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Record #11510
Name :
: Alexander Angus BLACK (1899 - )


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Date of Birth
: 16 Dec 1899

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Manchester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Jun 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
Notes[POSSIBLE MATCH] A birth registration was found for Alexander Black: Year of Registration: 1899; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Salford; County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire; Volume: 8d; Page: 194.

In 1912, Alexander Angus Black, 12, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 154 Middlemore children.

On February 25, 1916, Alexander Angus Black, who stated he was 18 years of age, registered for the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was residing in Melville, New Brunswick, Canada; that he was born in Fifeshire, Scotland; that his next of kin was his brother, Arthur Black, who resided in Birmingham, England; that his date of birth was December 16, 1893 (along with a notation that reads: birth certificate shows date of birth as 16/12/1899 that his occupation was farming; and that he was not married. The attestation denotes that he was not to be sent overseas until he reached the age of 19 years. He was described as 5 foot 3 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had four vaccination marks on his left arm.

106th Battalion. Yet another of the British home children included among the WWI Boularderie soldiers, Alexander Angus Black was born in Scotland and came to Canada as a 12-year-old in 1912. He lived at Mill Pond, Boularderie, with the family of John William Urquhart. In his enlistment document he gave his occupation as farmer and listed his brother Arthur of Birmingham, England, as his next-of-kin. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-04-26 12:16:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-02 16:12:48 /

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3014 ABBOTT, Adelaide1872ENG, LAN, Manchester Jul 1876 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3018 ABBOTT, John William1877ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
12851 ADDISON, Gertrude1886ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1899 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
2976 ANNANDALE, Nellie Cordingley1897ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6941 BAMFORD, Harold1895ENG, LAN, Manchester Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3472 BASSETT, Louis1891ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1903 : Tunisian CAN Middlemore  
8951 BELL, Herbert 1909ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1925 : Montclare CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5050 BENSON, Harry1914ENG, LAN, Manchester Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
5239 BISHOP, John1913ENG, LAN, Manchester Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
11510 BLACK, Alexander Angus1899ENG, LAN, Manchester Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18553 BOWERS, Sarah Ann1894ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18523 BOWERS, Thomas1892ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1906 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
11970 BRODERICK, Gerald1878ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1895 : Labrador CAN Colonists Aid Society  
2956 CAVANAGH, Arthur1894ENG, LAN, Manchester Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5245 CHESSEX, Sidney1915ENG, LAN, Manchester Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
3507 CORLIS, Denis1878ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1890 : Sardinian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
4953 CUNNINGHAM, William1909ENG, LAN, Manchester Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
11079 DENNIS, Ethel1875ENG, LAN, Manchester Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
13835 DESSE, Rebecca1890ENG, LAN, Manchester Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3856 DUDDY, Margaret Aliza1881ENG, LAN, Manchester Aug 1905 : Canada CAN United British Womens Emigration Association  
8929 DYER, Stanley 1917ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1931 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
16155 FAGGETTER, William1883ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
5709 FLINN, Albert Edward1897ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1912 : Victorian CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
5763 FLINN, Elsie1899ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1914 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
5764 FLINN, Horace1903ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
5708 FLINN, Mabel Amy1896ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1912 : Victorian CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
5765 FLINN, Thomas Harold1901ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
4488 GREGORY, William Douglas1892ENG, LAN, Manchester Mar 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
9850 HAILSWOOD, Norman1900ENG, LAN, Manchester Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
4112 HAMER, William1897ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
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