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Record #16668
Name :
: Albert James HOCQUARD (1901 - 1975)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Aug 1901

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1975
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Amesbury
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Wiltshire, Devizes
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Apr 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake Manitoba

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesA birth registration was found for Albert James Hocquard: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1901; District: Amesbury; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 151. Parents: Philip John Hocquard (1876 ? 1911) and Caroline Farley (1875 ? 1950), married 1897, Devizes, Wiltshire, England.

A death registration was found for Philip J Hocquard: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1911; Age: 35; District: Devizes; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 104

In 1913, Albert Hocquard, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 119 Fegan boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On April 12 1919, mother Caroline remarried Fred Nutland at the Registry Office, Devizes, Wiltshire, England.

On December 20, 1929, Albert J. Hocquard, 28, farmer, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Montcalm. His intended address in the UK ws Sheep Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, England. He intended to return to Canada.

Albert James Hocquard married Mary Agnes Himpfen Gordon, widow (of Richard David Gordon), (born April 23, 1890 in West Ham, Essex, England to Joseph Himpfen and Margaretta Bleser) in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

Mary Agnes Himfen Hocquard died on October 13, 1968, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Albert James Hocquard married Mary Agnes Gordon (nee Himpfen) sometime during 1943. Albert James loved to farm and in the mid-1950s, he and Mary Agnes bought a small piece of land northwest of Toronto with a small cottage upon it. They spent summers there and tilled the land and grew vegetables. His wife grew flowers. Mary Agnes Hocquard died of pneumonia in October 1968. Albert James was devastated and became sad and lonely. It was after this time he returned home to England without bidding farewell to his wife's family. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-09 23:31:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-09-10 21:07:27 /

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3056 ABBOTT, Ernest James1897ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3104 ABRAMS, Frederick1892ENG, LND, Battersea May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
22986 ABRAMS, Frederick1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3105 ABRAMS, Reginald Edwin1896ENG, LND, Battersea Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3110 ACE, David1869ENG,     Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3138 ACKLAND, William1869ENG,     Jul 1884 : Parisian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5341 ADAMS, Frank J.1914ENG, KEN, Bridge Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
9111 ADDYMAN, Edward Harold1893ENG, KEN, Plumstead May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3619 AGAR, George1900ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13148 AIMES, Harold1886ENG,     May 1896 : Scotsman CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22828 AINGER, Charles1884ENG,     Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8538 ALDEN, Thomas George1878ENG, LND, Holborn Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22771 ALDERS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22772 ALDRIDGE, Charles J1908ENG,     Apr 1924 : Montreal CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19952 ALEXANDER, James1883ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22774 ALLEN, Charles1911ENG,     Apr 1926 : Montrose CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18435 ALLISON, Edward Albert James1895ENG, LND, Woolwich Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18590 ALLISON, William George1897ENG, LND, Woolwich Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23148 ANDREWS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19911 APLIN, Albert1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23091 APPLETON, Alfred1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22684 ARCHER, Jesse1892ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22896 ARNOLD, Edward1889ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22989 ARNOLD, Robert1894ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22885 ARNOLD, Thomas1890ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15131 ASHER, Thomas1882ENG,     Apr 1899 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22215 ASHFORD, John1867ENG,     Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19855 ASHMAN, Frederick1892ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22339 ASHTON, Albert1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23123 ASTRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG,     Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
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