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Record #16350
Name :
: Thomas Charles SMIRKE (1898 - 1985)
  aka : Thomas Smerk


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Feb 1898 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 17 Jul 1985   Notes : heart
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Southwark
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ottawa
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
: Mr. Samuel Smith, Dunroon On Can
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Thomas Charles Smirke: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1898; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London; Volume: 1d; Page: 40. Parents: Frederick George Smirke and Lucy Gosbee, married February 22, 1891, Walworth All Saints, Southwark, Surrey, England.

On February 23, 1898, Thomas Charles Smirk was baptized at Walworth All Saints, Southwark, Surrey, England. Parents: Frederick and Lucy Smirk.

In 1909, Thomas Smerk, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 72 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Some family histories record that Thomas changed his name to Thomas Miller to avoid military service.

Thomas died in Ottawa, On July 17, 1985 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-06-24 19:49:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-29 14:09:06 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
9857 ALBURY, George Arthur1884ENG, LND, Southwark Jun 1893 : Vancouver CAN Barnardos  
10502 ALLWAY, Thomas1890ENG, LND, Southwark Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5214 BRAYFIELD, Daniel1924ENG,    , Southwark Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
8514 CHRISTIE, Cecil 1890ENG,    , Southwark Jul 1902 : Tunisian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
7879 CLARK, George Victor1915ENG,    , Southwark May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
13499 COOKE, Edward1899ENG, LND, Southwark Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
5618 GOSBY, Emma Jane1898ENG, LND, Southwark Jun 1912 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
11025 JACKSON, Dora1897ENG,    , Southwark Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
2703 JACKSON, Elizabeth1887ENG, SRY, Southwark Jul 1902 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
3672 JACKSON, Ellen1892ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Association for Young Women  
8565 LUNN, Arthur Henry1891ENG, LND, Southwark Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
22267 MANNING, Edith Dorothy1914ENG,    , Southwark 1926 : Rotorua NZ_ Young Pioneers Mansell and Bebbington Home New Plymouth  
13715 PRESTON, Francis James1874ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13717 PRESTON, John Thomas1878ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
4315 PUGH, Alfred George1877ENG,    , Southwark Mar 1889 : - Unknown - CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4312 PUGH, Sidney Herbert1882ENG, SRY, Southwark Apr 1892 : Sarnia CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4314 PUGH, William Edward1879ENG, SRY, Southwark Apr 1891 : Parisian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16148 ROGERSON, Clara Augusta1875ENG, LND, Southwark Apr 1888 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
16242 ROGERSON, Reuben Valentine Gordon1884ENG, LND, Southwark Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
16556 ROOST, Amy Elizabeth1907ENG, LND, Southwark Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
14798 SINK, Ruth Patience1875ENG, LND, Southwark Jun 1884 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
16351 SMIRKE, Elizabeth Lucy1893ENG, SRY, Southwark Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16349 SMIRKE, Frederick George1896ENG, SRY, Southwark Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16350 SMIRKE, Thomas Charles1898ENG, SRY, Southwark Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23173 SPENCER, Samuel1906ENG,    , southwark Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
13094 STEPHENSON, Redvers John1900ENG, LND, Southwark Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6923 STRANGER, Annie L1892ENG,    , Southwark Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5603 WOOLSEY, Clare Blythe1894ENG,    , Southwark May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5508 WORLES, Albert Edward1895ENG, SRY, Southwark Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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