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Record #7417
Name :
: George HENDERSON (1911 - 1991)
  aka : Geo


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Jul 1911

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 21 Dec 1991
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, South Leyton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Park Forest
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 16 Nov 1923
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Montrose

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Salvation Army
NotesGeorge was born on July 25, 1911 to either Jane Parkin or Ann Parkin Henderson. He was illegitimate and his father may have been connected to the military and died before his birth. His mother kept him in her care for several years. In Oct 1921 George was issued a passport for Belgium and France. At some point he returned to England. In 1923 he arrived in Canada with a backpack, a poster note around his neck and 11 pence. We have no idea what circunstances led to this separation. Grandpa seldom spoke of his childhood in England but spoke of his mother with affection.

Grandpa never spoke of his time on the farms in Canada but remained close to his last placement - the McMillan family from Bayfield, Ontario. He continued to visit this family and their daughter until the 1970s. Grandpa briefly spoke of being a "hobo" and "joining the circus" but we have no evidence of theat. We do know he worked in hosiery in 1932. He worked on ships on the St. Lawerence. He met Anna, the love of his life somewhere around 1934 and they married in 1937.

In 1942 George Henderson wrote the Salvation Army in both England and Canada looking for his mother - with no answers. Another search in the 1960s also offered no information. He died in 1991 never receiving any information about what happened to his mother. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-04-26 18:41:03 / From original database

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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  
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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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