HOME      FORUM      HELP      SEARCH      
News : The Surname Interests Table (SIT), the Database for Special Interests Groups (DBSIG) and Ancestral Anniversaries
are now "mobile friendlier" more here ...
The RootsChat Reference Library

RootsChat.Com »  RootsChat Reference Library »   Database for Special Interest Groups (DBSIG) »   British Home Children : Quick Search

Record #15705
Name :
: Earnest HENSON (1903 - 1982)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1903 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: Apr 1982
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Apr 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Alsatian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Dakeyne Boys Farm
NotesIn 1914, Ernest Hensong, 17, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 7 boys accompanied by Capt. Oliver Hind and en route to Dakeyne Farm, Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

His obituary reported:

Died April, 1982. After a lengthy illness at Sunnybrook Hospital in his 86th year, Ernest, beloved husband of the late Edith Heasman, loving father of Walter and Elizabeth (Mrs. Betty Kendle), father-in-law of Majorie and Frank. Brother of the late Walter of Detroit, Michigan. Beloved grandfather of Louise, Jim, Jean, Frank Kendle, Debra, David and Douglas Henson. Dakeyne farmboy 1913-1915, Windsor, Nova Scotia 159th Batt. C.E.F. 1915-1919. First Canadian Division September 1939-February 1947. Second Army Field Workshop and First Canadian Tank Troup Workshop serving in Italy and North West Europe. Life member and Meritorious Service Medal Royal Canadian Legion Branch 466, Branch 66. Past Parade Marshal Warriors Day Council, Secretary-Treasurer Honorary Life Member International Society of Arborculture, Past Secretary-Treasurer Gardners' and Florists' Association, Masonic Lodge No. 462 Temiscaming 1919, Captain Second Co Boys Brigade 1933-1939, Guelph Alumni 1965 O A C 47 years with the City of Toronto Parks Dept Forestry Division. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-20 09:16:04 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-01 12:06:15 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Earnest HENSON:



 
Readers Comments

Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries        
Page: [1] 2 54 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
15725 BAILEY, Percy1897ENG,     Apr 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
16076 BALL, James Arthur1905ENG, NTT, Sneinton  Apr 1922 : Canopic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15713 BARRETT, Leslie James Alexander1911ENG, KEN, Dover Apr 1927 : Lancastria CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
10437 BASKILL, Charles Cyril1907ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1923 : Andania CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
16079 BATES, Arthur ENG,     Jul 1922 : Empress of India CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15691 BEAUMONT, Charles1902ENG,     Apr 1917 : Olympic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
22115 BENJAMIN, Michael Sidney1914ENG,     Jul 1930 : Westernland CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15699 BENNETT, John William1900ENG,     Apr 1924 : Scythia CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15693 BOSWORTH, George1903ENG,     Apr 1917 : Olympic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
16072 BOSWORTH, Henry ENG,     Nov 1918 : Metagama CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
22850 BRADBURY, Claude1899ENG,     Apr 1915 : Hesperian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
16078 BROWITT, William ENG,     Apr 1922 : Canopic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15690 BROWN, Percy Robert1903ENG,    , Bulwell Apr 1917 : Olympic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
16194 BROWN, Percy Robert1903ENG, NTT, Bulwell Apr 1917 : Olympic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15689 BURTON, William Alfred1895ENG, NTT, Nottingham Mar 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
9610 CADMAN, George W1897ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
8483 CHAMBERS, Harold 1912ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1927 : Samaria CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
8484 CLARKE, Charles S1912ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1927 : Samaria CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15700 COMFORT, Kenneth1908ENG,     Apr 1924 : Scythia CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15726 COOK, William G1897ENG,     Apr 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15698 CUTLER, Frederick Samuel1907ENG,     Apr 1924 : Scythia CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
16081 GLOVER, Albert ENG,     Apr 1922 : Canopic CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15705 HENSON, Earnest1903ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15707 HICKS, Bertie1903ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15706 HOFFEN, Alfred1897ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15708 HOWARD, Frederick1897ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15718 HUTCHINSON, Fred H1897ENG,     Apr 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
16082 JORDAN, Stanley ENG,     Apr 1921 : Saxonia CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15702 KELVEY, William1911ENG,     Apr 1924 : Scythia CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
15717 LITCHFIELD, Ernest E1898ENG,     Apr 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Page: [1] 2 54 Entries        
Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries