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Record #4468
Name :
: Fred MEALING (1912 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1912

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Buckinghamshire, High Wycombe
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jun 1929
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Laurentic

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Salvation Army
NotesA birth registration was found for Fred Mealing: Year of Registration: 1912 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Mother's Maiden Name: White; District: Wycombe; County: Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire; Volume: 3a; Page: 1895. (Parents: Arthur Mealing and Rosa Jane White, married 1893 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.)

In 1929, Fred Mealing, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 15 young men from the Salvation Army, 3 Upper Thames Street, London, England EC4 en route to Salvation Army, 480, Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He stated on landing that he had been a coachmaker in England and would be pursuing farming and that his contact in England was his father, A. Mealing, who resided at 143 Abercrombie Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.

A letter regarding Fred was found on the microfilm from the National Archives:

"Copy for file 768363
1st August, 1929

Major Wm. Dray,
Acting Resident Secretary
Salvastion Army,
1225 University St.
Montreal, Que.

Dear Sir:-

Following up my letter of 23 ultimo, in the case of Fred Mealing, mentioned in yours of the 29th June, I may say that on examining our records I find that this boy according to advice received from your Office, was trained at Hadleigh and was given the usual course there. In view of this and of the further fact that Dr. Sutherland's certificate states that the boy's present condition was present before he came to Canada, I cannot quite understand how Mealing's case was not noticed by your people at Hadleigh. I would suggest that you follow this up.

Yours very truly,
Assistant Deputy Minister"

Fred Mealing, 17, wood worker, returned to England on October 5, 1929, stating he would be residing at 14 Ambercrombie Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, and remaining permanently in England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-28 08:40:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 14:04:47 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12643 HUSSEY, Thomas1887ENG,    , High Wycombe Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
4468 MEALING, Fred1912ENG, BKM, High Wycombe Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army