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Record #3934

Name :: : Alexander Alexander MCKEAN (1893 - 1975)
Father: :
Mother: :

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Date of Birth: : 13 Oct 1893
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 28 May 1975

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Middlesbrough

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

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 12 Aug 1905
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Alexander Alexander McKean: Year of Registration: 1893; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Middlesbrough (1875-1968); County: Yorkshire - North Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 564.

In 1905, A. McKeen, 11 (along with his brother D(avid) McKeen, 10) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were traveling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.

On January 22, 1917, Alexander McKean, 23, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Miniota, Manitoba, Canada; that he was born in Middlesboro, England; that his next of kin was his brother, David McKean, who resided in Beulah, Manitoba, Canada; that he was a farmer; and that he was single. He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; fair hair; blue eyes; fair complexion. He was a member of the Church of England.

Alexander Alexander McKean and Mary Bard were married October 9, 1929 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Miniota, Manitoba, Canada by Rev. G. L. Armstrong. Mary Bard had been born in Miniota. She took nurses training in Winnipeg, was on staff for Victoria Hospital of Winnipeg and also worked at the hospital in Miniota.

Alexander and Mary McKean had four children: Charles McKean; Wilbur McKean; Reginald McKean; and Robert McKean.

Alexander Alexander McKean died on May 28, 1975, at Hamiota Hospital in Miniota, Manitoba, Canada. His obituary was published in the Brandon Sun:

McKEAN: Alexander McKean, aged 81, passed away quietly on May 28, at Hamiota Hospital. He was born in Middlesbroung [sic], Yorkshire, England, and he immigrated to Canada as a Barnardo orphan at age 12. He came to Miniota as a foster child of the Boyce family and was raised in the Miniota are. Alex was a veteran of the First and Second World Wars. He farmed in the Miniota are and also worked for the CN Railway until he retired in 1959. He was predeceased by his brother, Dave, also of Miniota, in 1956. He is survived by: his loving wife, Mary; his four sons, Charlie, Wilber, Reiny, Bob and their wives and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 31, 1975.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-28 08:32:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 14:01:55 /

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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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