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Record #4003
Name :
: William DRISCOLL (1872 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1872 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Jul 1886
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Polynesian

Placement Family
: Newbegin; Conly
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)
Notes[POSSIBLE MATCH] In 1881, William Driscoll, 9, is shown residing at 5 Baston Street, Limehouse, London, England. Other family members included: Catherine Driscoll, 39; Cornelius Driscoll, 19, porter; James Driscoll, 7; John Driscoll, 13, errand boy; Maurice Driscoll, 2; Thomas Driscoll, 46, stevedore; Thomas Driscoll, 11. (Source: 1881 Census of England; Class: RG11; Piece: 468; Folio: 17; Page: 27; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341102.)

In 1886, William Driscoll, 14 (along with his brother, Thomas Driscoll, 15) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group from Cardinal Manning of 77 children from London Unions en route to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (According to Nugent records, both boys were removed from Holborn Union and placed with Mr. Michael Burke of Buckingham, Province of Quebec).

"Sixteenth Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1886-87; Copy of Reports of Inspection of Children sent out to Canada, as of February 12, 1887.

Report of Mr. W. J. Wills, Government Immigration Agent at Ottawa, Ontario.

William Driscoll, from Woolwich Union, placed with Edward Newbegin, 279, Clarence Street, Ottawa. Left Mr. Timothy Conly, and is at his present employer's at $5 per month learning butchering."

In 1891, William Driscoll, 15, is shown as lodger with Catherine Burke, widow, in Buckingham Town, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

After ill-treatment at his placement, William ran away and went to the farm placement where his brother Thomas was, staying there for a time. Both boys left and crossed the border in to the United States, ending up in Michigan where William worked in the copper mines of upper Michigan.

William never became a US citizen, whether this was because he had very little reading ability or because he may have entered the US illegally is unknown.

On his marriage certificate he lists his parents names as Henry Driscoll and Katherine Homes. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-08 19:24:51 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-03-01 17:12:36 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16016 ALWELL, James1870ENG,     Sep 1883 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14851 BATTAGO, Louis1870ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
13967 BEHAN, Anthony1871ENG,     Jul 1886 : Polynesian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
22843 BERGIS, Charles1869ENG,     Sep 1882 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14731 BOULANGE, William1872ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14852 BRASSIL, John1870ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
2710 BRYANT, James Joseph1867ENG, MDX, Whitechapel, London Aug 1882 : Parisian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14978 BUCKLEY, Timothy1870ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
23820 CALLAGHAN, Catherine1874ENG,     Jul 1889 : Caspian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16289 CAREY, John1868ENG,     Sep 1883 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16271 CARTWRIGHT, Sarah1870ENG,     Nov 1884 : Parisian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
22917 CASEY, Daniel1870ENG,     Jul 1886 : Polynesian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16124 CLEARY, Daniel1871ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16259 COLLIER, Patrick1870ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14727 COLLINS, Jeremiah1873ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14735 COLLINS, John1871ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
4445 CONDON, John1876ENG,     Jul 1889 : Caspian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16035 CONNELL, William1876ENG,     Sep 1883 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14805 CRAON, Alice 1874ENG,     Sep 1883 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14806 CRAON, David1871ENG,     Sep 1883 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16036 DELANEY, Thomas1869ENG,     Sep 1883 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16033 DEVINE, John1869ENG,     Sep 1883 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14846 DEVITT, John1871ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16268 DILLON, John1870ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16267 DILLON, Michael1871ENG, MDX, St. Pancras Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16270 DOHERTY, Honorah1875ENG,     Nov 1884 : Parisian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14853 DONOVAN, John1870ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
16269 DRISCOLL, James1872ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
4004 DRISCOLL, Thomas1871ENG,     Jul 1886 : Polynesian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
4003 DRISCOLL, William1872ENG,     Jul 1886 : Polynesian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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