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Record #3804
Name :
: Frank AMES (1894 - 1972)
  aka : Franklin Benjamin Ames; F


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1972
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Redditch
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Fredericton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Jun 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Ames: Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Bromsgrove; County: Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6c; Page: 389. Parents: Arthur Ames and Elizabeth Willis, married 1881, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.

In 1906, Frank Ames, 11 (along with siblings Lizzie Ames, 11; Henry Ames, 10; and Sarah Ames, 15) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 159 children en route to the Middlemore Home in Halifax.

On July 26, 1915, in York, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Frank Benjamin Ames, 21, laborer, born in Redditch, England, son of Arthur and Elizabeth Ames; and Ella May Campbell, 18, born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of William and Anne A. Campbell. Harry Ames was a witness to the marriage. (Provincial Archives Number: 1047; Reference: B4/1915; Microfilm: F15961)

Frank and Ella Mae Campbell Ames had at least 2 children: Frank Bertram Ames, born August 3, 1926, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, and died March 3, 1985, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; and Fred William Ames, born August 5, 1917, and died December 19, 1975.

Frank Ames operated Taxi Service in Fredericton N.B. His were the first Radio Equipped taxis in the city. He also was employed as a Mechanic and Foreman with Provincial Government Garage.

Frank and Ella Mae Campbell were divorced.

Frank Ames died in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada in 1974. Ella Mae Campbell Ames died in Moncton, New Brunswick Canada in 1985.

Frank Ames is buried in Douglas Rural Cemetery in Fredericton North near to McAdam Avenue School on Wilkins Avenue. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-08 00:52:24 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-12-01 14:58:09 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3804 AMES, Frank1894ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3805 AMES, Henry1896ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3803 AMES, Lizzie1893ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3806 AMES, Sarah1890ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
2843 CASEY, Edward1905ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
2844 CASEY, George1903ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9661 DOLPHIN, Cecil1899ENG,    , Redditch Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3746 TAYLOR, Joseph Ernest1897ENG, WOR, Redditch Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore