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Name :: : Edward Perry MOCKFORD (1876 - 1919)
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Date of Birth: : 1876
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 5 Nov 1919

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London

Coram Street

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada

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Date of Arrival: :
Country: : Canada
Ship: : - Unknown -
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Agency: : Unknown

NotesA birth registration was found for Edward Mockford: Year of Registration: 1876; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: St Giles; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 593. (Parents: Abel John Mockford, a sweep, married Jane Dean at St Pancras Old Church, London on November 22, 1851. Both were minors and were living at Market Street, and according to the marriage certificate, both
?made their mark?.)

[EDITORS NOTE: It appeared that Abel John sometimes called himself John or Richard or Robert. One can?t help but wonder whether he had numerous brushes with the law which motivated these changes of identity.]

John Mockford aged 43, died on April 19, 1877 of consumption. He was buried in St Pancras Cemetery, London, England.

In the 1881 census, the family now headed by Jane Mockford, a charwoman, consisted of Charles, Louisa and Edward, all living at 21 Marchment Place, Bloomsbury. But five years later, Jane was to die of chronic bronchitis (death registration for Jane Mockford: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834; Year of Registration: 1886; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 52; District: Pancras (1837-1901); County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 47)

Edward, then 10, was placed with Barnardos by his brother, Charles Mockford, and his sister, Mary Ann Crittall. The Barnardo Admission Report stated:

"Edward Mockford - Governor?s Report - Dr Barnardo?s Home for Boys

An application for the admission of the child was made by his sister, Mrs Crittall, of 61 Pembroke St., Caledonian Road N., and from her letter and our inquiries the following information has been obtained. The child is an orphan. His father, Robert Mockford, a sweep, died of consumption 10 years ago. The death of his mother, from chronic bronchitis, took place on the 11th January, 1886. The child was then taken by Mrs. Crittall, from whose letter the following is an excerpt, explanatory of her reason for applying to us:

My little brother is ten years of age. He is very delicate, very consumptive. He is never well because I cannot give him the proper food that he wants. I find I cannot do what I would like to do for him. I cannot clothe him as he wants to be clothed. If you would be so kind as to help I am sure I would be very much obliged, as I know he would be properly looked after and have proper food which I cannot give.

The usual agreement has been signed by the sister, Mrs. Crittall.
Relatives:
Brother - Charles Mockford (28) works at Day and Martin?s blacking factory and earns 1 (illegible) weekly. Lives in Queen?s Square, Ormond St. W.C.
Sisters - Mrs Crittall, wife of a coach builder, out of work, 61 Pembroke Street, Caledonian Road, and N. Louisa Mockford (16) servant in Judd Street, Euston Road - wages 2- weekly."

Edward Mockford travelled to Canada prior to 1891 as he is shown as a domestic to John and Martha Deavitt of Broadview, Assiniboia East, The Territories, Canada. He is shown to be 15 years of age.

Edward obtained a homestead entry on May 13, 1898, for North East quarter of Section 18, Township 16, Range 30, West of the 1st Meridian, Rural Municipality of Rocanville, Saskatchewan, Canada.

In 1901, Edward Mockford, 24, is shown as a domestic / farm labourer to William and Catherine Blyth of Ferndale, Assiniboia, The Territories, Canada. His date of birth is shown as March 20, 1877, and his immigration year as 1889. (Ref: The Western Canadians 1600-1900 - ref 929.3712 WES V.2)

On December 23, 1901, in Saskatchewan, Canada, Edward Perry Mockford married Ida Jane Minty (born April 22, 1880, in Paisley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Ida was a twin.).

Edward and Ida Mockford had nine children: Earl James; Oliver; William (Bill) (Twin); Mary (Twin); Mabel; Ruby; Amy; Edward; and Albert Edward Perry.

In 1911, Edward Mockford, 29, is shown residing at Range 30 West of The 1st M., Saskatchewan, Canada, along with his wife Ida Mockford, 26; and children: Albert E. Mockford, 4; James E. Mockford, 1; and Rubena L. Mockford, 3.

Edward Perry Mockford died on November 5, 1919, at the age of 42 years, 7 months and 15 days. Ida Jane Minty Mockford died May 13, 1971. Edward is buried with his wife in Rocanville Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-05 20:47:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-04 19:51:34 /

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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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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3052	ABBOTT, Alfred	1893	ENG,	Mar 1911 : Grampian	CAN	Unknown
3053	ABBOTT, Arthur	1866	ENG,	Jun 1884 : Sarmatian	CAN	Unknown
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3031	ABBOTT, Ernest	1865	ENG,	Nov 1882 : Parisian	CAN	Unknown
3044	ABBOTT, John	1855	ENG,	Apr 1871 : Peruvian	CAN	Unknown
8435	ABBOTT, Sidney	1888	ENG,	Sep 1903 : Bavarian	CAN	Unknown
3008	ABBOTT, Thomas	1865	IRL,	Sep 1876 : Waldensian	CAN	Unknown
3062	ABEL, Abraham	1892	WAL, , Newport	Apr 1908 : Kensington	CAN	Unknown
3072	ABELL, John J.	1866	ENG,	Feb 1883 : Circassian	CAN	Unknown
3073	ABELL, William	1867	ENG,	Feb 1883 : Circassian	CAN	Unknown
3076	ABERCROMBIE, William	1855	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Aug 1872 : St. Andrew	CAN	Unknown
3096	ABRAHAMS, Nathan	1895	ENG,	Aug 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Unknown
3101	ABRAMS, Ada	1894	ENG, ESS, West Ham	May 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown
3106	ABSALOM, Richard	1874	ENG, SRY, Cobham	Apr 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Unknown
18027	ADAMS, Albert	1894	ENG,	May 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Unknown
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
9983	ADDYMAN, William Ernest Henry	1890	ENG, KEN, Plumstead	Jul 1901 : Cambroman	CAN	Unknown
6417	ALEXANDER, Charles	1894	SCT,	Oct 1910 : Cassandra	CAN	Unknown
22544	ALLAN, Alexander D	1912	ENG,	May 1927 : Metagama	CAN	Unknown
22784	ALLAN, Betsy	1873	ENG,	Aug 1879 : Canadian	CAN	Unknown
14909	ALSOP, Reginald A	1891	ENG, ESS, Epping	Nov 1896 : Laurentian	CAN	Unknown
22107	ALTRIDGE, George	1917	IRL,	Apr 1932 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Unknown
9593	ARUNDALE, Jessie	1873	ENG,	Oct 1882 : Sarmatian	CAN	Unknown
18400	ATKINSON, Charles	1911	ENG,	Mar 1929 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Unknown
4065	BAILEY, Ernest G.	1895	ENG,	May 1912 : Virginian	CAN	Unknown
22722	BAIN, Gertrude	1922	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1946 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
15592	BAKER, Eva L		ENG,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
15767	BAKER, Horace	1876	ENG,	1889 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
22015	BAMSEY, Joseph Frank	1892	ENG, , Devon	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18463	BARNES, A M	1880	ENG,	May 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Unknown
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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