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Record #3632
Name :
: John Stanley LEWIS (1859 - 1923)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1859

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1923   Notes : Cancer
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Aug 1874
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesI'll just say that "Stanley" LEWIS was actually John Stanley LEWIS, born 1859 in Liverpool, England. By 1870, his father had died, and he went to stay at the Blue Coat School. By 1873, his mother had died, and he went to the Liverpool Sheltering Homes. This "Home" opened in 1873. In 1874 Stanley was sent to Nova Scotia.

There were 3 LEWIS girls on the ship with him, and I know they weren't siblings, as Stanley seems to have been an only child. The girls were Josephine, another teen, and younger girls, Elizabeth and Mary. Josephine married into a LANE family. I cannot find Elizabeth and Mary anyplace.

Stanley married in Truro, NS, in 1879, to another home child, Mary Elizabeth CORKILL / CORKHILL. They had their first child there, but in 1881 they migrated to Massachusetts. They settled in Stoneham, MA, where they raised 13 children.

My grandfather was one of the youngest. A picture of the family is available in the Master BHC Gallery under Individual BHCs.

Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA)


[ADMINISTRATORS NOTES]

A birth registration was found for John Stanley Lewis; Year of Registration: 1859; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 391.

In 1861, John S. Lewis, 1 year of age, was found residing at Highfield Road, West Derby, Lancashire, England, with his parents: John Lewis, 24, attorney; and Isabella Lewis, 20.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] A death registration was found for John Lewis; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839; Year of Registration: 1869; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 30; District: Salford; County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire; Volume: 8d; Page: 64.

A death registration was found for Isabella Lewis: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836; Year of Registration: 1868; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 32; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 388.

In 1871, John Stanley Lewis, 11 years of age, was found residing as an inmate of Blue Coat School, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. (Source: 1871 Census of England; Class: RG10; Piece: 3775; Folio: 87; Page: 9; GSU roll: 841888.)

In 1874, Stanley Lewis, 14, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 78 children.

On May 27, 1879, in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, a marriage was registered by license at the Baptist church between John S. Lewis, 21, printer, born in Liverpool, England, son of John and Isabel Lewis (Stanley stated his father's profession was as an attorney-at-law); and Mary E. Corkill, 20, born in Liverpool, England, daughter of Eben and Elizabeth Corkill (Mary stated her father's profession was as a master mariner).

John Stanley Lewis died of cancer in 1923. Mary Elizabeth Lewis died, also of cancer, in 1924. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-15 12:36:48 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 16:55:13 /

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3093 ABRAHAMS, Bessie1888ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3123 ACKERMAN, Arthur Edward1877ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3124 ACKERMAN, George Abraham1875ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3162 ADAIR, Mary1880ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
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22561 ADAMS, Percy1903ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
3278 ADAMS, Robert Henry 1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
22768 ADAMSON, Jeanie1891ENG,     Sep 1905 : Canada CAN Louisa Birt  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
10055 ADDISON, Annie 1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
25704 AFFORD, Lily1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17058 AIRD, Lizzie1871ENG,     May 1885 : Circassian CAN Louisa Birt  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
8696 ALLABUSH, George1899ENG, LND, Canning Town May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
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20142 ANDREWS, Richard1898ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
5749 ANDREWS, William ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
6286 ANNING, Gertrude Annie1892ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
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