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Record #5358
Name :
: Lawrence Gray AITKEN (1909 - 1931)


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Apr 1909

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 22 Aug 1931   Notes : Injuries sustained in train accident
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Lanark, Glasgow
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Haldimand, North Cayuga
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Aug 1925
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Montnairn

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: National Childrens Home
NotesParents [according to Death Certificate]: Samuel Aitken and Isabella Thomson, married Scotland.

In 1925, Lawrence Gray Aitken, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of children and young persons from the National Childrens Home. His birthplace is listed as Warwick, England; next of kin is given as 'None'; destination is The National Childrens Home, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; and intended occupation is farming.

Lawrence Gray Aiken, laborer, died at the age of 22 years 4 months at Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. The cause of his death was fracture of base of skull, multiple fractures of jaw, fracture of left clavicle received from an accident where he was hit by a train from Michigan Central Railroad about midnight on August 22, 1931. No auto or other vehicle was involved.

He was buried in Dunnville, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-28 02:08:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-10-18 20:06:25 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5358 AITKEN, Lawrence Gray1909SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
5359 ALFORD, Stanley Victor1910ENG, HRT, Royston Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
5360 APOW, Leslie1911ENG, LDN, London Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
5361 ATKINSON, Thos1910ENG, YKS, Keighley Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
4939 AUSTIN, William1909ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4940 AYLING, Albert1910ENG,    , Portsmouth Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5365 BEATTY, Edmund1909ENG,    , Seacombe Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
5364 BEE, Samuel1910ENG,     Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
15217 BOOTHBY, Kenneth1912ENG, YKS, Sculcoates Apr 1928 : Montnairn CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4941 BROADBENT, William1910ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5362 BROCKLEBANK, William Hodge1910ENG,    , Martin Olverston Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
4942 BROLLY, George1909SCT,    , Tagnuilt Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5363 BROWN, Douglas1911ENG,    , Eastleigh Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
4943 BUCKLE, William1910ENG, LDN, London Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5366 BURGESS, Walter1910ENG, DUR, Hartlepool Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
4944 BURNS, John1910SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4945 BUTLER, Thomas Anthony1909ENG,    , Bournemouth Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4946 CANTY, John1911ENG,    , Worcester Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4947 CARBERRY, John1910USA,    , New York Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4948 CARDWELL, Henry1911ENG,    , Preston Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4949 CARRINGTON, Henry1911ENG, LDN, London Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5367 CHANDLER, George H1909ENG,    , Gosport Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
5369 CHATTERLEY, Gilbert1909ENG,    , Warwick Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
5368 CHATTERLEY, Graham1910ENG,    , Warwick Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
4951 COOKE, Francis1911ENG, YKS, Bradford Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4950 COOKE, Richard1910ENG, YKS, Bradford Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4952 CRAWFORD, James 1910SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5370 CRISP, John T1911ENG, LDN, London Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
4953 CUNNINGHAM, William1909ENG, LAN, Manchester Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4954 DARRINGTON, Alfred1911ENG, LDN, London Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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