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Record #4133

Name :: : George WAKELING (1889 - 1975)
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Date of Birth: : 3 Sep 1889
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : Mar 1975

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

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Date of Arrival: : 6 Apr 1902
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
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Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesIn 1891, George Wakling, 3 years of age, was residing at the Babies Castle Home for Destitute Children, Hawkhurst, Kent, England. (Source: 1891 Census for England; Class: RG12; Piece: 695; Folio 171; Page 6; GSU roll: 6095805.)

In 1901, George Wakling, 11, was shown residing as a foster child to Isaac and Ann Kemp at Clay Hill, Goudhurst, Kent, England, along with another foster child, Frank Lacey, 8. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 776; Folio: 30; Page: 17.)

In 1902, George Wakling, 13, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, along with a group of 199 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

George was placed on farm of Mr. Orlando Arner of Arner, Ontario as part of his Barnado obligations until 1907.

Between 1907 and 1909 he went to work as farm hand at the farm of Mr. Robert Beacom (and later same farm operated by son Stanley Beacom) in Leamington on and off for a couple of years. He also did seasonal work at Heinz Pickles, Imperial Tobacco and a restaurant all in Leamington. George also played in a Leamington Band.

George mentions in his autobiography visiting old friends from time at the Arner farm, including Mr. and Mrs. William Heath of Arner in about 1909. The Heath's gave him letter of introduction to a family in Windsor and he set out about 1909 to Windsor to find steady work.

On January 21, 1918, George Arthur Wakeling, 28, was drafted into the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at 1076 Mable Street, London, Ontario, Canada; that he ws born December 11, 1889; that he was born in Essex County, England; that he was single; that he was a member of the Church of England; that his next of kin was Mrs. Emily Bentley, his cousin, who also resided at 1076 Mable Street, London, Ontario, Canada; and that he was a carpenter. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; dark complexion; grey eyes; brown hair. He was injured twice and the local paper in Leamington printed a story about his meeting Princess Alice for the second time as a veteran (the first time was when he was recovering from injuries during World War I.)

On July 3, 1923, at Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between George Wakeling, 29, elevator man, born in England to Albert Wakeling (mother's name unknown); and Aretta P. Ford, 21, born in Canada to William Albert Ford and Alice Matilda Jones.

George worked at the Windsor Ford plant from about 1928 until his retirement in 1958. At the time of his retirement, he was residing in Leamington.

In 2000 an article appeared in the Upper Canadian (an antiques newspaper) about a folk artist named George Wakeling. The article explained how 20 pieces of wood carving, sketchbook and a handwritten autobiography were coming up for sale at an antique show. The article was based on the auto biography and chronicled the life of Geo. as a Barnardo child, his life and wood carvings and even provided a photo. Also in the manuscripts was a letter from Barnardo's stating George's birth date Sept. 3, 1889, mother's name Ellen Wakling and father's name not known.

George's auto-biography describes in detail his life before coming to Canada including a very loving foster home in Goudhurst, Kent with the Kemp family and his life in Canada and even his first meeting with a sister Nellie in 1907 who also came to Canada and married a Home child named Walter Brewer.

George Wakeling died in March 1975. Aretta Ford died about 1965.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-02 16:31:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 16:30:04 /

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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
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