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Record #16515
Name :
: Thomas William FOAN (1877 - 1953)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Feb 1877

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1 Feb 1953
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Croydon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Vancouver
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Sep 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Caspian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Emma Stirling
NotesParents: Frederick Charles Foan and Sarah Ann May, married 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.

A death registration was found for Sarah Ann Foan: Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1883; Age: 33; District: West Ham; County: Essex; Volume: 4a; Page: 74

In 1887, Thomas Foan, 9, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 32 children accompanied by Miss Stirling with the Edinburgh and Leith Children's Aid and Refuge and en route to Hillfoot Farm, Aylesford, Nova Scotia.

Family history says that when he was 15, his grandfather, with whom he was residing, died and Thomas shipped out as a cabin boy on a passenger liner. He lived in Boston for a while, then moved to Ottawa, and ended up in Saskatchewan.

On September, 1900, Thomas W. Foan arrived at the port of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on the ship Saxonia. He declared that he a laborer; that he had been born in London, England; that he was in transit to New Brunswick, Canada; and that he carried $250.00 on his person.

Thomas William Foan married Leorne May Cathcart (born 1886 in Ontario to William and Emily Cathcart) about 1906 in Saskatchewan, Canada.

At least 3 children were born of this marriage: Clarence W. Foan, born about 1908; Nina Inez Foan, born about 1909; and Ramon Ivan Foan, born November 26, 1913, in Saskatchewan, Canada, died November 2, 1990, in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

Thomas William Foan died on February 1, 1953, at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-22 15:53:33 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-22 19:30:29 /

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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  28 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3042 ABBOTT, John1881SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16450 BLACK, William1884SCT,     Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
16516 DALY, John 1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Mar 1888 : Manitoban CAN Emma Stirling  
16455 DELANEY, Annie1879SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1877 : - Unknown - CAN Emma Stirling  
16451 DELANEY, James1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16454 DELANEY, Robina Mowat1880SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
23318 DRYDEN, Mary Stein1878ENG,    , Edinburgh May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16604 DUNCAN, Alexander1885SCT,     Mar 1888 : Manitoban CAN Emma Stirling  
16446 FAGAN, Grace1875 Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
16510 FOAN, Frederick Charles1879ENG, MDX, London City Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16515 FOAN, Thomas William1877ENG, SRY, Croydon Sep 1887 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
16457 FRASER, William1883SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16507 HARPER, Davina1877SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16606 HODGE, John1878SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16512 INNES, Robert1882SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
22465 LITTLE, Henrietta1874SCT,     Sep 1887 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
13540 MACKAY, Benjamin1880SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
14208 MACKEY, John1886SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16511 MCKELVIE, Harold1892SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23492 RODDAN, Andrew1885SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23493 RODDAN, Annie1887SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23494 RODDAN, Mary1889SCT,    , Milbrow  Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16513 RODDEN, Mary1889SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16509 RODEN, Andrew1885SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16508 RODEN, Annie1887SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16521 STIRLING, Alice Jessie1878ENG,    , Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16522 STIRLING, James Brunton1874SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16499 WELLS, Alison1887SCT,     Jun 1888 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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  28 Entries