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Record #4214
Name :
: John Frederick FOX (1912 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Nov 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, Burnham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Apr 1927
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Montrose

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesParents: Charles Fox and Emily Purbrick.

John remembered that he went into the Fegan Home at Stony Stratford at age 10. His mother died when he was 5 or 6. John did not believe that they ever moved from the "#1, Bungalow Cottages, Lent Green, Burnham, Buckingham, England. He recalled that they attended the English Church and his Dad was a butcher by trade. John's birth Certificate notes that his father was a Journeyman, perhaps with his own shop.

John had one sister, Daisy, who was a twin, but the other twin, Olive, died at age 6 months.

In April, 1927, John Fox, 14 (along with brother, Charles Fox, 15) arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 46 boys from Fegans Home in Westminster, London, England.

His daughter, Marian Fox Troup, told of the reunion of the surviving Fox siblings in 2002:

"Happy to report on our recent reunion adventure to England with my father, a BHC, John F. Fox. He is 89,coming up 90 this November. We were able to take advantage of the funding from the British Government to pay for his expense and my mother as his traveling companion. He was able to re-unite with his only living sibling, a sister, whom he has not seen virtually since he was 10. What a time we had. He has about 20 nieces/nephews in England/Ireland and we have made contact with them, many in person and some by phone. It was truly a wonderful time. Dad, being the tough person he is, is wanting to go again!! After many tears, 35 rolls of film, we unfortunately had to return to Canada." 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-17 16:48:18 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-23 20:28:47 /

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22564 ADEY, W S1909ENG,     Jul 1922 : Montrose CAN MacPherson Homes  
6640 ALEXANDER, John1913ENG, LDN, London Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
7895 ALLDRIDGE, George Gage Notcut1910ENG, SAL, Newport (Salop) Jul 1925 : Montrose CAN Salvation Army  
22774 ALLEN, Charles1911ENG,     Apr 1926 : Montrose CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
6641 ANDERTON, Albert1912ENG, BRK, Reading Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6642 ANDERTON, Charles 1912ENG, BRK, Reading Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
5072 ANDREWS, Hugh1912ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
5073 ARMSTRONG, John 1912ENG, LDN, London Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6643 AUSTIN, John1913ENG, LDN, London Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
5074 BABB, William1911ENG,    , Islington Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
7860 BACON, Ivy Lilian1913ENG,    , Edmonton Jul 1923 : Montrose CAN Salvation Army  
5123 BARKER, Frances1911ENG,    , Fulham Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
18478 BARNES, Amy V1897ENG,     1912 : Montrose CAN   
18506 BARNES, Edward1907ENG,     1923 : Montrose CAN   
6644 BATES, Rose1913ENG,    , Cheltenham Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
5075 BATES, Thomas1912ENG,     Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6723 BEADLE, Walter1911ENG, LDN, London Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN National Childrens Home  
19546 BEATLEY, Thomas1910ENG,     Apr 1926 : Montrose CAN Unknown  
5076 BEATTIE, Leslie1911ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6724 BENNETT, Ernest1913ENG,    , Bolsover Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN National Childrens Home  
5077 BENNION, Charles 1911ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6645 BERRY, Daniel1914ENG,    , Dalton Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6646 BERRY, Robert1919ENG,    , Dalton in Furness Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6647 BERRY, William1913ENG,    , Dalton in Furness Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
5078 BIRKENHEAD, Joseph1910WAL,    , Hazel Beach Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
10463 BISHOP, George1908ENG, LDN, London May 1924 : Montrose CAN Sailing Alone  
22906 BLACKLEDGE, Doris May1917ENG,     Jul 1923 : Montrose CAN Salvation Army  
14821 BLOOMFIELD, Harold1915ENG,     Jul 1923 : Montrose CAN Salvation Army  
6648 BOWDEN, Leslie1913ENG,    , Torquay Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6725 BOYD, William1911IRL,    , Colerain Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN National Childrens Home  
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