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Record #14845
Name :
: William Thomas CHARLES (1879 - 1912)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 22 Feb 1879

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Apr 1912   Notes : Train Accident
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Worcester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, near Medicine Hat
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Apr 1894
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarnia

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
NotesWilliam Thomas Charles was born in 1879, the son of Thomas Charles and his wife Caroline Lock. His mother died in 1888 in Worcester City, Worcestershire, England leaving her husband and nine children. Unable to look after his family, the father split up the children sending William and a younger brother, Walter to the locally located Royal Albert Orphan Asylum.
A few years later, whereas Walter remained in Worcester, William was sent by Marchmont Homes to Canada in 1894. Arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the "Sarnia" on April 9th, after two more days, he was boarding at his first farm near St. Catherine's, Ontario.
According to excerpts of letters that William wrote to those at Marchmont placements, the young man seemed to be happy with his home and treatment. Apparently in search of higher wages, in time, however, he did move on, twice going to other farms in the area. Around the fall of 1897, at age 18, he left the umbrella of the Marchmont group and set out on his own.
Upon arriving in Rat Portage (now Kenora, Ontario), William found work. And in 1901, he was married and then began a family.
Sometime in 1910 or 1911 he moved his family to Medicine Hat, Alberta where he worked on the trains. As a car brakeman, he was killed in 1912, when he slipped off the train falling beneath the wheels. He left behind his wife, Maria (Brunsell) Charles and two young sons.
Previously around 1905-06, William's uncle, Alfred Charles along with his wife and son (also named William) emigrated from England to Toronto, Canada. It is not known whether William T. Charles had a chance to connect again with his uncle and cousin. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-06-16 17:04:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-06-17 15:19:06 /

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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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