERT ADAMS

On January 28th 1963 at Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Percy Robert Adams, aged 78 years, beloved husband of Annie Adams, of 1131 Parker Avenue. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday from the Clark Leatherdale Funeral Home, 232 Kennedy Street, with Rev. Dr. W. E. Donnelly officiating. Interment in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens. Born in Hastings, England, Mr. Adams came to Canada sixty years ago. He farmed in the Basswood and Rapid City districts for many years, retiring in 1946, and moved to Winipeg in 1949. Surviving besides his wife, Annie is one son, Herbert J. Walton, two nieces, Mrs. Nora Adams of British Columbia and Mrs. Blanche McGrogan of Toronto, Ontario, And two grandchildren.

Annie Hadfield Walton died at the age of 101 years at Heritage Lodge, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on May 12, 2004. 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-05 17:27:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-01-05 19:32:25 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21088 ADAMS, Percy Robert1884ENG, SSX, Hastings Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3859 BAILEY, Joseph1898ENG,    , Hastings Jul 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
4897 BETTS, Joseph D1914ENG,    , Hastings Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
3330 BRUNGER, Ada Zora1899ENG, SSX, Hastings Apr 1912 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3329 BRUNGER, Charles Edward1896ENG, SSX, Hastings May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
23543 CRAMP, Arthur Victor1916ENG, SSX, Hastings Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10702 DABSON, Thomas1901ENG,    , Hastings Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
15305 DAY, George Martin1886ENG, SSX, Hastings Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
7884 FRENCH, Leslie Harold1915ENG,    , Hastings May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
13192 GRIFFIN, Sydney1912ENG, SSX, Hastings Jun 1923 : Regina CAN Louisa Birt glendag  
4260 HARTFIELD, Alice1890ENG, SSX, Hastings May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5533 MORFEE, Arthur George1901ENG, SSX, Hastings Feb 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Louisa Birt  
14664 NUNNEY, George Frederick1891ENG, SSX, Hastings - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
10305 PADGHAM, Harold1899ENG,    , Hastings Mar 1913 : Hesperian CAN Louisa Birt  
10019 PANKHURST, Charles1897ENG, SSX, Hastings Feb 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Louisa Birt  
7191 SWAIN, Charles 1894ENG,    , Hastings Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3577 WARREN, Ernest Henry1907ENG, SSX, Hastings Mar 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home Romilly