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Record #4731
Name :
: Walter Garnet ELPHINSTONE (1904 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1904

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Holborn
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 20 Sep 1915
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Walter Garnet Elphinstone: Year of Registration: 1904; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Holborn; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 619. Parents: Alfred and Alice Elphinstone, married about 1888 in Holborn, London, England.

In June, 1922, Walter Elphinstone, 18, farmer, travelled back to Liverpool, England. He declared that he intended to stay at Gelly Cottage, Llengedock, Carmarthenshire, Wales (staying with his brother). He did not intend to reside in the United Kingdom.

On December 4, 1922, Walter Elphinstone, 19, was debarred as a Likely Public Charge from crossing in to the United States through the border of Buffalo, New York. He declared that he was a laborer; that he could read and write; that his last permanent address was Curriers Crossing, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; that his departure contact in Canada was his friend Bert Ciple; that he intended to reside permanently in the United States and that he had no address to the area he was visiting. He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; medium complexion; brown hair; hazel eyes. He was born in London, England and immigrated in September 1912 on the Corsican. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-18 15:53:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-08-10 21:51:41 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8762 ADAMTHWAITE, Ethel Maud1887ENG, LND, Holborn Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8538 ALDEN, Thomas George1878ENG, LND, Holborn Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
6456 BRITTAIN, Cecil1893ENG,    , Holborn Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5847 BRITTAIN, Clara Muriel May1896ENG,    , Holborn Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16565 BROSNAN, Thomas1891ENG, LND, Holborn Aug 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10867 CHEATLE, Belinda1869ENG,    , Holborn Jun 1885 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
15430 COWLAND, William Edward 1893ENG,    , Holborn Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
14390 CULVERWELL, Thomas1881ENG,    , Holborn Jun 1895 : Mongolian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
9995 DURHAM, James Edward1901ENG,    , Holborn Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4731 ELPHINSTONE, Walter Garnet1904ENG, LND, Holborn Sep 1915 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes ohoc  
3456 HAMBRIDGE, Alfred Edward1895ENG,    , Holborn Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
12565 HOLLIS, Eva1903ENG,    , Holborn May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
10267 HUNGERFORD, Rosina1891ENG,    , Holborn May 1903 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
5881 ORTON, Esther1896ENG, LND, Holborn Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos ChocolateDrop  
5879 ORTON, Rosina1893ENG, LND, Holborn Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos ChocolateDrop  
10189 PILLEY, Albert1890ENG,    , Holborn Oct 1904 : Kensington CAN National Childrens Home  
11203 PROWSE, Florence1886ENG,    , Holborn Aug 1897 : Vancouver CAN Barnardos  
10646 SHEATH, Grace Florence1902ENG,    , Holborn Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13091 THORNE, Tom Frank1880ENG, LND, Holborn Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
10655 VOLLER, David1900ENG,    , Holborn Apr 1915 : Missanabie CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
14694 WATTS, Bertha May1904ENG,    , Holborn Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos