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Record #16031

Name :: : Frank Freeman NEWMAN (1894 - 1909)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : Jun 1894
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 29 Jul 1909 Notes : Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Ecclesall Bierlow

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Chatham

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 5 Mar 1907
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: : McKay

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Freeman Newman: Date: Sep 1894; District: Ecclesall Bierlow; County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9c; Page: 380.

Added 21 June 2018 by Rootschatter Lyn 8 (source not cited): Born 11th June 1894 at 12 Gifford Rd, son of Harry Wm Newman and Catherine Cosgrove.

In 1907, Frank F. Newman, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 349 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

SUICIDE IN WOODS

Young Englishman Shot Himself Near the Village of Dresden

Dresden, Aug. 7.--An Englishman by the name of Newman, about twenty years of age, was found dead in Allan McKay's woods near here late last night. He had been in the employ of McKay as a farm laborer for some time. Newman is supposed to have been dead for a week and when found a revolver was lying by his side and bullet hole through his left temple.

Chatham News
August 7, 1909

BARNARDO BOY FOUND LYING DEAD IN BUSH

Was Chided For Neglecting Chores While Employer Was Away--Went to Bush and Shot Himself--Body Found After 8 Days

(Special to the News)

Dresden, Aug. 7--The dead body of Frank Freeman Newman was found last night at dark by his employer, Allan McKay, in a small clump of bush at the rear of his farm on concession 9, Chatham township.

The deceased was a Barnardo boy, 15 years old and had been employed by Mr. McKay for over two years. On Wednesday and Thursday of last week while the family were away on excursion, he was left to look after the chores on the farm. On Wednesday he went visiting and neglected his work and was warned by a near neighbor named Hall, Thursday morning that he would report him to his employer on his return. During that day he disappeared.

On Mr. McKay's return nothing much was thought of his disappearance as he had gone away at other times. Eight days later his body was found in the bush, and Dr. Wiley, coroner, notified.

The coroner examined the body and surroundings and found that death had been caused by a bullet wound in the right temple from a revolver which was found lying at the side of the body. It was evidently a clear case of suicide, and an inquest was not considered necessary. As the body was in a bad state of decomposition the coroner ordered it removed and interred at once.

The Daily Phoenix
August 9, 1909

YOUNG BOY SUICIDES

Barnardo Youth Absent for Week Found With Bullet Wound

Chatham, Ont., Aug. 9--The body of Frank Freeman Newman, 15 years old, a Barnardo boy, was found in a clump of trees in the rear of his employer's farm in Chatham township, with a bullet wound in his head. He had been missing for a week. It was clearly a case of suicide.

Chatham News
August 10, 1909

COMMENTS ON SUICIDE

Tragic Death of Barnardo Boy Has Excited Much Discussion

Why 15-year-old Frank Freeman Newman committed suicide out near Dresden proved a most prolific source of speculation over the holiday. The facts, as related exclusively in The News, on Saturday, left room for several hypotheses which were advanced wherever the news of the day is analyzed, bisected and digested.

That the boy fired the fatal bullet because he was left at home is one of the theories advanced. The other is that he felt sore on being chided by a neighbor.

But none of these seem to hit the mark. The fact that he got hold of a revolver and must have had it some time before using it shows that the deed might have been premeditated.

It is quite likely that the boy, as young as he was, was thoroughly tired of life, felt that he was handicapped in the struggle for the good things of this world, and decided to evade a continuation of the unequal struggle.

The story of the suicide created a profound shock throughout the county.

ContributorsCreated : 2012-02-23 10:50:37 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : Lyn 8

, mollipops1

Last Updated : 2018-10-28 07:32:59 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Frank Freeman NEWMAN:

Lyn 8

Readers Comments14.07.18 Lyn 8

:
I purchased his birth cert due to his sad life. He seemed to be a mystery and have no real beginnings but a very sad end to his life. Frank was born 11th June 1894 at 12 Gifford Rd, son of Harry Wm Newman and Catherine Cosgrove. Research shows the Freeman name appears to have come down to him via his paternal grandfather.
28.10.18 Lyn 8

:
A Sheffield UK boy

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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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3023	ABBOTT, Charles	1884	ENG, ESS, Messing	Apr 1900 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3160	ABSOLOM, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3107	ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James	1893	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3142	ACKROYD, John Edward	1886	ENG,	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3153	ACTON, Alice	1889	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3154	ACTON, Ellen	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22827	ADAMS, C R	1885	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26477	ADAMS, Charles W R	1887	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23730	ADAMS, Eliza	1887	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5602	ADAMS, Gladys	1898	ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
23726	ADAMS, Isabel	1888	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3278	ADAMS, Robert Henry	1888	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
23732	ADAMS, Thomas G	1901	ENG,	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10890	ADAMSON, George	1893	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9834	ADBY, Ethel Caroline	1893	ENG, BKM, Wycombe	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8817	ADCOCK, Lily	1896	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9830	ADKINS, Theodora Margaret	1897	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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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