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Record #4121
Name :
: Frederick George SNOW (1909 - 1994)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Sep 1909

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 17 Sep 1994
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London

Larch Road Balham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Thunder Bay
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Apr 1925
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Andania

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesIn 1913, Frederick Snow (3? years of age) was forcibly removed from his home by the Church of England Society for Providing Homes for Waifs and Strays. He never saw his family again. They pinned a nametag on his shirt, and put him on a train alone for the 3-hour trip to impoverished foster parents (a Mrs. M. Smith) in Rumburgh, Halesworth, Suffolk.

When he was 12, he was transferred to St. Augustine?s Home for Boys in Sevenoaks Kent. When he was 15, he was given the ?choice? of emigrating to Canada or Australia. Staying in England was not an option given to him, as, to his caretakers, he was an unwanted commodity to be exported.

In 1925, Fred Snow, 15, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 24 boys en route to Gibbs Distributing Home in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

He worked as an indentured farm labourer for 16 hours a day on farms in Ontario and Quebec. Many of his peers were not allowed contact with their Masters? families and had to sleep in the barn. Many were not allowed to attend school nor entitled to medical care. Many were unpaid for their labour.

When he was 18 years old and no longer ?in care,? he wrote his first letter to the Waifs and Strays. He pleaded with them to ?help someone who is living in darkness, and does not know who he is.?

He did not have a birth certificate, did not know who his parents were, why he was taken into care, or if he had any siblings.

He continued to write to them for information about his family for the next 50 years. He wrote his last letter in 1984 was he was 75 years old. He died at age 85 on his unconfirmed birthday September 17, 1994. Fred Snow died ?living in darkness? and ?not knowing who he was.? 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-31 13:52:55 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-18 19:53:36 /

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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
8732 ABBOTTS, John R. 1914ENG,     Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
22775 ALLEN, William H1911ENG,     Apr 1925 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
23620 ALLISON, Kenneth1923ENG,     Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8733 ARDINGTON, William1914ENG,     Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
23621 ASQUITH, Alan1921ENG,     Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
18468 BARNES, Albert H1909ENG,     1925 : Andania CAN   
18767 BARNES, Victor A1909ENG,     Apr 1925 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
22839 BARR, John C1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Andania CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
10437 BASKILL, Charles Cyril1907ENG, NTT, Nottingham Apr 1923 : Andania CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
8734 BATE, Arthur1914ENG, CHS, Bugsworth Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8742 BENNETT, Frank1914ENG,     Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8740 BESWICK, James A.D.1912ENG,     Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8739 BICK, Ronald B.1912ENG,     Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
5144 BIRKS, John Henry1920ENG,    , Worsboro Bridge Aug 1930 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8738 BOYCE, John A.1914ENG,    , Sebastopol Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8737 BRENTON, Charles L.1911ENG, SSX, Hailsham Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8741 BROWN, Albert G.1912ENG,     Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8735 BROWN, Charles1912ENG, LDN, London Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8736 BROWN, John 1912ENG,     Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
16365 BROWNE, Edward C1921ENG,     Apr 1930 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
22129 CAMPBELL, George Taylor1913SCT,     Apr 1930 : Andania CAN Sasketchewan Government Party  
23622 CATON, Frederick1923ENG,     Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
23623 CHISNALL, Thomas1923ENG,     Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
23624 CLARICOATES, Ronald1921ENG, LEI, Leicester Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
23625 CLARK, John1922ENG,     Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
13058 CLARKE, Elizabeth1912ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1925 : Andania CAN Middlemore  
4128 CLUTTON, Charles H. J.1914WAL, MON, Newport Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays eclutton  
13059 COTTERILL, George W1912ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1925 : Andania CAN Middlemore  
23626 COX, John1923ENG,     Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
8743 CULLEY, Cyril J.1914ENG,     Apr 1928 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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