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Record #17543
Name :
: Albert Edward DUCKHOUSE (1901 - 1982)
  aka : Albert Edwards


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Oct 1901

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: Nov 1982
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Solihull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Genesee, Alexander
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Mar 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
: Thompson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Albert Edward Duckhouse. One of six boys in the family, two of which, Albert and Stephen were placed with Barnardo's and arrived in Canada together in 1910.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Albert Edward Duckhouse
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1901
Registration District: Solihull
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 631

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: DUCKHOUSE
Given Name: Alfred E
Age: 8
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-03-10
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1910-03-18
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: To Toronto & Peterborough, Ont.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4736
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records for Ellen Jane and John Thompson of Muskoka, Ontario place four British Home Children in their household along with their family. The boys were all listed as Boarders.
Herbert Noble born Sep 1899 and immigrating from England in 1907.
Ralph Bartlett was born Jun 1900 and immigrated from England in 1909.
Albert Duckhouse was born Oct 1901 and immigrated from England in 1910.
And Horace Pipe born Aug 1901 and immigrating from England in 1911.

Alfred's brother, Stephen was taken as a Prisoner or War and was killed in Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France in 1917.

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
Name: Albert Edward Duckhouse
Arrival Date: May 1923
Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Residence Country: Canada
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1902
Birth Country: England
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Record Type: Manifests
Line Number: 5

Albert married Rose Marie Hagen on 7 Mar 1925 in Stafford, Genesee, New York, United States. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-10-19 11:29:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-07-14 12:49:33 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4426 ARCHER, Ida Mary1909ENG, WAR, Solihull Jun 1926 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
16816 BEECH, Alfred1888ENG,    , Solihull Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
16815 BEECH, Frank1891ENG,    , Solihull Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
16812 BEECH, Harry1893ENG,    , Solihull Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
16813 BEECH, Louisa1895ENG,    , Solihull Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
16814 BEECH, Walter1889ENG,    , Solihull Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
11011 BRITT, Albert1911ENG,    , Solihull May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
4225 CATER, Alfred1881ENG, WAR, Solihull Jun 1892 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
4226 CATER, Thomas Warner1879ENG, WAR, Solihull Jun 1892 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
17543 DUCKHOUSE, Albert Edward1901ENG, WAR, Solihull Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos alhal  
13695 EVERTON, Ethel M1902ENG,    , Solihull Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
11991 GODDEN, Edith Lilian1910ENG,    , Solihull May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
14635 LINDON, Horace William1904ENG,    , Solihull Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3630 MALIN, Clara1901ENG, WAR, Solihull Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13301 RIGGS, Walter George1895ENG, WAR, Solihull May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore