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Record #5485
Name :
: Isaiah BIRCH (1896 - 1915)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1896

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 27 Feb 1915   Notes : Measles
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Sep 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesOn 5 Dec 1913, Isaiah Birch, 20, farm lab, returned to England on SS Empress of Britain

Isaiah Birch, birthplace unknown, aged 19 years and 212 days, farm labourer, enlisted in the British Army on March 4th 1914, he declared that he had lived in Canada for 7 years with E Ross, Panmuir?, Ontario. He stated he was joining the Northamptonshire Regiment. He died on 27 February 1915 of measles.

family info - father- John Boswell also known as John Smith
mother-Amelia Smith
other relatives-Merriah Smith, 45- Travelling Hawker, Reuben Smith, 19, - 4 Orchard St, Drayton,
Cornelius Smith,37-St James St, Daventry, Ellen Smith, 30, Travelling Hawker
Mary Tosby, 23, 4 Orchard St, Drayton, Neomi Smith, 41, Travelling No Abode

His war records also mention that he was boarded as a Barnardo Child in England with a Mrs Esther Adams, Little London, Silverstone, nr Towcester,

His records make interesting reading, according to the army when he originally enlisted he declared no relatives, and named Mrs Adams in his military will, the above John and Amelia Smith contacted the Army, declaring themselves to be his parents, quite a few letters went back and forth about his medals as Mrs Adams family received the medals. At some point in 1923 the medals and plaque were returned to the Army but is not clear whether his 'natural family' ever received them or not. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-08 09:05:42 / From original database


Last Updated : 2009-03-08 13:13:51 /

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3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
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3047 ABBOT, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3019 ABBOTT, Alfred1869ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
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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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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  
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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3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3071 ABEL, John1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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