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Record #3414
Name :
: George Samson STANLEY (1895 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Somerset, Poole

Parish Wood
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Oct 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA marriage registration was found for George Sampson Stanley and Sarah Ann Lyons: Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Bedminster; County: Gloucestershire, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 1085.

A birth registration was found for George Samson Stanley; Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Bedminster; County: Gloucestershire, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 674.

In 1901, George Stanley, 5 years of age, was residing at Littlewood Pool Cottages, Yatton, Somerset, England. Other family members included: boarder James Broome, 36, ordinary agricultural labourer; Alfred Stanley, 4; George Stanley, 33, barber on farm; Gilbert Stanley, 5 months; Mabel Stanley, 8; and Sarah Stanley, 29.

A death registration was found for George Sampson Stanley; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868; Year of Registration: 1907; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 39; District: Long Ashton; County: Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 469.

In 1910, George Stanley, 15 (along with his brothers, Gilbert Stanley, 9, Alfred Stanley, 13, and Albert Stanley, 7) arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 132 children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were leaving behind sister Mabel (born 1893); brother Arthur (born 1905) and half-sister Gertrude (born 1908). Arthur emigrated to Australia in 1923 and Gilbert married and moved to Scotland after WWI.

In 1911, George Stanley, 17, is shown as a servant / on farm to John Sherk and family in Cayuga South, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as August 1895 and his immigration year as 1908.

On September 23, 1914, George Samson Stanley enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Parish Wood, Poole, Somerset, England; that his next of kin was Annie Stanley, who resided at 33 Richmond Terrace, Clifton, Bristol, England; that his date of birth was August 7, 1894; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; fair complexion; grey eyes; and dark hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had distinguishing marks of 4 vaccination marks on his left arm.

On March 17, 1916, in the Parsonage, Byng, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between George Samson Stanley, 21, labourer, born in Bristol, England, to George Sampson Stanley and Anna Lyons; and Lilian Brown, 24, born in London, England to William Thomas Brown and Anna Baggorley. George's brother, Alfred James Stanley was a witness to the marriage. He was residing at Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-19 13:24:48 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : DFKBurr , mollipops1

Last Updated : 2018-04-14 00:04:30 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10876 MELLISH, Emma1901ENG, DOR, Poole Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15233 RAWLES, Ada May1902ENG,    , Poole 1916 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
3414 STANLEY, George Samson1895ENG, SOM, Poole Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
14376 TRAVERS, Lucy1900ENG, DOR, Poole Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14377 TRAVERS, William Levi1897ENG, DOR, Poole May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10872 TROWBRIDGE, Victor1897ENG, DOR, Poole Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos