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Record #6876

Name :: : George ALTHORPE (1885 - 1921)
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Date of Birth: : 2 Jun 1885
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Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 10 Dec 1921 Notes : Phthisis Pulmonalis

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Colchester

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, York, Toronto

Sailing Information

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

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Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesOn July 4 1895, George Althorpe, 9, deserted, admitted to Stepney Union from 'Forest Gate' then discharged on 17 November 1898 to Hanwell School.

On 6th April 1900, George Allthorpe, 15, re-admitted to Stepney Union Workhouse, Church of England, he was a deserted child with no next of kin. He was handed over to Dr Barnardo's care on 27 March 1902, reason for discharge 'to Canada'

In 1902, George Althorpe, 15, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, in a group of 15 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A marriage was registered between George Althorpe and Alice Bridgen in Aston, Warwickshire, England in 1915. (Volume 6d; page 1562).

On June 13, 1917, at London, Ontario, Canada, George Althorpe, 38 [sic], joined the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Colchester, Essex, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Alice E. Althorpe, who resided at 1, Burton Terrace, Bolton Road, Smallheath, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; that he was a harness maker; and that he had previously served for 2 years in the D.A.C. (Can. Fld. Art.).

On November 27, 1919, Private George Althorpe returned to Canada after serving in the 1.C.D. His next of kin was listed as his wife, who resided at 25 Hillingdon Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On January 29, 1920, George Althorpe, 38, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Empress of France. He declared that his address while in the UK was to be Barton Terrace, Bolton Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; and that he was a farmer.

He sailed back to Canada on the ship Corsican on March 23, 1920. He declared that he was born in Colchester, England; that he was a harness maker; that he resided at 25 Hillingwood Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that he had immigration through Portland, Maine, USA in April, 1902.

On December 10, 1921, George Althorpe, 36, a sadler/harness [maker], died of phthisis pulmonalis, duration 1 week, at Toronto Free Hospital, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth was shown as June 2, 1885. He had been born in Sussex, England, and his parents had died when he was young. George Althorpe was buried in Prospect Cemetery.

Alice Ellen Bridgen remarried Albert Bayley on June 1, 1923, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2009-04-12 03:30:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-11-24 18:25:21 /

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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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