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Record #4468
Name :
: Fred MEALING (1912 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1912

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Buckinghamshire, High Wycombe
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jun 1929
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Laurentic

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Salvation Army
NotesA birth registration was found for Fred Mealing: Year of Registration: 1912 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Mother's Maiden Name: White; District: Wycombe; County: Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire; Volume: 3a; Page: 1895. (Parents: Arthur Mealing and Rosa Jane White, married 1893 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.)

In 1929, Fred Mealing, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 15 young men from the Salvation Army, 3 Upper Thames Street, London, England EC4 en route to Salvation Army, 480, Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He stated on landing that he had been a coachmaker in England and would be pursuing farming and that his contact in England was his father, A. Mealing, who resided at 143 Abercrombie Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.

A letter regarding Fred was found on the microfilm from the National Archives:

"Copy for file 768363
1st August, 1929

Major Wm. Dray,
Acting Resident Secretary
Salvastion Army,
1225 University St.
Montreal, Que.

Dear Sir:-

Following up my letter of 23 ultimo, in the case of Fred Mealing, mentioned in yours of the 29th June, I may say that on examining our records I find that this boy according to advice received from your Office, was trained at Hadleigh and was given the usual course there. In view of this and of the further fact that Dr. Sutherland's certificate states that the boy's present condition was present before he came to Canada, I cannot quite understand how Mealing's case was not noticed by your people at Hadleigh. I would suggest that you follow this up.

Yours very truly,
Assistant Deputy Minister"

Fred Mealing, 17, wood worker, returned to England on October 5, 1929, stating he would be residing at 14 Ambercrombie Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, and remaining permanently in England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-28 08:40:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 14:04:47 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3113 ACHESEN, Sarah1895ENG,     Jun 1913 : Laurentic CAN Sailing Alone  
7876 BIDDLE, Ronald Frederick1917ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Nova Scotia Government Party  
27604 BIGGS, Frederick William1900ENG, GLS, Gloucester Aug 1912 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
4469 BROUGH, Frank1912ENG, YKS, York Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
4470 BRUCE, Roger1914ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
22128 BURNETT, George1913SCT,     May 1930 : Laurentic CAN Empire Settlement Act  
22130 CASTLE, Edmund1915ENG,     Apr 1930 : Laurentic CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
7879 CLARK, George Victor1915ENG,    , Southwark May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
7880 CLISSETT, Frank Ernest1915ENG,    , Bromsgrove May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
7881 COLE, Robert Wade1917ENG,    , Prickwillow May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
4471 DAVIDSON, Alex1911SCT,    , Broughty Ferry Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
7870 EVANS, Wilfred Norman1914ENG, DUR, Sunderland May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Nova Scotia Government Party  
7882 FINLAY, Herbert Douglas1915ENG,    , St Marylebone May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
7883 FREEMAN, Arthur Thomas ENG, HAM, Shirley May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
7884 FRENCH, Leslie Harold1915ENG,    , Hastings May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
7885 GILL, Albert Lawrence1914ENG,    , Bury St Edmonds May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
4472 HAYDEN, William H. H.1913ENG, MDX, Islington, London Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
7871 JOHNSON, George1917ENG, LDN, London May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Nova Scotia Government Party  
4473 KELLY, Bruce1912ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
7875 KEMBLE, Garratt1915WAL,    , Cardiff May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Nova Scotia Government Party  
4474 LAMBIE, James1912IRL,    , Londonderry Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
27626 LANCASTER, Constance Maria1908ENG, SSX, Winchelsea May 1914 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
27625 LANCASTER, Ernest1907ENG, SSX, Winchelsea May 1914 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
27624 LANCASTER, Gwendoline Mary1906ENG, SSX, Winchelsea May 1914 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
27623 LANCASTER, Stephen Clifford1902ENG, KEN, Lydd May 1914 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
22036 LEADBEATER, Elizabeth1901ENG,    , Hunslet May 1914 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
22033 LEADBEATER, Susannah1899ENG,    , Hunslet May 1914 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
4475 LITTLER, John Philip1911ENG, DBY, Derby Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army  
5339 MALE, George1914IRL,    , Cork May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22428 MCAULEY, Charles1914ENG,     Apr 1930 : Laurentic CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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