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Record #11622
Name :
: Frank Benjamin LEFORT (1900 - 1951)
  aka : Frank Marshall La Forte


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 May 1900

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1951   Notes : Coronary Thrombosis and Pneumonia
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Hackney
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Oxfordshire, Oxford
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Benjamin Lefort: Year of Registration: 1900; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Hackney; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 584. Parents: William Victor Lefort and Amelia Miller, married April 12, 1891, in Bow, London, England.

William Victor Lefort died on April 18, 1907, at Edmonton Workhouse. He died of paraplegia & medical exhaustion caused by a blow to the head after a fall off an icy step.

In 1909, Frank Lefort, 8, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 161 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On February 28, 1916, at Barris, Ontario, Canada, Frank Benjamin Le Forte enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Barris, Ontario; that he was born at 22 Morville Street, Bow, East London, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Aggie Head, who resided at 22 Morville Street, Bow, East London, England; that he was a farm labourer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 4-3/4 inches in height; dark complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Frank changed his name to Frank Marshall La Forte. He married Verna Evelyn Olive Poole on March 15, 1925, at Aldershot, Hampshire, England. they had two children: Edward James La Forte, born November 6, 1927, at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England; and Frank Richard La Forte, born March 21, 1926, in March, Cambridgeshire, England.

A death registration was found for Frank M La Forte: Death Registration Month/Year: 1951; Age at death (estimated): 51; Registration district: Oxford; County: Oxfordshire Volume: 6b; Page: 686. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-05-05 19:44:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-05-05 20:12:10 /

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3021 ABBOTT, Alice1899ENG,     May 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
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3057 ABBOTT, Harold Lancelot1895ENG, SSX, Steyning Jul 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3059 ABBOTT, James1896IRL, MEA, Trim May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3155 ACTON, Laura1892ENG, WAR, Aston May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
10055 ADDISON, Annie 1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17049 AFFLECK, Adelaide Mary1897ENG, LND, Camberwell Jun 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
25704 AFFORD, Lily1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
10891 AITKEN, Donald1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9623 ALDRICH, Francis Vincent1900ENG, SSX, Brighton May 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
10218 ALEXANDER, Edward Bubbings1901ENG, SSX, Rye May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
10219 ALEXANDER, Kathleen1904ENG, KEN May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
10217 ALEXANDER, Leslie1902ENG, KEN May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
8696 ALLABUSH, George1899ENG, LND, Canning Town May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
23751 ALLEN, Ada1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
8529 ALLEN, Daniel1898ENG, LDN, London Jul 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
25649 ALLEN, John1895ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
22547 ALLEN, Thomas1897ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
6398 ALLEN, William1897ENG,     Jul 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6312 ALLEY, Henry Herbert1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20204 ALWAY, Reginald Wilfrid1896ENG, GLS, Barton Regis May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
13127 AMBROSE, James1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
22781 ANDERSON, Jane1901ENG,     May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
20141 ANDREWS, James1896ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
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