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Record #13925
Name :
: Arthur Ernest STEVENS (1876 - 1965)
  aka : Arthur Stephens


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 10 Jun 1876

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 10 Nov 1965
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Berkshire, Tilehurst
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Davidson
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 19 Aug 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Arthur Ernest Stevens: Year of Registration: 1876; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Bradfield; County: Berkshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 326. Parents: Edmund James Stevens and Ellen Lewis, married 1869, Bradfield, Berkshire, England.

A death registration was found for Ellen Stevens: Year of Registration: 1883; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Age at Death: 34; District: Bradfield; County: Berkshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 183.

In 1887, Arthur Stevens, 11 (along with sister, Rose Ellen Stevens, 9, and brothers, Walter Stevens, 6, Frank Stevens, 12, and Christopher Stevens, 7), arrived in Canada in a group of 28 Middlemore children en route to the Guthrie Home, London, 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. John A. Donaldson, Government Immigration Agent at Toronto.

Arthur Stevens, aged 11. From Bradfield Union. Placed with Jacob Loncks, Meaford P.O.?This boy was removed from Mr. Loncks on account of being too small, and is now with Mr. H. Elyeas, of the same place, where he is doing very well and has a good home."

On January 18, 1905, at Grey, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Arthur Stevens, 28, farmer, born in England to Edward Stevens and Helen Lewis; and Martha Isabelle McFarlane, 20, born at St. Vincent, Ontario, Canada, to Charles McFarlane and Isabella Deegan.

Arthur and Martha Isabelle (Belle) Mcfarlane Stevens had 4 children: Margaret Stevens; Bess Stevens; Arthur Stevens; and Charles Stevens.

Arthur Ernest Stevens died on November 10, 1965. Martha Isabelle McFarlane Stevens died April 21, 1978. They are buried in Plot #100, Davidson Cemetery [R.M. of Willner #253 NW 25-26-1 W3], Saskatchewan, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-03-22 21:34:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-03-23 19:41:52 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13925 STEVENS, Arthur Ernest1876ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
13927 STEVENS, Christopher Charles1880ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
13924 STEVENS, Frank Edmund1875ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
13926 STEVENS, Rosa Ellen1878ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
13928 STEVENS, Walter Cecil1881ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore