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Record #4413
Name :
: Clifford PARDOE (1907 - 1971)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 28 May 1907

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Mar 1971
Abode (1) : Place of Birth, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Kitchener
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Sep 1922
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Clifford Pardoe: Year of Registration: 1907; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 74. Mother: Alice Pardoe. Clifford was born in the Workhouse Infirmary on Dudley Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. No father was listed and Alice Pardoe's occupation was listed as "Pen worker" of
Birmingham.

He spent five years in Barnardo's care from the age of ten to fifteen. His mother's name was Alice Pardoe. In 1906 she was a twenty three year old living in Hendon. "The mother was in the habit of singing at the Drill Hall, and was an attractive and fascinating woman." It was there that she met and had a relationship(?) with Sergeant James Dunmow. He was soon stationed at Bombay, India and she moved to Manchester then Birmingham where she gave birth to Clifford. Alice applied to the courts and Sgt. Dunmow was ordered to pay 3/6 weekly, which he did regularly along with birthday and Christmas gifts. Alice boarded Clifford out to a Mrs Pearce and was also ordered to pay 1/6 weekly toward his care. "The child's mother, however, disappeared, and it [was] believed she had gone to the bad entirely, as she had recently been committed to prison for attempting to procure an abortion."

Mrs. Pearce "had great affection" for Cliffor, but she passed away in 1917 just as he turned ten. Her daughter took him in temporarily but she was a twenty-two year old with four young children of her own. She contacted Sgt. Dunmow's sister Anne and they both agreed to apply to Barnardo's. Anne Dunmow forwarded the 3/6 per week from her brother to Barnardo's from then on along with the continued birthday and Christmas gifts.

In 1922, Clifford Pardoe, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 172 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Clifford was placed on a farm owned by the Sherman family in Mulmur, Ontario.

He subscribed to "Ups and Downs" and wrote letters to Barnardo's as
well as to an "Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Annie." (They lived in England and he always said they "adopted" him as their nephew.) He obviously had fond memories of Barnardo's and was most likely treated well.

Clifford Pardoe married Lena May Sawyer in Ontario, Canada. They had six children.

Clifford Pardoe died on March 26, 1979, at age 71, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Lena Mae Sawyer Pardoe died in 1983, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-19 19:24:22 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 15:40:08 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3090 ABRAHAM, Reginald Robert1908ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3091 ABRAHAM, Thomas William1906ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3125 ACKERMAN, James David Ernest1910ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3126 ACKERMAN, Leslie David1914ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
10220 ALEXANDER, Jack1908ENG, KEN, Hoo Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN MacPherson Homes  
10417 ALEXANDER, Kevin Ernest1909ENG, SSX, Littlehampton May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Father Hudsons Homes  
23376 ALEXANDER, Walter1906ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
23195 ALLEN, Lilian May1905ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22730 ALLEN, Lily1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23775 ANDERSON, Frederick1909ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6594 ANDERSON, Leslie1913ENG, LDN, London Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22785 ANDREWS, Bertram Arthur1912ENG,     Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22731 ANDREWS, Edward1911ENG,     Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
15843 ANSCOMBE, Queenie May1909ENG, KEN, Dover Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23786 ANSELL, Charles1909ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23787 ANSELL, Jack1909ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3800 APPLEBY, Nelson F.1910ENG, MDX, Lewisham, London Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22207 ARCH, William Alfred1908ENG, LIN, Grantham Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23377 ASHFIELD, Ernest1904ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
23048 ASHTON, Samuel1908ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
11940 ASPDEN, Margaret1911ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22581 ASTLEY, Kenneth Alfred James1911ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos klms65  
23851 ATKINSON, Lavinia1910ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23893 AVERY, Leonard1912ENG,     May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
6585 AVES, Rose1912ENG, LDN, London Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22586 BALES, Mary1910ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23925 BALL, Frank1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
10456 BALL, George Ogilvie1911ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23372 BALL, Herbert1907ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
23673 BALL, Irene1912ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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