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Record #2687

Name :: : Peter CLEMENTS (1878 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : Nov 1878
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Preston

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 16 May 1896
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Parisian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Liverpool Sheltering Home

NotesParents: Malachi Clements and Catherine Finlay, married 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

Peter Clements was brought by his father, Malachi, to the Liverpool Sheltering Centre in February 1895. His mother, Catherine, had died about a year previous in the Whittlesey work house of dropsy. Malachi told authorities at the Sheltering Home that he was unable to care for his son.

Peter was not taken in on his first visit. The Sheltering Home report notes "he was said to be suffering from General Tuberculosis and skin disease of a non-infectious nature."

Malachi Clements remarried the 12th of October, 1895, to Ellen Walsh in Preston, Lancashire, England. (He died on July 27th, 1905 in his home at 29 Park Street in Preston.)

In April, 1896 Peter's father came again to the sheltering home with his son who was now deemed to be "in good health." The Liverpool Sheltering Home Admittance Records show:

"Peter Clements, aged (indistinguishable: could be 14 or 17), 24 November 1895, admitted 30 April 1896. Case of Mr. J. Williamson 17 Cannon St. Preston Hon. Sec. Shepherd St. Mission Preston.

Application was made for this lad Feb. '95 but he was said to be suffering from 'General Tuberculosis & skin disease of a non-infectious character' all of which were said to be 'curable with good nourishment & attention'. The doctor in Preston (Dr. Clarke) says he is now in good health & that he is likely to grow up a strong healthy lad. Dr. Halton also has 'passed' him. For the past year he has been in the Refuge at Preston chopping wood etc.

His father Malachi Clements, 16 Queen St. Preston is a labourer but takes no interest in his boy & he is better away from him. Mother (Catherine Clements) died 2 yrs. ago. Two others Thos. Ed. 25, a weaver living in a lodging house. Annie 19 a weaver, at Longridge St. Preston. Peter passed Form IV attended Shepherd St. Mission Preston and was born in Preston. Looks as if he needs training."

Now certifiably admissable, Peter was sent with "Mrs. Birt's party" to Knowlton House in Quebec on the SS Parisian, stepping onto Canadian soil on May 16, 1896. He was seventeen but the sheltering home records and the ship passenger list both show his age as fifteen.

He worked for various farm families in Quebec's Argeintul area, returning when under duress (once in the winter with no footwear) to Knowlton House for a new placing. The Liverpool Sheltering Home report, while hard to follow chronologically, offers some clues to Peter's years in indenture on several Canadian farms.

"May 20, 1896. Robt. Pringle. Scotstown, P.Q. $48 1st yr.

April 9, Mr. Walter Morrison, Arundel, P.Q. $36 1st yr.

Returned April 2nd, has had feet frozen & destitute of clothes, wrote Master.

Feb.9th, Verified by Mr. Parker boy eccentric does not obey Mrs. P. Not well behaved.

Oct. 31st, 1898. Visited by Mr. McQual, conduct & health good. Satisfied with his place, but like most of them his wages are simply his clothing. $30.00 spent on clothing, receives $36.00

May 11th 1899. Wages $3.00 per month, $15.00 (ineligible word) but I fear will get little beyond his keep.

J. W. McQ. Oct. 24th 1899. Mr. M. (Morrison) writes Peter will soon be 21 & wants to leave & go work in the woods, told him to let him go.

Aug. 29th 1900. Mr. McQual: health & conduct good. att ch (attends church?) $12.00 wages, doing well.

Sep. 1916. He is married and working on section CN RR at Arundel. Has several children."

Peter married Lily Moncrief, the niece of one of his former farm bosses in Arundel, Quebec on December 1, 1909.

Peter and Lily Clements, migrated to Alberta sometime in the late 1920s. They farmed initially around Edgerton and Provost. Driven off the prairie land of Eastern Alberta by the dust storms and drought of the great depression, they resettled in the Barrhead-Westlock area where they raised their seven children: Cecil, Violet, Mert, Willard, Herman, Dick and Rhoda.

Peter's many descendants (over 100 in 2007) can be found across Canada today, a legacy of the British Home Children program.

ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-11 19:21:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-02 20:27:04 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
19033	BAINES, Elsie	1896	ENG, LAN, Preston	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
19870	BAINES, James Muschamp	1898	ENG, LAN, Preston	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
13300	BARTLEY, Edward	1895	ENG, , Preston	Aug 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
9893	BEARDSWORTH, Richard	1890	ENG, , Preston	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9892	BEARDSWORTH, Thomas	1891	ENG, , Preston	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
12570	BENNION, Harry	1908	CAN, , Preston	May 1924 : Caronia	CAN	Salvation Army	Bryan B
4948	CARDWELL, Henry	1911	ENG, , Preston	Aug 1925 : Montnairn	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
16233	CLAYTON, John Alfred	1913	ENG, LAN, Preston	Mar 1930 : Minnedosa	CAN	YMCA
2687	CLEMENTS, Peter	1878	ENG, LAN, Preston	May 1896 : Parisian	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
10479	COLGAN, John	1905	ENG, , Preston	Oct 1920 : Victorian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
8182	GARTH, Alfred	1914	ENG, , Preston	Sep 1928 : Antonia	CAN	National Childrens Home
6731	GARTH, Frank	1913	ENG, , Preston	Mar 1927 : Montrose	CAN	National Childrens Home
10512	GRAHAM, Mary	1913	ENG, , Preston	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
7686	HESKETH, Ada	1890	ENG, LAN, Preston	Jul 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
17282	MASSEY, George	1905	ENG, LAN, Preston	Jul 1922 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
11486	MOLLOY, Francis	1909	ENG, , Preston	May 1923 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
3591	PRESTON, William	1889	ENG, LAN, Preston	Jul 1905 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
5029	REED, Victor	1916	ENG, , Preston	Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
16844	WARD, Thomas	1905	ENG, , preston	Jul 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
8731	WATERER, Dennis Edward	1914	ENG, LAN, Preston	Apr 1929 : Cedric	CAN	National Childrens Home
2839	WATERER, Joseph Cyril	1913	ENG, LAN, Preston	Jul 1927 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
3395	WORTHINGTON, George Edward	1896	ENG, LAN, Preston	Aug 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
3394	WORTHINGTON, Rachel	1896	ENG, LAN, Preston	Aug 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home

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