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Record #3734
Name :
: James Bernard STYCHE (1894 - 1981)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Jul 1981
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Wednesbury
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1902
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 James Bernard Styche: Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: West Bromwich; County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6b; Page: 864. (Son of Thomas Styche and Elizabeth Smith.)

A death registration was found for Thomas Stych: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863; Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 38; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 23.

In 1901, James B. Styche, 6 years of age, was residing at 48 Barker Street, Lady Wood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Elizabeth Styche, 43, widow, living on own means; George Styche, 14; Harry Styche, 4 months; John A. Styche, 8; Louisa Styche, 10; and Robert W. Styche, 5. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2830; Folio: 95; Page: 37.)

In 1902, James Styche, 8 (along with siblings Louisa Styche, 11, and John Styche, 9) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 117 children en route to the Middlemore Home in Halifax. (Brother Harry Styche arrived in 1911 on the Carthaginian with Middlemore, and brother Robert Styche arrived in 1903 on the Siberian with Middlemore.)

In 1911, James Styche, 17, is shown as a boarder / labourer in coal mine with Angus McLeod and family in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. His date of birth was shown as May 1894 and his immigration year as 1897.

On September 11, 1916, James Bernard Styche enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service No. 2001260). He declared that he resided in Westville, Nova Scotia, Canada; that he was born in Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was Elizabeth Ada Styche, who resided in Birmingham, England; that his date of birth was March 20, 1894; that he was a farmer; that he had served 4 years in the Canadian militia; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 8 inches; 150 pounds; medium complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had a distinguishing mark of a pendict(?) scar.

James Styche married Martha Jean Heisler, daughter of Walter Roy Heisler and Edith Blanche Langille. James and Martha Jane Styche had four children: Edward Styche; John Styche; Violet Styche; Marlene Styche; and William Styche.

James Styche died in July 1981. Martha Jean Heisler Styche died January 30, 1996. Both are buried in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens, Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-29 20:36:33 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : julie52

Last Updated : 2016-04-01 23:19:31 /

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Readers Comments01.04.16 julie52 :
Hi there, I too am researching the Styche family as they are my Husbands family. Julie Allen, Bathurst, NSW Australia

Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  8 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26329 EYRE, Leonard Thomas1921ENG, STS, Walsall, Wednesbury Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3738 STYCHE, Harry1900ENG, STS, Wednesbury Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3734 STYCHE, James Bernard1894ENG, STS, Wednesbury Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3737 STYCHE, John Albert1892ENG, STS, Wednesbury Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3735 STYCHE, Louisa Jane1890ENG, STS, Wednesbury Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3736 STYCHE, Robert William1896ENG, STS, Wednesbury Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
11950 VERNON, George McKenzie1864ENG, STS, Wednesbury Mar 1882 : Peruvian CAN Royal Philanthropic Farm School  
5140 WALTERS, Sarah Ann1918ENG,    , Wednesbury May 1930 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore