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Record #3174
Name :
: Thomas Wilkie ADAM (1893 - 1924)
  aka : Thomas W. Adam


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Date of Birth
: Nov 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 28 Jun 1924   Notes : Complications of Surgery
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Pimlico
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Alberta, Edmonton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 May 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Pretorian

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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Labourers & Domestics
NotesA birth registration was found for Thomas Wilkie Adam: Year of Registration: 1893; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: St George Hanover Square; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 417. Parents: Thomas Wilkie Adam and Lillinah Christina Flint, married June 1893 in Croydon, Surrey, England.

In 1911, Thomas W. Adam, 16, arrived in Quebec, Canada, with 12 young persons en route to various destinations as labourers and domestics.

On August 28, 1916, at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Thomas Wilkie Adam, 22, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at 11923 - 93rd Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; that he was born at Morden, Surrey, England; that his next of kin was his father, Thomas Wilkie Adam, who resided at Morden, Surrey, England; that his date of birth was November 25, 1893; that he was a clerk; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 8 inches in height; fair complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. He was a member of the Church of England. He had an operation scar on his left inquinal region for hernia.

Thomas Wilkie Adam married Elsie Sarah Louise Cox about 1920. They had at least 2 children: Thomas Wilkie Adam, born 1921. (Pilot Officer Thomas Wilkie Adam, Royal Canadian Air Force, died in action on June 16, 1943, and was buried in Banbury Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England (Grave #11642)); and Edward James Adam, born March 30, 1924.

Thomas Wilkie Adam died on June 28, 1924, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, after undergoing surgery. He is buried in Mountainview cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-20 15:12:42 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-06-30 15:11:57 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3078 ABIGAIL, Helen Mary1877ENG, LND, Pimlico Aug 1894 : Vancouver CAN Colonists Aid Society  
3174 ADAM, Thomas Wilkie1893ENG, LND, Pimlico May 1911 : Pretorian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
17076 APPLETON, Henry Joseph1897ENG, LND, Pimlico Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10563 PETRIE, Alice1912ENG,    , Pimlico Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16533 PRODGERS, Sidney Imms1887ENG, MDX, Pimlico Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos