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Record #16031

Name :: : Frank Freeman NEWMAN (1894 - 1909)
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Date of Birth: : Jun 1894
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 29 Jul 1909 Notes : Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Ecclesall Bierlow

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Chatham

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 5 Mar 1907
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: : McKay

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Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Freeman Newman: Date: Sep 1894; District: Ecclesall Bierlow; County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9c; Page: 380.

Added 21 June 2018 by Rootschatter Lyn 8 (source not cited): Born 11th June 1894 at 12 Gifford Rd, son of Harry Wm Newman and Catherine Cosgrove.

In 1907, Frank F. Newman, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 349 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

SUICIDE IN WOODS

Young Englishman Shot Himself Near the Village of Dresden

Dresden, Aug. 7.--An Englishman by the name of Newman, about twenty years of age, was found dead in Allan McKay's woods near here late last night. He had been in the employ of McKay as a farm laborer for some time. Newman is supposed to have been dead for a week and when found a revolver was lying by his side and bullet hole through his left temple.

Chatham News
August 7, 1909

BARNARDO BOY FOUND LYING DEAD IN BUSH

Was Chided For Neglecting Chores While Employer Was Away--Went to Bush and Shot Himself--Body Found After 8 Days

(Special to the News)

Dresden, Aug. 7--The dead body of Frank Freeman Newman was found last night at dark by his employer, Allan McKay, in a small clump of bush at the rear of his farm on concession 9, Chatham township.

The deceased was a Barnardo boy, 15 years old and had been employed by Mr. McKay for over two years. On Wednesday and Thursday of last week while the family were away on excursion, he was left to look after the chores on the farm. On Wednesday he went visiting and neglected his work and was warned by a near neighbor named Hall, Thursday morning that he would report him to his employer on his return. During that day he disappeared.

On Mr. McKay's return nothing much was thought of his disappearance as he had gone away at other times. Eight days later his body was found in the bush, and Dr. Wiley, coroner, notified.

The coroner examined the body and surroundings and found that death had been caused by a bullet wound in the right temple from a revolver which was found lying at the side of the body. It was evidently a clear case of suicide, and an inquest was not considered necessary. As the body was in a bad state of decomposition the coroner ordered it removed and interred at once.

The Daily Phoenix
August 9, 1909

YOUNG BOY SUICIDES

Barnardo Youth Absent for Week Found With Bullet Wound

Chatham, Ont., Aug. 9--The body of Frank Freeman Newman, 15 years old, a Barnardo boy, was found in a clump of trees in the rear of his employer's farm in Chatham township, with a bullet wound in his head. He had been missing for a week. It was clearly a case of suicide.

Chatham News
August 10, 1909

COMMENTS ON SUICIDE

Tragic Death of Barnardo Boy Has Excited Much Discussion

Why 15-year-old Frank Freeman Newman committed suicide out near Dresden proved a most prolific source of speculation over the holiday. The facts, as related exclusively in The News, on Saturday, left room for several hypotheses which were advanced wherever the news of the day is analyzed, bisected and digested.

That the boy fired the fatal bullet because he was left at home is one of the theories advanced. The other is that he felt sore on being chided by a neighbor.

But none of these seem to hit the mark. The fact that he got hold of a revolver and must have had it some time before using it shows that the deed might have been premeditated.

It is quite likely that the boy, as young as he was, was thoroughly tired of life, felt that he was handicapped in the struggle for the good things of this world, and decided to evade a continuation of the unequal struggle.

The story of the suicide created a profound shock throughout the county.

ContributorsCreated : 2012-02-23 10:50:37 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : Lyn 8

, mollipops1

Last Updated : 2018-10-28 07:32:59 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Frank Freeman NEWMAN:

Lyn 8

Readers Comments14.07.18 Lyn 8

:
I purchased his birth cert due to his sad life. He seemed to be a mystery and have no real beginnings but a very sad end to his life. Frank was born 11th June 1894 at 12 Gifford Rd, son of Harry Wm Newman and Catherine Cosgrove. Research shows the Freeman name appears to have come down to him via his paternal grandfather.
28.10.18 Lyn 8

:
A Sheffield UK boy

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3004	AARON, Alfred Robert	1899	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3003	AARON, John Richard	1895	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3007	ABBEY, Bertha	1890	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3006	ABBEY, John	1887	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3161	ABBEY, Thomas	1892	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3020	ABBOT, Alice	1877	ENG, MDX, Islington	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3047	ABBOT, William	1878	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3019	ABBOTT, Alfred	1869	ENG,	Aug 1887 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
23669	ABBOTT, Alice	1877	ENG,	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3022	ABBOTT, Bertie	1894	ENG, SFK, Ipswich	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos	sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms
3025	ABBOTT, David Henry	1891	ENG, ESS, Grays	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3055	ABBOTT, Douglas Groves	1910	ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney	Apr 1924 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8354	ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper	1885	ENG, LND, Homerton	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3036	ABBOTT, George	1894	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3038	ABBOTT, Herman Henry	1882	ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
10624	ABBOTT, John	1913	ENG,	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos
3045	ABBOTT, Leslie	1883	ENG,	Mar 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3060	ABBOTT, Lilian	1903	ENG,	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3026	ABBOTT, Mary	1888	ENG, ESS, Maldon	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
3049	ABBOTT, Penelope	1901	ENG, KEN, Sidcup	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
5046	ABBS, Bertie Cecil John	1914	ENG, LND, St. Pancras	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
3061	ABDALE, John George	1873	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Mar 1891 : Norwegian	CAN	Barnardos
3063	ABEL, Albert Edward G.	1901	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3065	ABEL, Florence	1902	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3067	ABEL, Frederick	1889	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3071	ABEL, John	1886	ENG,	Jun 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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