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Record #4333
Name :
: John Bernard BURT (1898 - )
  aka : Jack


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1898 (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, Kent, Woolwich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 May 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Catholic Emigration Society
NotesA birth registration was found for John Bernard Burt: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Woolwich; County: Greater London, Kent, London; Volume: 1d; Page: 1226.

In 1901, John B. Burt, 2 years of age, was shown residing at Dormandy Gardens, No. 12, Woolwich, Kent, England. Other family members included: Alfred G. Burt, 15; Annette E. Burt, 9; Annie T. Burt, 4; Elizabeth A. Burt, 39; George C. Burt, 3 months; Kathleen T. Burt, 6; Mabel A. Burt, 9; Raymond T. Burt, 19; Terence Burt, 41, teacher of music; Terence J. Burt, 13; Winifred M. Burt, 5. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 549; Folio: 70; Page: 28.)

Eliza Burt died in 1905, aged 41 (Year of Registration: 1905; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 41; District: Malling; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 468). Their father left them and moved to Canada.

The children were placed at Eltham Park Home. Six of their sisters were put in a convent, but none of the sisters became home children.

In 1909, John B. Burt, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 47 Catholic children en route to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Brother Gerald Burt, 12, arrived on the Hesperian on July 11, 1915.)

In 1911, John Burt, 13, was shown as the adopted son (Fils Adoptif) of Edmund and Irine Huton of Paroisse De St. Saline, St. Brigide, St. Jean and Iberville, Quebec, Canada. His date of birth is shown as April 1897 and his immigration year as 1909.

John and Gerald were placed on separate farms in Quebec. Jack (John Bernard) Burt taken "off books" December 31, 1916 (he turned 18 that year).

Another brother moved to Canada in 1920 to get "the boys" off the farms and had hoped to start his own farm in Stanbridge, Quebec, but he never actually started to farm.

Jack loved the people with whom he lived and he stayed on with them for several more years. Gerald was abused by his "farm family" and he told his brother that he would move in with him but he would never work on a farm again. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-07 14:59:31 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : alanmack

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 15:33:14 /

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18216 BARRYMORE, Ernest Bartholomew1876ENG, KEN, Woolwich Oct 1889 : Carthaginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
4333 BURT, John Bernard1898ENG, KEN, Woolwich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
15817 CARRIER, Bernard1906ENG,    , Woolwich Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
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4546 GRIMES, Georgina1885ENG, KEN, Woolwich Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
9408 JOY, Sidney 1901ENG,    , Woolwich Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16605 KENNEDY, Ethel1900ENG, LND, Woolwich Sep 1913 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9413 KINGSTON, Ivy Elizabeth1896ENG,    , Woolwich Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14481 MASON, Henry Thomas1895ENG,    , Woolwich Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9437 MASON, William Luther1897ENG,    , Woolwich Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10224 MUCKLE, Albert John1875ENG,    , Woolwich Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
4122 RUDD, Stuart Algernon Harrison1883ENG, KEN, Woolwich Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
12672 SELF, Winifred1890ENG,    , Woolwich Aug 1904 : Bavarian CAN Waifs & Strays  
11836 SHIRLEY, Ivy1893ENG,    , Woolwich Sep 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8673 TRICE, Rhoda1896ENG,    , Woolwich Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
22272 WAGNER, Rose1885ENG,    , Woolwich Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos