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Record #3615

Name :: : Allan KINGHORN (1896 - )
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Date of Birth: : 21 Mar 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Strichen

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 11 Apr 1911
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Hesperian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Quarriers

NotesIn 1901, Allan Kinghorn, 4 years of age, and his brother, Peter Kinghorn, 9 years of age, were shown as inmates in Leith Poorhouse, 172 Great Junction St, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. (Source: 1901 Census of Scotland; Parish: Leith; ED: Leith Poorhouse; Line: 14; Year: 1901.) Their brother, William Kinghorn, 10 years of age, was residing with his grandmother, Ann Mathers, 63, domestic servant, at High Street, Strichen, Aberdeenshire, England. (Source: 1901 Census of Scotland; Parish: Strichen; ED: 2; Line: 13; Year: 1901.) Sisters, Margaret Kinghorn, 7 years of age, and Ann Kinghorn, 2 years of age, were shown as inmates in Leith Poorhouse, 172 Great Junction St, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. (Parish: Leith; ED: Leith Poorhouse; Line: 9; Year: 1901.)

In 1910, Allan Kinghorn, 14, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 100 children en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada. (Brothers, Peter Kinghorn, 13, and William Kinghorn, 14, had arrived on the Corinthian in 1905; sister Maggie Kinghorn, 14, arrived on the Ionian in 1908; and sister, Annie Kinghorn, 10, arrived on the Grampian in 1909.)

In 1911, Allan Kinghorn, 15, was shown as a servant / labourer to Joseph Boyd and family in Augusta, Grenwich, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as March 1896 and his immigration year as 1910.

On September 21, 1914, Allan Kinghorn enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland; that his next of kin was his father, Peter Kinghorn, who resided at North Augusta, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was March 21, 1896; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; brown eyes; dark hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had distinguishing marks of three vaccination scars on his left arm.

In 1930, Allan Kinghorn, 34, loader / lumber company, was residing at 6721 Sangar, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Other family members included: Helen Kinghorn, 26 (born in Scotland); Margaret Kinghorn, 8 (born in Canada); Jessie Kinghorn, 6 (born in Canada); William Kinghorn, 3 (born in Canada); Donald Kinghorn, 2 (born in the United States). Allan stated that he had been married at the age of 23 and his wife at the age of 16. The family immigrated to the United States in 1927/1928.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-13 14:13:17 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 15:46:54 /

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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
9871	ADAMSON, Charles Daniels	1897	SCT, , Airdrie	Apr 1909 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
22546	AITKEN, Archibald McMillan	1900	ENG,	Apr 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
6418	ALEXANDER, Thomas	1893	SCT,	Jun 1910 : Hesperian	CAN	Cossar (George Carter)
22548	ANDERSON, Alex	1896	SCT,	Jul 1912 : Hesperian	CAN	Cossar (George Carter)
13168	ANDERSON, George Bennie	1901	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Apr 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
13169	ANDERSON, Mary Gordon Inglis	1899	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jun 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
6419	ANDERSON, Walter Michie	1896	SCT, RFW, Paisley	Apr 1910 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
2959	ANGUS, Alexander	1899	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
22549	ANTHONY, Alexander	1902	SCT,	Mar 1915 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
9820	BARRIE, Isabella	1895	SCT,	Aug 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Sailing Alone
9818	BATHGATE, John	1900	SCT, , Airdrie	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
9819	BATHGATE, William	1900	SCT, , Airdrie	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
5681	BEATON, George Alexander	1897	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
19664	BEATON, Marion	1902	ENG,	Jun 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
19665	BEATON, Maximillian	1899	ENG,	Jun 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
21646	BELL, Agnes	1902	ENG,	Jun 1912 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
17338	BELL, James	1899	ENG,	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
22850	BRADBURY, Claude	1899	ENG,	Apr 1915 : Hesperian	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
12577	BRAIDWOOD, Janet	1902	ENG, , Paisley	Jun 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
12576	BRAIDWOOD, Jne	1900	SCT, RFW, Paisley	Jun 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
17446	BROWN, David	1892	SCT,	Apr 1909 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
10661	BURRAGE, Arthur	1899	ENG, SSX, Horsham	Jul 1915 : Hesperian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
4334	BURT, Gerald	1902	ENG, KEN, Lewisham	Jul 1915 : Hesperian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
3723	CAMERON, David	1896	SCT, , Helensburgh	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
3724	CAMERON, Gordon	1898	SCT, , Helensburgh	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
16022	CAMPBELL, Andrew	1899	SCT,	Apr 1909 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
5593	CHEDD, Albert	1899	ENG, , Islington	Mar 1915 : Hesperian	CAN	Salvation Army
2965	COONEY, Charles	1901	SCT, RFW, Paisley	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
2964	COONEY, James	1898	SCT, RFW, Paisley	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
10296	DAWES, Emmanuel	1901	ENG, , Greenwich	Jun 1915 : Hesperian	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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