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Record #4034

Name :: : Donald Roystone HOLT (1900 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1900
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, North Bierley

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 7 Mar 1909
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Donald Roystone Holt: Year of Registration: 1900; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: North Bierley; County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9b; Page: 213.

In 1901, Donald Royston Holt, 1, is shown residing at 67 Mount Street, Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England. Other family members included: Doris May Holt, 6; Elizabeth Holt, 33; Eosel Holtm 13, printing office; Florrie Holt, 4; Harry Holt, 8; Lilly Holt, 11; Minnie Florance Holt, 2; William Hy. Holt, 63, blacksmith, stone quarry. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 4184; Folio: 117; Page: 5.)

In 1909, Donald Holt, 8, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, along with a group of 310 Barnardo children en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Donald R. Holt, 11, was shown as a Barnardo Boy with Reginald J. and Beatrice Luckey in Monck, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth was shown as February 1900 and his immigration year as 1909.

On January 13, 1917, Donald R. Holt, 18 (he was actually 16), enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at R.M.D. #5, Perth, Ontario, Canada; he was born in Bradford, England; his next of kin was his mother, Mary Holt, who resided in Higleford, Bradford, England; his date of birth was Jan. 5th, 1898; he was a farmer; and he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; dark complexion; blue eyes; dark hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had distinguishing marks consisting of: mole 2-1/2 inches to left of right nipple and a little above; scar left calf inner side; scars below left of postella; scar right postella; and a mole behind left shoulder.

Donald Holt was rejected for service due to being underage.

On May 14, 1917, Donald Royston Holt, 18 (he was still 16), once again enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces at Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. He declared: that he resided at Pembroke, Ontario, Canada; he was born in Glasgow, Scotland; his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Mary Holt, who resided in Perth, Ontario, Canada (originally it was stated that she resided in Glasgow, Scotland and crossed out); his date of birth was February 5, 1898; he was a teamster; he was not married; and he had previously served in the CEF in the 240th Btn. for 2 months (he had been rejected for service due to being underage.) He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; ruddy complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had distinguishing marks consisting of: 4 vaccination marks left arm and a vaccination mark on his left left, inner surface; end of first digit-right hand off, but good working finger left.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-15 11:05:37 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 14:59:34 /

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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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