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Record #4145
Name :
: Charles Alfred KELSEY (1880 - 1969)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1880

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Jul 1969
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Isle of Thanet
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Victoria
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 2 May 1892
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
: Bathurst
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Isle of Thanet Union Workhouse

Agency
: Rev. William J. Pady
NotesA birth registration was found for Charles Alfred Kelsey: Year of Registration: 1880; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Thanet; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 900.

In 1892, A. Kelsey, 11, arrived in Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 22 children from 72 Iffley Road, London, England, accompanied by Mr. Pady. (Sisters Edith Kelsey, 7, arrived in 1892, and Florence Kelsey, 7, in 1894, on the Mongolian, respectively; and brother, Albert Kelsey arrived in 1893.)

Alfred was placed with Mr. Bathurst, Grenfell, Northwest Territories, Canada.

In Ploughshares and Prairie Trails, Dilke and District, a book about Dilke, Saskatchewan, Canada the following was found:

"Edith Kelsey was born in Margate, England. She came to Canada as an orphan at the age of seven years. ... Her brothers Albert and Charles, and a sister homesteaded in the Kedleston district on the Jack Johnson farm: G.C. Daintree's were near-by neighbours.

Charles Alfred Kelsey died July 5, 1969, at the age of 87 in Victoria, Alberta, Canada. (Reg. No. 1969-09-009362.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-03 15:05:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-28 17:28:08 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16618 GOLDSMITH, Edward John1879ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16632 HARLOW, Arthur 1880ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet Aug 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16634 JOHNCOCK, Walter1881ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet Aug 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
4145 KELSEY, Charles Alfred1880ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16617 PRESTON, Edward1879ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1890 : Parisian CAN Rev. William J. Pady bcf  
16616 TAYLOR, Bartholomew Thomas1879ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1890 : Parisian CAN Rev. William J. Pady