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Record #8565
Name :
: Arthur Henry LUNN (1891 - 1936)
  aka : Henry Arthur Lunn


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Mar 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 10 Jan 1936   Notes : Chronic Endocarditis?
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Southwark
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 20 Jul 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Numidian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Arthur Henry Lunn: Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 76. Parents: James Lunn and Louisa Thompson, married 1882 in St. Saviour, London, England.

On August 2, 1899, Arthur Henry Lunn was admitted to Lambeth Workhouse. He was discharged August 3, 1899 to Lambeth Union School.

Both of his parents, James and Louisa Lunn, were dead. James Lunn died October 17, 1898 in Lambeth, London, England of tuberculosis. Louisa Thompson Lunn died November 28, 1898, in Lambeth, London, England.

His Aunt Alice resided at 39 Tanswell Street. She had kept the boy from June 23 to August 2, 1899.

Arthur was discharged to Barnardo's Home on June 12, 1901.

In 1901, Arthur Lunn, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a large group of Barnardo children: 239 to Toronto, Ontario; 68 to Winnipeg, Manitoba; 20 to Russell, Manitoba; and 3 to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Sent by Kensington Union, with Dr Barnardo Homes, placed with D Huckins, Farmer, Novar Chaffey Twp, Muskoka, Ontario

July 8 1902

Age 11, plain home, health generally good, but a delicate looking child, said to be of a nervous temperament, attends Methodist Church, Sunday School and Public School regularly, a well behaved child, terms-Boarded. He is a very healthy district and has a comfortable home. He is neatly dressed and is a tidy looking lad. His work consists of feeding the chickens and such light chores. I believe that this child is well treated, and that Mrs Huckins is carrying out her agreement

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[POSSIBLE MATCH] On February 14, 1917, at Huntsville, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Arthur (James) Henry Lunn, 22, fireman, born in London, England to John Lunn and Annie Blackman; and Grace Isabella Chaffey, 21, born in Chaffey, Ontario, to William Chaffey and Sarah Paget.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] Arthur Henry Lunn died January 10, 1936 aged 43 in Novar, Muskoka. He was a labourer and had been in Canada for 37 years. His parents names were unknown. Next of kin was given as his son Aubry Lunn, Novar, Muskoka, He was buried in Church of England Cemetery, Novar,


Grace Isabel(la) Chaffey died at the age of 61 in 1957. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-20 02:40:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-07-27 14:46:45 /

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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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