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Record #13718
Name :
: George BETTS (1876 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1876 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Sep 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
NotesIn 1887, George Betts, 11 (along with brother, Arthur Betts, 6), arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 129 children from Catholic Children Protection Society, Liverpool, England, accompanied by Mrs. Margaret Lacy, and en route to Hotel Dieu, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. R. Mcpherson, Government Immigration Agent at Kingston.

George Betts, aged 11. From parish of Stoke-on-Trent. Placed with Jas. Logan, Campbellford P.O., Front St., Campbellford Village.? Stubborn and difficult to manage, not attending school, if kept will be sent to school, in good home."

In April, 1923, George Betts, 46, axe maker, entered the United States through the port of St. Albans, Vermont. He declared that his last resided in Verdun, Ontario, Canada; that his contact in Canada was his wife, Alice, who resided at 1315 Clende Street, Verdun, Ontario, Canada; that his final destination was Buffalo, New York; that he had previously visited the United States on June 18k, 1908 and April 1909, at Albany New York; that he was going to visit his friend, Wm Cooper, who resided in Buffalo, New York. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; medium complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; he had been born in Birmingham, England. 
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Last Updated : 2011-03-06 20:24:19 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2766 ACHIEVERS, Mary1866ENG,     Sep 1882 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3117 ACKLEY, George Richard1884ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3118 ACKLEY, Jane1875ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3119 ACKLEY, Margaret1881ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3120 ACKLEY, William Richard1876ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21881 ALTON, James1873ENG,     Sep 1883 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21882 ALTON, John1870ENG,     Sep 1883 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13170 ANDERSON, Christina1882ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13171 ANDERSON, Georgina1877ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13174 ANDERSON, James1880ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13175 ANDERSON, William1874ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15905 ARMSTRONG, Robert1874ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21883 ARMSTRONG, Robert1874ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21884 BAKER, George1875ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21885 BAKER, Jessie1869ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21886 BAKER, William1880ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15035 BANKS, William1883ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15773 BANNON, Thomas1875ENG,     Sep 1889 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15892 BARRETT, Catherine1875ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15893 BARRETT, James1872ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21890 BARRETT, Thomas1874ENG,     May 1885 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17168 BARRY, David Benjamin1887ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1900 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21891 BARRY, Edward1881ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
16068 BARRY, James1870ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
18110 BARRY, Margaret1889ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1900 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21894 BASENDALE, Thomas1881ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
14402 BAXTER, Samuel1888ENG,     May 1895 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
20714 BECKWITH, J.A.1883ENG,     May 1892 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13883 BEGWOOD, John1878ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13882 BEGWOOD, Mary1881ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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