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Record #3734
Name :
: James Bernard STYCHE (1894 - 1981)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Jul 1981
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Wednesbury
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for James Bernard Styche: Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: West Bromwich; County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6b; Page: 864. (Son of Thomas Styche and Elizabeth Smith.)

A death registration was found for Thomas Stych: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863; Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 38; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 23.

In 1901, James B. Styche, 6 years of age, was residing at 48 Barker Street, Lady Wood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Elizabeth Styche, 43, widow, living on own means; George Styche, 14; Harry Styche, 4 months; John A. Styche, 8; Louisa Styche, 10; and Robert W. Styche, 5. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2830; Folio: 95; Page: 37.)

In 1902, James Styche, 8 (along with siblings Louisa Styche, 11, and John Styche, 9) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 117 children en route to the Middlemore Home in Halifax. (Brother Harry Styche arrived in 1911 on the Carthaginian with Middlemore, and brother Robert Styche arrived in 1903 on the Siberian with Middlemore.)

In 1911, James Styche, 17, is shown as a boarder / labourer in coal mine with Angus McLeod and family in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. His date of birth was shown as May 1894 and his immigration year as 1897.

On September 11, 1916, James Bernard Styche enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service No. 2001260). He declared that he resided in Westville, Nova Scotia, Canada; that he was born in Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was Elizabeth Ada Styche, who resided in Birmingham, England; that his date of birth was March 20, 1894; that he was a farmer; that he had served 4 years in the Canadian militia; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 8 inches; 150 pounds; medium complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had a distinguishing mark of a pendict(?) scar.

James Styche married Martha Jean Heisler, daughter of Walter Roy Heisler and Edith Blanche Langille. James and Martha Jane Styche had four children: Edward Styche; John Styche; Violet Styche; Marlene Styche; and William Styche.

James Styche died in July 1981. Martha Jean Heisler Styche died January 30, 1996. Both are buried in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens, Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-29 20:36:33 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : julie52

Last Updated : 2016-04-01 23:19:31 /

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Readers Comments01.04.16 julie52 :
Hi there, I too am researching the Styche family as they are my Husbands family. Julie Allen, Bathurst, NSW Australia

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5126 ABBOTT, Emily1886ENG,     May 1898 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3011 ABBOTT, Frederick1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3012 ABBOTT, George1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3058 ABBOTT, Herbert William1893ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3140 ACKROYD, Frances May1899M__,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3143 ACKROYD, Mabel Emma1904IRL,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3144 ACKROYD, William Henry1906IND,    , Quetta Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
6924 ADAMS, Ann Elizabeth1867ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
8778 ADAMS, George1875ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
8128 ADIE, Dorothy May1914ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
10057 ADIE, Henry1896ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10056 ADIE, Mary1895ENG,     Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
5834 ADKINS, Edith May1907ENG, WAR, Alcester Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
9641 AGAR, John1905ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8129 AGER, Arthur Charles1915ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
23376 ALEXANDER, Walter1906ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
4645 ALLDRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4640 ALLDRIDGE, Francis1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4644 ALLDRIDGE, Harry1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4639 ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard1884ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4641 ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca1890ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4643 ALLDRIDGE, Violet1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4642 ALLDRIDGE, William Henry1886ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
9650 ALLEN, Dorothy1903ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
17060 ALLEN, Edward1887ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore hlomiller  
3860 ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4703 ALLEN, Thomas Henry1899ENG, WOR, Kings Norton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12871 ALLEN, Walter Harry1883ENG, WOR, Kidderminster Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
16328 ALLMAN, Sophia Mary Ann1875ENG, MDX, St. George in the East Jun 1885 : Lake WWnnipeg CAN Middlemore  
6925 ALLSUPP, Eliza Matty1865ENG,    , Upton on Severn Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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