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Record #4108
Name :
: Francis Bomber WOODWARD (1887 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Stratford Upon Avon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Jun 1900
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 Francis Woodward: Year of Registration: 1887; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Stratford Upon Avon; County: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6d; Page: 605.

Francis' mother was Ann Woodward. She never married and Francis was her only child.

In 1891, Francis Woodward, 3 years of age, was shown residing with his aunt and uncle, Walter and Martha Woodward, at Brown's Cottage, Tanworth, Warwickshire, England. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2466; Folio 17; Page 3; GSU roll: 6097576.)

In 1900, F. Woodward, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 108 Middlemore children en route to the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

In 1901, Francis Woodward, 14, domestic, with William Rosborough and family in Dumfries, York, NB

On June 21, 1922, Francis Woodward married Susie Jean Morrison in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada.

Susie Jean Morrison Woodward died on May 1, 1924, in York, New Brunswick, Canada (Registration: 51978; Volume: 51; Microfilm: F18954.)

On May 15, 1927, Francis Woodward, 40, widower, farm laborer, entered in the United States through the port of Houlton, Maine. He declared that he was born in Stratford on Avon, England; that he was going to visit his friend, Lee Parent, who resided at 4 Pleasant Street; that the purpose of his visit was for work and he intended to remain for over 6 months; that his contact in Canada was his father-in-law, (?) Morrison, who resided at Lower Southhampton, New Brunswick; and that he arrived in Canada in 1900 on the ship Regina. 
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Last Updated : 2009-04-24 12:24:05 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
14678 BUBB, Frederick John1904ENG,    , Stratford upon Avon May 1914 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12812 MAURICE, Grace1890ENG,    , Stratford upon Avon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9172 WESSON, Walter1899ENG,    , Stratford upon Avon Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4108 WOODWARD, Francis Bomber1887ENG, WAR, Stratford Upon Avon Jun 1900 : Siberian CAN Middlemore