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Record #13507
Name :
: John COOKE (1873 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1873 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Shoreditch
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarmatian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
NotesIn 1887, John Cooke, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 73 children from the Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee, Archbishops House, Westminster, London, England, accompanied by Rev. Thomas Seddon and en route to Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. W. J. Wills, Government Immigration Agent at Ottawa.

John Cooke, aged 14. From parish of St. George-in-the-East. Placed with John Mahoney, Lot 25, Con. 2, Panmure P.O., Co. Lanark, Ontario.?A very good boy, well clothed and well placed, is to attend school during the winter." 
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13092 THORNE, Frances Amelia 1889ENG, LND, Shoreditch Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
13090 THORNE, William James1875ENG, LND, Shoreditch Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos