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Record #15290
Name :
: William John ASHWORTH (1880 - 1895)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1880 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 16 Aug 1895   Notes : Accidental Drowning
Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Glamorgan, Swansea
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Peterborough
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 4 Jul 1892
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Mongolian

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1892, William J. Ashworth, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of Barnardo boys: 160 to Toronto, Ontario, and 35 to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

William was placed with Mr. Adam King, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Taken from the Barnardo magazine "Ups and Downs" dated

Toronto, September 1895. Vol. 1, No. 2.

At times, again, we are saddened by the news of an untimely death of some poor lad who has been cut off with startling suddenness, and it is with a feeling of intense sorrow that we have to commence our work among our friends this month by recording another death in our family. On Friday, August 16th, William John ASHWORTH, who came to Canada in 1892, was sent by his employer Mr. Adam King, of Peterboro', to cut corn. Not returning, a search was instituted, but nothing could be learned of Ashworth until the Sunday following, when some young men, who were paddlig down the Otonabee River, discovered a body floating on the water, which proved to be that of Ashworth. The only explanation of the sad occurrence is that AShworth had been playing on the bank of the river, close by a tree which overhung the water, and, boylike, attempted to walk along the almost hotizontal trunk, and, losing his foothold, fell into the river. The sad news was conveyed to the Home on Monday morning, but as it was necessary to inter the body that afternoon, owing to its immersion in the water, it was impossible for anyone from the Home to attend the funeral. Our poor little friend's grave is in the picturesque Little Lake Cemetery. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-10-29 09:04:57 / From original database


Last Updated : 2012-11-07 15:44:56 /

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3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3020 ABBOT, Alice1877ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3047 ABBOT, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3019 ABBOTT, Alfred1869ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
23669 ABBOTT, Alice1877ENG,     Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
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3055 ABBOTT, Douglas Groves1910ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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3045 ABBOTT, Leslie1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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5046 ABBS, Bertie Cecil John1914ENG, LND, St. Pancras Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3061 ABDALE, John George1873ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Mar 1891 : Norwegian CAN Barnardos  
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3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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