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Record #4251

Name :: : Leonard David COLBEAR (1897 - )
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Date of Birth: : 22 Jan 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Trowbridge

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 21 Mar 1908
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Leonard David Colbear: Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Melksham; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 118. (Parents: Arthur Colbear and Elizabeth Stephenson.)

In 1901, Leonard Colbear, 5 years of age, was shown residing at 30 Strode Road, North End and Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Other family members included: Arthur Colbear, 48, carrier/oil stores; Arthur Colbear, 19, oil stores; Elizabeth Colbear, 46; Frederick Colbear, 11; Maggie Colbear, 8; Ada Colbear, 13; May Colbear, 3; and Willie Colbear, 15. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 980; Folio: 30; Page: 2.)

In 1908, Lionel [sic] Colbear, 10, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with 244 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (The correct name, Leonard David Colbear, was confirmed by documentation on the Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959.)

In 1911, Leonard Colbear, 14, is shown as the adopted son of Edgar and Lorinda Tofflemire, of Colchester South, Essex South, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as January 1897 and his immigration year as 1908.

[EDITORS NOTE: In 1914, on the ship Andania, Margaret's brother, Frederick Colbear, arrived at Quebec, Canada, to reside with his brother in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. He declared that he was a farm laborer and chauffeur and intended to remain permanently. Frederick Colbear enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces and died at the Wentworth Sanitorium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from pulmonary tuberculosis on January 10, 1919. He was buried at St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sec. 6. Range 14. Lot 9.)

On January 14, 1915, at Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Leonard Colbear, 18, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Portsmouth, England; that his next of kin was his brother Fred Coldbear [sic], who resided c/o E. Merson, Whitby, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was January 22, 1896; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 11 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair. He was a member of the Baptist faith.

On December 24, 1919, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Leonard David Colbear, 22, caretaker, born in Trowbridge, England, to Arthur Colbear and Elizabeth Stevens; and Helen Florence Emaline Williams, 19, born in West Browich, England, to Edward N. Williams and Sarah Elizabeth Johnson.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-23 13:23:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 15:21:25 /

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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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