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Record #4647

Name :: : Edward DAINTON (1885 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

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Date of Birth: : 1885
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Somerset, Bath

21 Milk Street

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 25 Mar 1893
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Labrador
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesEdward Dainton's father, Alfred Henry Dainton ("Harry"), was originally from Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire. He moved to Bath, Somerset where he met a local Bath girl, Hannah Rachel Hardick. Hannah was still living with her parents, who were at 66 Avon Street, in 1871 and working as a nurse girl. She married Alfred Henry "Harry" Dainton from Limpley Stoke, (a few miles south of Bath), on the 17th May 1877 in Bath in the presence of John and Amelia Cowley. Presumably Harry and Hannah met as Harry was in the family trade, another mason.

They had moved by the time the 1891 census was taken, but only a few yards to a cottage in the rear of 21 Milk Street which was a street which ran parallel to Avon Street. Hannah did not have an occupation at that time, according to the census.

It was not a happy marriage. Hannah had been seeing another man and she used to flirt a great deal with many men. She was a well known drunk to the police and pawned the childrens clothes to get gin or beer. Her own father testified at her murder trial that "She was no good." Harry was a violent man and beat Hannah one night after finding her in bed with another woman.

Harry drowned his wife in the River Avon near Green Park about a quarter of a mile from her home on the 8th September 1891 when aged just 35, after a violent row and heavy drinking. Hannah was buried in the dissenters section of Locksbrook cemetery. An inquest was held on the 11th September and the cause of death was given as 'Drowning in the River Avon on Tuesday 8th September 1891. Wilful Murder against Henry Dainton'.

Harry had only been released from gaol five days before after being sentenced for beating Hannah and only five months previous to that had been before the magistrates for a similar offence, apparently the third or fourth time that this had occurred. Harry was tried for murder at Wells Assizes on Tuesday the 24th November 1891. The jury took 12 minutes to reach the verdict without even leaving the court and he was found guilty after a trial lasting a whole day. Not surprising as both the coroner at the inquest and the judge at the assize virtually told the juries what the verdict should be.

Three weeks later Harry was hanged by James Billington on Tuesday 15th December 1891. Most of the evidence was circumstantial so it is possible that the death was an accident as no one, except probably Harry, actually saw Hannah die.

The other family members were also poor and living in single rooms. Harry's family were living in Bradford-on-Avon and seem to have turned their back on him. It is interesting to note that his father-in-law spoke up for him at his trial.

Alfred "Harry" Henry Dainton signed his name to several pre-trial documents, which were used at his trial. Harry could both read and write as he was a skilled stone mason and not a general labourer.

They had six children. Alfred Henry Dainton was born on the 16th December 1877, almost exactly seven months after his parents married. He was working for Mr Pratley, a fishmonger in Southgate Street, in 1891 and saw his father shortly after his mother died and gave evidence at the trial. Because of this he was bullied by other boys and Mr Pratley adopted him and later on he was sent to Canada and was living at Wallaceburg in July 1894.

Charles William Dainton, "Charlie", was born 2 years later on the 1st November 1879 and the third son, George Thomas followed in 1881, probably after the census in March.

Then followed the first girl - Elizabeth who was born in the second quarter of 1884 and was living at the Blind, Deaf and Dumb School, 8 & 9 Walcot Street, Bath in 1891. The census entry says that she was blind from childhood, (at that time she was age 7). The matron of the school was Juliet Peebles Harrison, age 45, from Suffolk and there were 2 governesses - Fanny M New, 30, from Langley, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire; and Mary Ann Hawkes, 33, from Stamford Hill, Middlesex. There was also a cook, parlour maid, house maid and an organist / teacher in residence. In all there were 28 inmates of both sexes aged from 7 to 20. Elizabeth died in the winter of 1894, probably still living at the school.

The last two children were Edward in 1885 and Ellen who was only 3 when made an orphan. Ellen ended up in Mullers Orphanage, Ashley Down, Horsfield, Bristol, possibly being sent there just after her parents died.

In Barnardos UPS & DOWNS with Almanac for 1902, Vol. VII, JANUARY 1, 1902, No. 2, it was reported:

"The following boys came to Canada during the summer and autumn of 1893:

Name of Boy: Edward Dainton
Name of Employer: Mr. William Gosenell
Address: Essex"

In December, 1910, Edward Dainton, 22, laborer, entered the United States through the port of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. He declared that his last place of residence was Sault Ste. Marie, Canada; that his contact in Canada was his wife, Jennie Dainton, who resided in Collingwood, Ontario; that he had previously visited the United States for 3 months in 1904 when he resided in Bay Mill; that he intended to stay c/o Henry Mitchell, Box 713, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; that he did not intend to remain in the United States. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; brown hair; blue eyes. He originally immigrated in 1895 from Bath, England.

In March, 1914, Edward Dainton, 26, laborer, entered the United States through the port of International Falls, Minnesota. He declared that his last permanent residence was in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; that his contact in Canada was his wife Ellen Dainton, who resided in Muskoka, Ontario; that he had previously been in the United States in 1913; and that he did not intend to remain in the United States. He was described as 5 foot 7-1/2 inches in height; medium complexion; brown hair; blue eyes. He had a scar on his left jaw.

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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

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