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Record #4333
Name :
: John Bernard BURT (1898 - )
  aka : Jack


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1898 (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, Kent, Woolwich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 May 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Catholic Emigration Society
NotesA birth registration was found for John Bernard Burt: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Woolwich; County: Greater London, Kent, London; Volume: 1d; Page: 1226.

In 1901, John B. Burt, 2 years of age, was shown residing at Dormandy Gardens, No. 12, Woolwich, Kent, England. Other family members included: Alfred G. Burt, 15; Annette E. Burt, 9; Annie T. Burt, 4; Elizabeth A. Burt, 39; George C. Burt, 3 months; Kathleen T. Burt, 6; Mabel A. Burt, 9; Raymond T. Burt, 19; Terence Burt, 41, teacher of music; Terence J. Burt, 13; Winifred M. Burt, 5. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 549; Folio: 70; Page: 28.)

Eliza Burt died in 1905, aged 41 (Year of Registration: 1905; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 41; District: Malling; County: Kent; Volume: 2a; Page: 468). Their father left them and moved to Canada.

The children were placed at Eltham Park Home. Six of their sisters were put in a convent, but none of the sisters became home children.

In 1909, John B. Burt, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 47 Catholic children en route to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Brother Gerald Burt, 12, arrived on the Hesperian on July 11, 1915.)

In 1911, John Burt, 13, was shown as the adopted son (Fils Adoptif) of Edmund and Irine Huton of Paroisse De St. Saline, St. Brigide, St. Jean and Iberville, Quebec, Canada. His date of birth is shown as April 1897 and his immigration year as 1909.

John and Gerald were placed on separate farms in Quebec. Jack (John Bernard) Burt taken "off books" December 31, 1916 (he turned 18 that year).

Another brother moved to Canada in 1920 to get "the boys" off the farms and had hoped to start his own farm in Stanbridge, Quebec, but he never actually started to farm.

Jack loved the people with whom he lived and he stayed on with them for several more years. Gerald was abused by his "farm family" and he told his brother that he would move in with him but he would never work on a farm again. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-07 14:59:31 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : alanmack

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 15:33:14 /

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3021 ABBOTT, Alice1899ENG,     May 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
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  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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