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Record #4252
Name :
: Cosmo H. DE CLERCQ (1916 - )


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1916 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Westminster
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Jun 1930
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Duchess of York

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Crusade of Rescue
NotesA birth registration was found for Cosmo H. De Clercq: Year of Registration: 1915; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Mother's Maiden Name: De Clercq; District: Hackney; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 728.

In 1930, Cosmo de Clerq, 14, arrived at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 35 young persons en route to the Catholic Emigration Association, St. George's Home, 1153 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Cosmo related: "You were given a choice of where to go?Australia or Canada. There was no choice to stay in Britain."And when he got to Canada . . ."I ate in the barn, I slept in the barn. I lived in the barn. I never saw the inside of the house, and when I ran away, nobody came looking for me."

"I never saw an inspector, and those that did often saw him at the table with the farmer and his family who would deny it if you said you were abused. Now who was the inspector to believe?the kid or the adult? And when the inspector left, the kid would be thrashed for causing trouble."

When an inspector asked Cosmo de Clerq how well the poor people he was with were treating him and whether he had enough to eat, the child replied: "I like it here; they love me." And the inspector retorted: "Love has got nothing to do with it!" 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-23 15:34:36 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-01-31 20:17:56 /

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10624 ABBOTT, John1913ENG,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
5341 ADAMS, Frank J.1914ENG, KEN, Bridge Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
14545 ALLAN-VALLIS, Agnes1916IRL,    , Glasgow Jun 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Crusade of Rescue  
5284 AMPHLETT, Edward George1914ENG, DBY, Rotherham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5311 ATKINS, Fred1914ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5321 AXFORD, John1913ENG, LDN, London Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
5322 BACKLER, John1914ENG, LDN, London Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
5323 BARKER, Alfred1915ENG,    , Flagborough Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
5344 BARNES, James1915ENG,    , Chadderton Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
14546 BARRATT, Rodney1914ENG,     Jun 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Crusade of Rescue  
5342 BAXTER, Robert1915ENG,    , Dovercourt Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
10626 BENBOW, Alfred1914WAL,    , Forden Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos CyraL  
5312 BENTLEY, Sidney1912ENG, YKS, Leeds Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5313 BICKERTON, Kenneth1916ENG,    , Crewe Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5296 BLACKMAN, Arthur1912ENG,    , Plymouth Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
14547 BOLGER, Gerard1915ENG,     Jun 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Crusade of Rescue  
5314 BOWLING, Harold1915ENG,    , Chorley Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5343 BRENNAN, Thomas1915IRL,    , Dublin Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
10625 BRIDGEHOUSE, William1913WAL,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
5324 BUCKLEY, Edward1914ENG,    , Oldham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
5297 BUTWELL, William1913ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
10627 CALLAWAY, George1915ENG, NBL, Tynemouth Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
5285 CHAPMAN, John1916ENG,    , Shields Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5298 CHASE, Ernest1913ENG, YKS, Rotherham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5345 CHILCOTT, William1914ENG,    , Lowell Shiels? Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5315 CLARKE, Leonard1913ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5316 CLEVERLY, Reginald1912ENG,    , Cheltenham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5348 COE, Walter1912ENG, LDN, London Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5299 COULSON, Robert1914ENG, DUR, Hamsterley Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5300 COURTNEY, Harry 1913ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
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