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Record #7691
Name :
: Daniel George CLAYTON (1903 - 1949)
  aka : Daniel Claydon, Daniel Cl


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 7 Apr 1903

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Jan 1949   Notes : unknown
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Derbyshire, Derby
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Wayne, Detroit
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Aug 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Catholic Emigration Society
NotesMy grandfather, Daniel Clayton (1903-1949) was born in Derby, a city in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the River Derwent and is located in the south of the shire county of Derbyshire. The oral tradition that has been passed down is that Daniel and his siblings were placed in an orphanage after their mother died and their father was unable to take care of them himself. It is clear that Daniel was, in fact, in an orphanage in England. It was in Coleshill, near Birmingham, and was called the St. Edward's Home for Boys, also known as the Father Hudson Home. Research is ongoing to try to find out the exact circumstances under which he came to be there.

What we do know as fact is this: Daniel and his brother, James Claydon (1898-?), were transported aboard the RMS Corsican in 1913 from Liverpool, England to Quebec, Canada as part of the child emigration scheme of the time. They sailed on 20 Aug 1913 and landed in Quebec on 28 Aug 1913. On the ship passenger list, their surname is spelled CLAYDIN, and they are listed among 34 boys labeled the 'Roman Catholic Party' who were sponsored for the voyage from England by the Catholic Emigration Society. From Quebec, they were taken by train to the St. George's Home in Ottawa, Ontario, which was the main receiving and distribution center for Roman Catholic children from about 1895 until the last British Home Children arrived in the early 1930s. The boys were then separated - James being sent to Ellaton, Norfork County, Ontario, and Daniel to the farm of Alex D. St. Louis in Tecumseh, Essex County, Ontario. He was 10 years old.

In Canada, James signed up to serve during WWI in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, and on his attestation paper, he listed his place of birth as Derby, England, and his full name as James Anthony Claydon. He named my grandfather as his next-of-kin. His residence at that time was Ellaton, Norfolk County, Ontario. Daniel seems also to have used the Claydon spelling until about the time he married my grandmother, then started using Clayton.

The family story goes that the farmer to whom Daniel was sent was abusive to Daniel, and that he was, for all intents and purposes, slave labor. Daniel ran away from this farm at age 15, snuck into the U.S. and was an illegal immigrant here.

This story lines up perfectly with what little my father's family knew about his father. Daniel could speak French, according to family members. He had some papers written in French in his wallet at the time of his death. Tecumseh is an area of Ontario with a large French-speaking population. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-05-03 17:46:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2016-04-30 14:46:36 /

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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  
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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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