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Record #5006
Name :
: Joseph EDWARDS (1916 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1916 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Wrexham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Sep 1930
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Duchess of Bedford

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1930, Joseph Edwards, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 52 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Birthplace: Wrexham, South Wales; next of kin given as Dr Barnardos Homes, London; destination Mr John Hobday, 538 Jarvis St, Toronto; intended occupation farming.

The Winnipeg Evening Tribune
April 9, 1940

War Introduces Brother to Sister

Brother and sister met for the first time in their lives at a railway station in Aldershot, England, largely through the efforts of a Winnipeg woman, Madame Bertha Tilley, 1427 Alexander Ave.

The brother is Pte. Joseph Edwards of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, of Toronto, who had formerly worked on western farms, and his sister is Margaret Jane Edwards, who lives in South Wales. they had been brought up separately by Dr. Barnardo's homes and it was not until Joseph was 14 and just leaving for Canada that he knew he had a sister two years older than himself.

Miss Edwards, who went to live in South Wales, began to correspond with Madame Tilley in Winnipeg, through a correspondence column in a women's magazine. Miss Edwards inquired about her brother, and Madame Tilley found him through inquiry at army headquarters in Ottawa.

After Joseph went overseas, he and his sister arranged to see each for the first time. He has a wife and two children in Toronto. 
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Last Updated : 2011-11-13 19:57:36 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12699 BOWEN, Charles1878WAL, DEN, Wrexham Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
11829 BRANNON, Sarah1896WAL,    , Wrexham Jul 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5006 EDWARDS, Joseph1916WAL,    , Wrexham Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos