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Record #16535
Name :
: George Henry BRITTAIN (1884 - 1943)
  aka : George Henry Britton


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1884

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 11 Aug 1943
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Bethnal Green
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, 236 Queen Street, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 19 Aug 1893
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Labrador

Placement Family
: Talor
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesParents: Frederick Charles Brittain and Emma Dyer, married 1875, Shoreditch, London, England.

In 1893, H Brittain, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 166 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

George Henry Brittain married Martha Ann Grace Campling, born in England, daughter of Aaron and Kate Campling, on August 12, 1907, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Sometime after 1907, George Henry Brittain became George Henry Britton.

At least 5 children were born of this marriage: Thelma Jean Britton, born January 12, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, died February 2, 2007; Kenneth George Britton, born May 12, 1927, died June 1, 2001, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Norman Britton, born November 17, 1909, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, died May 18, 1992, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Grace Britton, born about 1908, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, died August 12, 1954, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and Victor Raymond Britton, born about 1912, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, died January 2, 1998, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Winnipeg Free Press
August 12, 1943

GEORGE HENRY BRITTON

George Henry Britton, of 236 Queen street, died Wednesday at his residence, at the age of 59. He was a tinsmith by trade and was born in London, Eng. He had resided in Winnipeg for the past 30 years and in Canada for 40 years. His widow survives, Clark-Leatherdale funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

George Henry Brittain/Britton was buried at St. James Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Grace Campling Brittain/Britton died on June 20, 1966, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-31 17:50:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-05 22:13:24 /

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3020 ABBOT, Alice1877ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23669 ABBOTT, Alice1877ENG,     Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3045 ABBOTT, Leslie1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3071 ABEL, John1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23728 ADAMS, Ethel M1887ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
4491 ADAMS, Henry F.1880ENG, ESS, Brighton Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21088 ADAMS, Percy Robert1884ENG, SSX, Hastings Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8762 ADAMTHWAITE, Ethel Maud1887ENG, LND, Holborn Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
9959 ADAMTHWAITE, Mary Kate Jane1886ENG, LND Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
20177 AGGETT, Sidney Francis George1883ENG, DEV, East Stonehouse Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
19952 ALEXANDER, James1883ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22083 ALFORD, W. G.1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21078 ALLEN, Joseph1882ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23771 ANDERSON, Ethel1887ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
22780 ANDERSON, G1875ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
9711 ANDERSON, Julia1879ENG, DUR, Sunderland Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21062 ANDREWS, J H1888ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23784 ANDREWS, Stanley1884ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
22179 ANSCOMBE, William Andrew1883ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
19911 APLIN, Albert1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19622 ARCEMA, B1881ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23796 ARCHER, Edith C1887ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8851 ARCHER, Maud S1888ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
6453 ASCOT, Arthur1884ENG,    , Tiverton Oct 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21097 ASH, Richard1885ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
6547 ASHBY, Arthur 1886ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21080 ASHLAN, Joseph1885ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
22078 ASHLEY, A.1886ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8452 ASKEW, Alfred George1883ENG, ESX, West Ham Aug 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
9779 ASPINALL, Christmas1878ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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