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Record #15416
Name :
: Benjamin George ROBERTS (1886 - 1940)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Jun 1886

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 29 Dec 1940   Notes : Heart trouble
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Aston

11 Court, Aston Road
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Aroostook, Houlton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Jun 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corean

Placement Family
: Walter Patterson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesBenjamin was the 4th. of 6 children of Walter and Phoebe(Lane) Roberts of Birmingham, Warwicks., England. His mother died soon after the birth of her 6th. child of bronchitis, aged 39 in 1892. For several years Walter and the 3 older daughters in the family kept the family unit together, with the exception of the baby who was fostered out. Ben and his younger brother John were frequently truant from school while the father worked as a low paid Gun Action Filer. the father was summonsed for these actions and fined. It is thought that because he could not pay that may have caused the admission of Ben and John to the Middlemore Home as these details were indicated on their record.

Benjamin and John arrived in New Brunswick in June 1896 and sent to Fredericton. As a ten year old, Ben was placed with Walter Patterson, a farmer just north of Fredericton at Meductic. His son later told that Ben was mistreated while he was on the Patterson farm, not sent to school and not paid as he was supposed to have been. In about 1902, once he had turned 16 he ran away and crossed the border into Houlton, Maine, USA. He remained there for the remainder of his life, woked for many years as a school janitor, married and raised 6 children. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-11-26 20:17:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-03 11:19:46 /

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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
4743 ALEXANDER, Rose Mary1873ENG, LND, Kensington May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4640 ALLDRIDGE, Francis1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4639 ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard1884ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4641 ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca1890ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4642 ALLDRIDGE, William Henry1886ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
22457 BASLIE, Richard1869ENG,     May 1885 : Corean CAN Shaftesbury Homes  
20371 BECK, R1884ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
17203 BIRD, Gertrude ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
22224 BLACK, Annie1900SCT, LKS, Glasgow May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
8872 BLOCKSEDGE, Benjamin1887ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
6898 CAPENHURST, Florence 1888ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4753 CASTLEY, Louisa Emily Gertrude1872ENG, HRT, Ware May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
6899 CHANCE, Marion1885ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
10360 CLIFFORD, Henry1887ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4755 COLLINS, Jane1870ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
17345 COLLIS, Jane ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4747 DAY, Ellen1869ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4741 DRISCOLL, Sarah1872ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4746 GATES, Nellie1874ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
6901 GRANDAME, Gustave1887ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
6900 GRANDAME, Marie1887ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
13350 HALDEN, Elizabeth1878ENG,    , Glasgow May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
13081 HAYDEN, Laura1885ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
13429 HENDERSON, Helen1881SCT,     May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
3905 HERON, George Thomas1872SCT,    , Forfarshire Jul 1883 : Corean CAN Unknown  
4218 HOLMES, Eva1884ENG, DEV, Plymouth Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4219 HOLMES, Rebecca1885ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4217 HOLMES, Thurza (Thyrza)1882ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4744 HUGHES, Annie1871ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
9686 IZETT, Isabella1880ENG,    , Glasgow May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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