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Record #3296
Name :
: Harry Bernard HOCKHAM (1892 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1892 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Oct 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Colonian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1891, William Hockham, 48, was shown residing with John, 12, Hannah Wright, 33, sister in law, and Alice Wright, 11, niece, in Clerkenwell, London, England.

On July 19 1891, William Hockham, 49, widower, butcher, married Hannah Wright, 33, at St James, Clerkenwell, London, England.

A birth registration was found for Harry Bernard Hockham; Year of Registration: 1892; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Holborn; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 694a.

In 1902, Harry Hockham, 10, arrived at Portland, Maine, with a group of 53 boys from Leopold House, 199 Burdett Road, East London, en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Film #C-4715)

In 1903, Barnardos Ups & Downs (January 1903) reported that Harry had been placed with Mrs Sarah Kindred in Graystock, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Harry Hockham's mother, Hannah Hockham, widow, was residing alone at 56 Lansdown Road Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex, England, and was employed doing housework. His brother, George Hockham, was working as a houseboy for Charles Dixon in Gunthorpe Oakham, Rutland, England.

In 1915, Harry's brother, George Frederick Hockham, joined the British Armed Forces to serve during World War I. His mother, Hannah Hockham, was shown as residing at 56 Lansdowne Road, Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex, England. On August 9, 1916, he was wounded and died on the same day. He is buried in Ferme-Olivier Cemetery in Belgium.

In 1919, his next of kin was shown as Harry Hockham, 25, was shown residing at Balcarras, Saskatchewan, Canada, with their sister, Rose Hockham, 21. A sister, Alice Gowen, 38, was shown as residing at 35, Dane Road, Merton, SW 17. (Hannah Hockham died in 1916 aged 58 in the West Ham district.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-06 20:29:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-06-24 19:21:37 /

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3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
23761 ALLEN, Rosina1888ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos EagleSoars  
17072 ANDERSON, Widnum Frank1890ENG, LND, Peckham Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
22733 ARGUMENT, Matthew1884ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
23827 ASHTON, Louisa1890ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
22012 ASTON, ROLAND THOMAS1895ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
17314 BAGGOTT, Harold Cecil1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
17316 BAGGOTT, Horace Edgar1895ENG, WAR, Birmingham Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
12684 BALDING, Ellen1895ENG,    , Lambeth Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9975 BARNARD, Adelaide1888ENG, LDN, London Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
8511 BARTLEY, Sophia 1895___,    , Johannesburg Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9963 BASSETT, Catherine1890ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9979 BASSETT, Gwendoline1894WAL,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
18669 BEAN, George Walter1884ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9893 BEARDSWORTH, Richard1890ENG,    , Preston Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9892 BEARDSWORTH, Thomas 1891ENG,    , Preston Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
19783 BEAUMONT, James1894ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
20274 BEAUMONT, Thomas D1893ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9974 BEBBINGTON, Agnes1888ENG, CHS, Runcorn Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
20722 BEDDOW, Charles1893ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
20945 BEDFORD, Richard1896ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9964 BELTY, Beatrice1892ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
12810 BRAILEY, Eliza1892ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
6878 BURTLE, Henry1888ENG,    , Bishop Wearmouth Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9965 COX, Beatrice Maud1888ENG, DEV Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
2733 COX, Georgina1884ENG, DUR, West Hartlepool Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9980 CRIDDLE, Richard1886ENG, SOM, Bedminster Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9971 CURTIS, Alberta1890ENG,    , Stoke Damerel Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9978 CURTIS, Daisy1892ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
9960 DARBY, Gladys1889ENG,    , Brentford Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
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