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Record #3877
Name :
: Arthur ROBERTS (1889 - 1963)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1889 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1963
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Apr 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Ionian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
NotesIn 1901, Arthur Roberts, 12 years of age, was shown as an orphan at the Claverton Down Boy's Orphanage, Somersetshire, England, which was being run by Thomas and Mary A. Collett. His birthplace is shown as Yorkshire, England. (Source: 1901 Census of England;

In 1902, Arthur Roberts, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 47 children en route to the Marchmont Home accompanied by Rev. Mr. Wallace.

In 1911, Arthur Roberts, 22, was shown as a domestic to John Millouses and family in Pittsburg, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as November 1889, and his immigration year as 1901.

On June 6, 1917, in Pittsburg, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Arthur Roberts, 27, farmer, born in Somersetshire, England. Arthur did not know the maiden name of his mother or the name of his father as he stated he was "a Home Boy, Father died before old enough to know"; and Mary Isabel Lane, 19, born in Pittsburg, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, to Joseph Lane and Lucy McMaster. Witnesses to the marriage were James W. Galway and Mrs. Joseph Lane.

According to his grandson, Don Lane, who told Arthur's story on Pier 21 - Canada's Immigration Museum ({website}pier21.ca/research/collections/the-story-collection/online-story-collection/british-home-children/):

Arthur Roberts was born in Cardif, Wales. His father was a riding instructor at a riding school in Sandhurst/Aldershot, where he was thrown from a horse and died. A few months later Arthur's mother died and he and two sisters were sent to an orphanage.

Around 1900 he came to Canada as a "Home Boy". Life was not easy and many "Home" children were badly treated. He never would talk about the first place he lived but he ended up at Millouses, near the Lane Farm, and it was the best place he worked. He would often find a pair of new hand knit mitts under his pillow or a glass of warm milk beside his bed after a hard day's work.

After their barn burned, Arthur worked at anything he could to make ends meet. He would drive to Arden with Walter Abrams early every morning to cut wood all day for $1.00 per day. His lunch pail had to hold food for two meals and was usually frozen. After Grandfather and Grandmother moved in with Galways, he ran the Lane farm until it was sold.

Arthur died in 1963 and was buried in Willowbank Cemetary. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-12 19:51:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 11:18:16 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
14478 ABRAMS, Leopold1885ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12851 ADDISON, Gertrude1886ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1899 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
6912 ALLEN, Frederick1878ENG,    , Paddington Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12923 ALLEN, Harry1885ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
15653 ALLMARK, John1879ENG,     Mar 1889 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos) allmarkc  
13004 ANDREWS, Thomas1887ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
26330 ANNIS, Florence1888ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12950 ARMSTRONG, Richard1887ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
5755 ASHBROOK, Marion1895ENG,    , Prestwich May 1906 : Tunisian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
8640 ASHBY, Letitia Jane1909ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
8639 ASHBY, Rebecca Ida1911ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22309 AYRES, Charles ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22308 AYRES, Edward ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
16177 BAILEY, Samuel1882ENG,     Apr 1893 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
14442 BALDWIN, Walter1881ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
5467 BAMBER, John William1899ENG,     Apr 1912 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
14437 BARKER, Samuel George1884ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12995 BARLOW, John Thomas1886ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12953 BARLOW, Walter1886ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19834 BARNWELL, Louisa1894ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19835 BARNWELL, Minnie1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12901 BARRETT, Mary1882ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
9828 BARTLETT, Selina1881ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13010 BATES, George1882ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18406 BEALE, Alfred1895ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18409 BEALE, Alfred1894ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
18414 BEALE, Lawrence1897ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
8899 BEARDMORE, Arthur 1885ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
14456 BEARDMORE, George1886ENG,     Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19786 BEAUMONT, Margaret1897ENG,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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