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Record #3932
Name :
: Frank BACKHURST (1895 - 1920)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 13 Jun 1920   Notes : Drowning
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Kingston
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Miami, Dauphin
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Backhurst: Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Kingston; County: Middlesex, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 357.

In 1905, F. Backhurst, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were traveling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.

On June 13, 1920, Frank Backhurst, 25 years, died in Miami, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. (Registration No.: 1920,043508)

The Winnipeg Free Press reported his death on June 15, 1920:

Boy Drowned Near Miami

Miami, Man., June 14. -- Frank Backhurse [sic], 21, was drowned in a slough two miles south of Miami on Sunday afternoon while swimming with two other boys. His death is said to have been purely accidental. He was a Barnardo boy and very popular in the district. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-28 07:42:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 13:39:52 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3932 BACKHURST, Frank1895ENG, SRY, Kingston Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14692 BOWPITT, Edith Mary1904ENG,    , Kingston Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13793 DUNSTON, Laura1892ENG, SRY, Kingston Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11618 GLAZIER, Ivy May1899ENG,    , Kingston Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3535 HANN, Arthur George1890ENG, SRY, Kingston May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
3537 HANN, Louisa Fanny1895ENG, SRY, Kingston - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
9056 HELLSTERN, Leo1902ENG,    , Kingston Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos klms65  
22264 MANNING, George Edward1909ENG, LND, Kingston Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
11213 MARTELL, Arthur1892ENG,    , Kingston May 1899 : Gallia CAN MacPherson Homes  
13910 MATES, Sidney1887ENG,    , Kingston Sep 1898 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4840 PAULLEY, Henry1910ENG,    , Kingston Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
11021 SHACKELL, Alfred1894ENG,    , Kingston May 1911 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
11022 SHACKELL, Sidney1899ENG,    , Kingston Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13323 TOWERZAY, Isabel Amy1905ENG, SRY, Kingston Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10006 WALDER, Alice Isabella1880ENG,    , Kingston Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
10007 WALDER, Elizabeth S1878ENG,    , Kingston Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
10129 WESTGATE, Julia1880ENG, SRY, Kingston Apr 1891 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
4070 YATES, Madeline1892ENG, SRY, Kingston Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos