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Record #12871
Name :
: Walter Harry ALLEN (1883 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1 Apr 1883

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Kidderminster
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Jun 1895
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Walter Harry Allen: Year of Registration: 1883; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Kidderminster; County: Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6c; Page: 248.

In 1895, Walter Allen, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in a group of 71 Middlemore children, accompanied by Mr. Middlemore, to be dispersed in the Lower Provinces.

Walter was sent to Canada by Kidderminster Union. An inspection was undertaken on March 13 1896:

"Aged 14, comfortable home, employed in light work around house, in good health, attends church & school, good character, to be kept until 21 years, (address given as Albert D Fulton, Carriage Builder, PO Lower Stewiacke.)

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On August 30, 1904, at West Chester Township, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, a marriage was registered between Walter H. Allen, 22, carriage builder, born in England to William and Mary Allen; and Beatrice Lucy Purdy, 22, born in West Chester Township, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Sanford and Matilda Purdy.

The couple had at least 3 children: Irene Beatrice ALLEN, born October, 1906; died September 4, 1907; Dorothy Jean ALLEN, born October, 1908; and Arthur Sanford ALLEN, born 1911.

On July 3, 1915, Walter Harry Allen returned to Canada from England on the ship Metagama.

On November 29, 1915, at Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, Lieut-Col. William Harry Allen, of the 106th "O/S" Battlion declared that he was born in Kidderminster, England; that the date of his birth was April 1, 1882; that his next of kin was his wife, Beatrice Allen, who resided at Bible Hill, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; that he was a Presbyterian by faith; that he belonged to the 76th Col. and Hants Rifles unit of the Active Militia; that he had previously served for 1 year in the R.C.R. Halifax, 5 months in the C.M.R. South Africa, and 15 months in the 17th Battalion, C.E.F.; and that he was a carriage builder by profession. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-09-21 13:31:39 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-04-23 01:46:53 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3042 ABBOTT, John1881SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
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  
9641 AGAR, John1905ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13349 ALGIE, James1871SCT,     Apr 1888 : Carthaginian CAN Quarriers  
4645 ALLDRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4644 ALLDRIDGE, Harry1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4643 ALLDRIDGE, Violet1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9650 ALLEN, Dorothy1903ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian 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  
17071 ANDREWS, William 1898ENG,     May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
5753 ARUNDEL, Alfred1900ENG,    , Kings Norton May 1914 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
5754 ASHBURNE, Alfred1892ENG, YKS, Dewsbury May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24069 ASHBY, James1904ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23681 ASHFIELD, George1900ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23682 ASHLEY, Frank1895ENG,     Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
23683 ASHTON, Abraham1896ENG,     May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4015 ATTWOOD, Beatrice May1897ENG, WOR, Worcester Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4016 ATTWOOD, Louisa1899ENG, WOR, Worcester Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3620 AVERILL, Ernest John1894ENG, BRK, Reading Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8592 BAILEY, Ernest1902ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3423 BALL, Albert Victor1902ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3422 BALL, Amelia1900ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24070 BALL, Daisy1909ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4038 BALL, Edward1901ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24071 BALL, George1907ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9157 BARLEY, Edward 1894ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
7199 BARLEY, Frederick1897ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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