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Record #3402
Name :
: Leonard Lester WALTHAM (1899 - 1983)


Father
: George WALTHAM
Mother
: Mabel CLARK
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Mar 1899

Marriage (1)
:   Spouse/Notes : Pearl Edna HALE
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 6 Mar 1983   Notes : Source: Grandson, David Waltham
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Islington

Jun qtr, 1b 277, mmn CLARK
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn Dec Qtr of 1894 George Waltham married Mabel Clark in Islington, London

A birth registration was found for Leonard Lester Waltham; Year of Registration: 1899; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Islington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 277.

On March 29 1899, Leonard Lester Waltham baptised at All Saints, Battle Bridge, Islington, son of George and Mabel, of 31 B..... Street, 'Market Porter'

In 1901, Mabel Waltham, 28, widow, Hotel House Chambermaid, in Devonshire House Hotel, St Botolph Without Bishopsgate, London

In 1901, George Waltham, 4, and his brother, Leonard Waltham, 2, were boarding in the home of William Jenner, 40, carman, and his wife, Eliza Jenner, 43, at 31 Western Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Another child, Elsie Sargeant, 5, was boarding with the two boys. All three were noted as being from Dr. Barnardos Home.

In 1909, Leonard Waltham, 10 (along with his brother, George Waltham, 11), arrived in Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 161 children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

(EDITORS NOTE: This is a possible identification for the 1911 Canadian census, not absolute) Leonard Wallace, 11, is shown as a boarder with Irwin and Jewel Bagshaw in Ontario South, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as November 1899, and his immigration year as 1910.

On March 23, 1916, Leonard Waltham enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that his current residence was Bethany; that he was born in London, England; that his next of kin was his brother, George Waltham, who resided at South Cayuga, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was March 15 1898; that he was a farm labourer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 3 inches in height; fair complexion; brown eyes; and black hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

On December 2, 1918, Leonard Waltham, 18, entered the United States through Buffalo, New York. He declared on his landing card that he was born in London, England; that he was single; that he was a discharged soldier; that his last permanent address was Toronto, Canada; that he intended to remain in the United States for an indefinite period of time; that he was going to New York City to visit O. L. Cushman, who resided at 411-413 4th Avenue; that he was 5 foot 3 inches; fair complexion; brown hair and eyes; and that he immigrated to Canada in May, 1909, through Montreal.

Marriage, birthdate and death date added 26 Jul 2016 by Dave Waltham  
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-18 14:16:10 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : Dave Waltham , mollipops1


Last Updated : 2016-07-26 11:35:44 /

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Readers Comments26.07.16 Dave Waltham :
This is my grandfather. I have some info. He married Pearl Edna Hale (I do not know the date). They had one son, Leonard William Hale Waltham, who married Eileen Mae Guthrie (of Whitby Ont) on Oct 10, 1964. The had 3 kids. 1) Leonard Herbert Guthrie Waltham, Deborah Mary Waltham, and myself David George William Waltham


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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  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3055 ABBOTT, Douglas Groves1910ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8354 ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper1885ENG, LND, Homerton Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
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3045 ABBOTT, Leslie1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3060 ABBOTT, Lilian1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5046 ABBS, Bertie Cecil John1914ENG, LND, St. Pancras Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
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3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3068 ABEL, George1887ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3071 ABEL, John1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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