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Record #2749
Name :
: Robert ELLIS (1898 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Sep 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool

37 Orry Street
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Jun 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Liverpool Sheltering Home
NotesA birth registration was found for Robert Ellis: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Liverpool (1837-1934); County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 26. Parents: Thomas Ellis and Ellen Roberts, married 1897 in West Derby, Lancashire, England.

In 1901, Robert Ellis, 2 years of age, was shown residing at 32 Benledi Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Other family members included: Elizabeth Ellis, 6; Ellen Ellis, 38; and Thomas Ellis, 46, stationers engine driver. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 3408; Folio: 206; Page: 35.)

His mother had died his father had deserted the family when Robert Ellis and his brother James were placed in the Nash Grove Boy`s Home. They stayed for a year and then Robert was sent to the Liverpool Sheltering Home for 9 months before being sent to Canada. He did not go to Knowlton, Quebec, as there had been a fire just before he left for Canada, and he was sent to Montreal.

Robert was placed on a farm in Minton, Quebec.

He left behind an 18 yr. old sister a 9 year old brother. Both siblings, older sister Elizabeth and younger brother James, stayed in Liverpool. Elizabeth never married.

In 1913, Robert Ellis, 14, arrived in Quebec, Canada, in a group of 64 children from the Liverpool Sheltering Home, accompanied by Mrs Ridd, and en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.

On October 28, 1915, at Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, Robert Ellis, 18, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Liverpool, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Miss Elizabeth Ellis, who resided at 120 Queens Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; that his date of birth was September 24th; that he was a farmer; that he was not married; and that he had previously served in the 54th Regt. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; brown complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

His father, Thomas Ellis died May 28, 1916, of pneumonia, at Kirkdale Home, Vine Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

After the war, Robert returned to Canada, disembarking in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on February 8, 1919. He gave an address on leave as 130 Broad St., St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, and again gave that address for a War Service Gratuity and when he was discharged in Toronto.

Robert returned to England to be married. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-11 19:21:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 16:12:05 /

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17049 AFFLECK, Adelaide Mary1897ENG, LND, Camberwell Jun 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
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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  
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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  
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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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