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Record #4145
Name :
: Charles Alfred KELSEY (1880 - 1969)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1880

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Jul 1969
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Isle of Thanet
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Victoria
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 2 May 1892
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
: Bathurst
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Isle of Thanet Union Workhouse

Agency
: Rev. William J. Pady
NotesA birth registration was found for Charles Alfred Kelsey: Year of Registration: 1880; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Thanet; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 900.

In 1892, A. Kelsey, 11, arrived in Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 22 children from 72 Iffley Road, London, England, accompanied by Mr. Pady. (Sisters Edith Kelsey, 7, arrived in 1892, and Florence Kelsey, 7, in 1894, on the Mongolian, respectively; and brother, Albert Kelsey arrived in 1893.)

Alfred was placed with Mr. Bathurst, Grenfell, Northwest Territories, Canada.

In Ploughshares and Prairie Trails, Dilke and District, a book about Dilke, Saskatchewan, Canada the following was found:

"Edith Kelsey was born in Margate, England. She came to Canada as an orphan at the age of seven years. ... Her brothers Albert and Charles, and a sister homesteaded in the Kedleston district on the Jack Johnson farm: G.C. Daintree's were near-by neighbours.

Charles Alfred Kelsey died July 5, 1969, at the age of 87 in Victoria, Alberta, Canada. (Reg. No. 1969-09-009362.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-03 15:05:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-28 17:28:08 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries        
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
20826 AGENT, Alfred1880ENG, KEN, Woolwich Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16636 ALABASTER, George William1877ENG, SSX, Chichester May 1890 : Parisian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20829 BARBER, Ed ENG,     Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16586 BATE, John1882ENG,     May 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20828 BECKET, A ENG,     Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20773 BISHOP, Henry ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20834 BRADBROOK, William ENG,     Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
11019 CHRISTIAN, Frederick 1885ENG, YKS, Leeds Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20788 COOK, Frederick ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20786 COOK, Henry ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16635 COOPER, John Humphrey1876ENG,     May 1890 : Parisian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16620 COVELL, George Alfred1881ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20777 FIELD, Edward ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16641 FISK, John Lewis1885ENG, SFK, Stow Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20832 FISKE, J ENG,     Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20790 FREEMAN, Walter ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
15031 GASKIN, Henry1878ENG, SFK, Buxhall May 1891 : Mongolian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16638 GASKIN, Robert1881ENG, SFK, Stow May 1891 : Mongolian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20792 GILL, Alfred ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20791 GILL, Charles ENG,     May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20780 GIVER, William ENG,     May 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16618 GOLDSMITH, Edward John1879ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20839 GREGOEY, Arthur ENG,     May 1894 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
15400 GREGORY, Arthur1880ENG,     May 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20783 HALLAM, Richard ENG,     May 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16632 HARLOW, Arthur 1880ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet Aug 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16633 HARLOW, William1883ENG,     Aug 1893 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
16645 HASTINGS, Freddy1876ENG, NFK, Great Yarmouth 1891 : - Unknown - CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
20838 HILL, William ENG,     May 1894 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
15104 HODGKISS, Hezekiah1881ENG, STS, Walsall May 1894 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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