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Record #6428
Name :
: Sidney BENN (1898 - 1951)
  aka : Sydney Benn, Sidney Frank


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Date of Birth
: 23 Dec 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1951
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Sheffield
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, York, Toronto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Mar 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesParents: Samuel Benn and Sarah Ann Bennett, married 1897 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

In 1910, Sidney Benn, 11, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 395 Barnardo children en route to Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On February 26, 1915, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sidney Frank Benn, 20, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in England (place unknown); that his next of kin was Ernest Benn, who resided at Duntroon, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was December 23, 1894; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 9 inches in height; dark complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. He was a member of the Wesleyan faith. He had a vaccination mark on his left arm.

On May 10, 1923, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Sidney Benn, 25, police constable (Toronto Police 10 Div.), born in England to Sidney Benn and Mary Turton; and Eva Beatrice Stephen, 23, born in Ontario, Canada, to Alfred Stephen and Emily Burgess.

Sidney Frank and Eva Beatrice Stephens Benn had at least 3 children: 2 children still living and Ernest Lloyd Ben (born March 7, 1928 - died August 27, 1953)

Sidney Frank Benn died April 9, 1951 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. Eva Beatrice Stephen Benn died April 1, 1972, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-04-04 13:54:17 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-08-05 22:08:25 /

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12689 BAUGHAN, Cecil Leonard1907ENG, YKS, Sheffield Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
10311 BENN, Ernest1894ENG, YKS, Sheffield May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
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8669 BETSON, Albert1897ENG, YKS, Sheffield May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
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12786 BRITTAIN, John Albert1893ENG, YKS, Sheffield Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12787 BRITTAIN, Lily1898ENG, YKS, Sheffield Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9125 BUNKER, Frederick1899ENG, YKS, Sheffield Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8411 BUNKER, Sophia 1901ENG, YKS, Sheffield Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2895 CAWTHORNE, Frederick1897ENG, YKS, Sheffield Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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8979 CRAPPER, William 1893ENG, YKS, Sheffield May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
3651 DANCE, Joseph1901ENG, YKS, Sheffield Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
7273 DE LOUGHRY, Frederick A1912ENG, YKS, Sheffield Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
15194 DICKINSON, Harold1895ENG, YKS, Sheffield May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11792 EATON, Ernest1911ENG, YKS, Sheffield May 1926 : Aurania CAN Waifs & Strays  
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4810 FOWLER, Thomas1914ENG, YKS, Sheffield Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
8474 GRIFFITHS, William A1914ENG, YKS, Sheffield May 1927 : Samaria CAN Middlemore  
5768 HALL, Charles1898ENG, YKS, Sheffield Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26769 HALL, Walter1901ENG, YKS, Sheffield Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5257 HALLGARTH, Frank L1915ENG, YKS, Sheffield Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
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