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Record #7858
Name :
: Richard DUNN (1893 - )


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Bideford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Sep 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Richard Dunn: Year of Registration: 1893; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Bideford; County: Devon; Volume: 5b; Page: 472. Parents: Richard Dunn and Charlotte Vanstone, married 1889, Bideford, Devonshire, England.

A death registration was found for Charlotte Dunn: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869; Year of Registration: 1902; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 33; District: Bideford; County: Devon; Volume: 5b; Page: 319.

Family and friends helped the family out for a while after the death of Charlotte. Richard Dunn, along with sister, Rosa, and brother, John, were admitted to Barnardos Child Care on September 6, 1904.

In 1907, Richard Dunn, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a large group of 243 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On October 26, 1918, at Belleville, Ontario, Canada, Richard Dunn, 25, was conscripted under the Military Service Act of 1917. He declared that he resided at P.O. Box 836, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; that his Military Service Act No. was AC 731235; that he was born April 24, 1893; that he was born in Pegginton, England; that he was not married; that he was a farmer; and that his next of kin was his friend, Mr. Burnham McGregor; who resided at P.O. Box 836, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; fair complexion; grey eyes; red hair. He had a deformity of the chest. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-05-11 10:48:51 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-05-11 11:24:59 /

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3107 ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James1893ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3134 ACKLAND, Herbert George1898ENG, LND, Camberwell Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3142 ACKROYD, John Edward1886ENG,     Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3153 ACTON, Alice1889ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3154 ACTON, Ellen1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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23732 ADAMS, Thomas G1901ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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8817 ADCOCK, Lily1896ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3759 ADDERLEY, David Gerard1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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9831 ADKINS, Ann1899ENG, LND, Camden Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9830 ADKINS, Theodora Margaret1897ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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