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Record #23819
Name :
: John Charles MOWFORTH (1893 - )


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1893

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Hull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for John Charles Mowforth.

1891 English Census records place the family of Louisa and Robert Mowforth in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. In residence were their children Hannah E (3) and George R (3 months). Robert was a Rulleyman by trade.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: John Charles Mowforth
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1893
Registration District: Hull
Inferred County: Yorkshire East Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 286

1901 English Census records place the family of widowed Louisa Mowforth in Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England. In residence were children George R (11), John C (8) and Ernest (4). Louisa worked as a Charwoman.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: MOWFORTH
Given Name: J.C.
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-08-03
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1905-08-12
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: 433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were travelling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-485
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

28 Apr 1915 in Welling, Ontario a marriage was recorded for Eva Florence Johnson and John Charles Mowforth. John was born about 1894 in Hull, England. He lists his parents as Elizabeth Arnold and Robert Mowforth. John worked as a Dairyman. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3086 ABRAHAM, Dinah1889ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
3089 ABRAHAMS, Milly Esther1889ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
5397 ADAMSON, Doris1907ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1915 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
10558 BURTON, Ellen1913ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16418 CASTERSON, James1907ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
4320 CHANDLER, Laura Elizabeth1885ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
7963 CLARKE, Douglas 1915ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
5167 COOPER, George1917ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
7422 COULT, Nelson Rex1902ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6957 CRESSY, Dorothy Irene1901ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5062 DALTON, Donald1914ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3428 DEFOSS, Charles1895ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
3333 DOHERTY, Lucy1897ENG, YKS, Hull May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
4989 DONNELLY, John 1909ENG, YKS, Hull Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
12525 DOWDE, Catherine1898ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6434 FENN, Daniel1910ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16549 FOOTTIT, Arthur1894ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
16548 FOOTTIT, William Skell1892ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
4815 HARRISON, Kenneth1911ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
4816 HARRISON, Rupert1914ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
7914 HEWSON, John Dennis1913ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
5157 KELLY, John1912ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4881 LUMB, Marjorie1914ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
7280 MARRISON, George William1914ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
23818 MOWFORTH, Ernest1897ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23817 MOWFORTH, George Robert1892ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23819 MOWFORTH, John Charles1893ENG, YKS, Hull Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5923 NORTH, Sarah E1898ENG, YKS, Hull May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20602 PEARCE, Rose1890ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9053 PENTEN, Evelyn M1900ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7212 PETCH, Ethel M1899ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8190 RICHARDSON, Robert1913ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
8939 ROBERTS, Stanley 1918ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1931 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3871 SCAIFE, Joseph Hutchinson1894ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
10614 SLATER, Charles 1915ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
5033 SMELT, Douglas1917ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
5034 SMELT, John1919ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
17013 SMITH, Sylvester1901ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15385 SMITH, Vera Eleanor1900ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16848 THOMPSON, James1887ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7917 TUFFIN, Wesley W1913ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
3757 WATSON, Frederick1898ENG, YKS, Hull May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14698 WEBBER, Beatrice1905ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
11407 WHITE, Arthur1900ENG,    , hull Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11408 WHITE, James Hepton1900ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2694 WHITE, Lillian Maud1899ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
2695 WHITE, Martha Jane1901ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
2696 WHITE, Violet Mae1903ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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