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Record #12723
Name :
: Alfred MCKAY (1896 - )


Father
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Date of Birth
: Sep 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Leeds
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Mar 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Alfred McKay; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Leeds (1837-1929); County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9b; Page: 583.

In 1911, Alfred McKay, 14, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 205 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On December 21, 1915, Alfred McKay, 19, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at Spring Brook, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Elizabeth McKay, who resided at 32 Oldham Road, Newcross, Manchester, England; that his date of birth was 1896; that he was a laborer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 4-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had two scars on the upper part of his back and on his right knee. 
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Last Updated : 2010-08-20 20:07:31 /

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5049 BAKER, David1914ENG, YKS, Leeds Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
4733 BARRACLOUGH, Dorothy D.1918ENG, YKS, Leeds 1932 : - Unknown - AUS Barnardos  
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5312 BENTLEY, Sidney1912ENG, YKS, Leeds Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5949 BLACKBURN, Ernest1900ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11386 BLACKBURN, Henry 1899ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11387 BLACKBURN, Reginald1904ENG, YKS, Leeds Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22665 BRIGNALL, Edward Arthur1898ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4756 BROWN, Joseph Rayner1891ENG, YKS, Leeds Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4369 CASSIDY, Arthur1891ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
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4370 CASSIDY, Mabel Prest1890ENG, YKS, Leeds Jun 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22664 CHAPPELOW, Ethel Christabella1897ENG, YKS, Leeds Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22663 CHAPPELOW, Stephen Henry1899ENG, YKS, Leeds Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
11019 CHRISTIAN, Frederick 1885ENG, YKS, Leeds Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
23079 CLAYTON, Benjamin1894ENG, YKS, Leeds Jul 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3868 CORNEY, Doris May1898ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1914 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
19979 DARBYSHIRE, Edith amelia1884ENG,    , leeds Oct 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
19978 DARBYSHIRE, Sarah Ellen1881ENG, YKS, Leeds Oct 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
8075 DRIVER, John1915ENG, YKS, Leeds Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
17546 DYER, Thomas Valentine1895ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14830 DYSON, Eric W1922ENG, YKS, Leeds Nov 1924 : Athenia CAN Salvation Army  
3769 ELLIS, Clifford1898ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos Gillian Ellis  
5989 GAMBLE, Edith1893ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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