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Record #4133

Name :: : George WAKELING (1889 - 1975)
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BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 3 Sep 1889
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : Mar 1975

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 6 Apr 1902
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesIn 1891, George Wakling, 3 years of age, was residing at the Babies Castle Home for Destitute Children, Hawkhurst, Kent, England. (Source: 1891 Census for England; Class: RG12; Piece: 695; Folio 171; Page 6; GSU roll: 6095805.)

In 1901, George Wakling, 11, was shown residing as a foster child to Isaac and Ann Kemp at Clay Hill, Goudhurst, Kent, England, along with another foster child, Frank Lacey, 8. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 776; Folio: 30; Page: 17.)

In 1902, George Wakling, 13, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, along with a group of 199 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

George was placed on farm of Mr. Orlando Arner of Arner, Ontario as part of his Barnado obligations until 1907.

Between 1907 and 1909 he went to work as farm hand at the farm of Mr. Robert Beacom (and later same farm operated by son Stanley Beacom) in Leamington on and off for a couple of years. He also did seasonal work at Heinz Pickles, Imperial Tobacco and a restaurant all in Leamington. George also played in a Leamington Band.

George mentions in his autobiography visiting old friends from time at the Arner farm, including Mr. and Mrs. William Heath of Arner in about 1909. The Heath's gave him letter of introduction to a family in Windsor and he set out about 1909 to Windsor to find steady work.

On January 21, 1918, George Arthur Wakeling, 28, was drafted into the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at 1076 Mable Street, London, Ontario, Canada; that he ws born December 11, 1889; that he was born in Essex County, England; that he was single; that he was a member of the Church of England; that his next of kin was Mrs. Emily Bentley, his cousin, who also resided at 1076 Mable Street, London, Ontario, Canada; and that he was a carpenter. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; dark complexion; grey eyes; brown hair. He was injured twice and the local paper in Leamington printed a story about his meeting Princess Alice for the second time as a veteran (the first time was when he was recovering from injuries during World War I.)

On July 3, 1923, at Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between George Wakeling, 29, elevator man, born in England to Albert Wakeling (mother's name unknown); and Aretta P. Ford, 21, born in Canada to William Albert Ford and Alice Matilda Jones.

George worked at the Windsor Ford plant from about 1928 until his retirement in 1958. At the time of his retirement, he was residing in Leamington.

In 2000 an article appeared in the Upper Canadian (an antiques newspaper) about a folk artist named George Wakeling. The article explained how 20 pieces of wood carving, sketchbook and a handwritten autobiography were coming up for sale at an antique show. The article was based on the auto biography and chronicled the life of Geo. as a Barnardo child, his life and wood carvings and even provided a photo. Also in the manuscripts was a letter from Barnardo's stating George's birth date Sept. 3, 1889, mother's name Ellen Wakling and father's name not known.

George's auto-biography describes in detail his life before coming to Canada including a very loving foster home in Goudhurst, Kent with the Kemp family and his life in Canada and even his first meeting with a sister Nellie in 1907 who also came to Canada and married a Home child named Walter Brewer.

George Wakeling died in March 1975. Aretta Ford died about 1965.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-02 16:31:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 16:30:04 /

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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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