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Record #16614
Name :
: Thomas LEWIS (1913 - )
  aka : Tom Lewis


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Dec 1913

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Devon, Bradninch

Kensham Lodge
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 May 1929
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Regina

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Waifs and Strays

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesParents: Henry (Harry) Lewis and Rose Esther Fagg, married 1902, Eastry, Kent, England.

Thomas' parents (Harry, died before 1925; and Rose, died 1926) and 3 siblings (Maud Lewis, died 1928; John Charles Lewis, died 1927; and Harry William Lewis, died 1925) all died of tuberculosis, leaving Tom and older brothers George (born 1907) and Edward (born 1912); sister Bessie May (born 1908); and younger half-sister Mary (b 1919).

In 1929, Thomas Lewis, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 30 boys from the Church of England Waifs & Strays en route to Gibbs? Home, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

There are family stories that Tom died soon after reaching Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-25 05:39:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-25 17:01:12 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11502 ALLPORT, Elsie1912ENG,    , Shrewsbury May 1929 : Regina  Waifs & Strays ynaught  
11505 AMOS, Bert1914ENG, KEN, Medway May 1929 : Regina CAN Waifs & Strays  
10258 ATHERTON, Herbert Foster1908ENG, LAN, West Derby Jun 1924 : Regina CAN MacPherson Homes  
14618 BANCE, Albert Edward1914ENG, LND, Wandsworth May 1929 : Regina CAN Waifs & Strays  
18723 BARNES, John William1910ENG,     1922 : Regina CAN Unknown  
22840 BEAN, Charles William1911ENG,     Jul 1927 : Regina CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
10846 BEE, Frederick William1907ENG, LIN, Glanford Brigg Jul 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
21563 BEESON, Thomas Herbert1906ENG,     May 1922 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
21648 BELL, Albert1910ENG,     May 1925 : Regina CAN Salvation Army  
23438 BRUMBY, Albert1910ENG,     Jun 1924 : Regina CAN MacPherson Homes  
23440 BRUMBY, James Price1912ENG,     Jun 1924 : Regina CAN MacPherson Homes  
3299 BRYANT, Walter Leonard1911ENG,     May 1922 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
10470 BURNS, Joseph1907ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1924 : Regina CAN Salvation Army  
22797 CAPON, Beatrice1913ENG,     Nov 1924 : Regina CAN Salvation Army  
10845 CASENTIERI, Ellen Grace1903ENG,    , Hackney Jul 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
14559 CATHIE, Stanley John1907ENG,    , St Marylebone Mar 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
22518 DAY, Albert William George1909ENG,     May 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
15604 DIXON, Margaret 1910ENG,     Jun 1923 : Regina CAN Louisa Birt  
14560 ECCLES, Samuel1908ENG, LAN Mar 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
10436 EMMERSON, Sidney George1911ENG, LDN, London Mar 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
17227 FILLINGHAM, William1907ENG,     Mar 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
10847 GLENCROSS, Bernard1907ENG,    , Kings Norton Jul 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
22812 GOODMAN, Bernard1908ENG,     Mar 1924 : Regina CAN Salvation Army  
13192 GRIFFIN, Sydney1912ENG, SSX, Hastings Jun 1923 : Regina CAN Louisa Birt glendag  
19794 HAMILTON, Charles1909ENG,     Jun 1923 : Regina CAN Louisa Birt  
22522 HATTON, Geneste Norman1908ENG,     Jun 1923 : Regina CAN Louisa Birt  
22523 HODGE, Reginald Charles1907ENG,     Jul 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
22450 JONES, Frederick Stanley1912ENG,     Jul 1928 : Regina CAN Church of England  
23863 LEACH, Albert Henry1907ENG, KEN, Brenchley Mar 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
16614 LEWIS, Thomas1913ENG, DEV, Bradninch May 1929 : Regina CAN Waifs & Strays  
10572 NEALE, Ethel1907ENG,     Jun 1923 : Regina CAN Louisa Birt  
12713 OSBORNE, Cyril1913ENG,    , St Marylebone Jul 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
8838 PRICE, William Robert1909WAL,    , Merthyr Tydfil 1923 : Regina  Louisa Birt  
4452 SLATER, Alfred1915IRL, ANT, Belfast Apr 1929 : Regina CAN Salvation Army Shaztoni  
21907 STRATTON, William1911IRL, DOW Jun 1929 : Regina CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
22538 TYE, Leslie1908ENG,     Mar 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
15833 WARBURTON, Joseph1910ENG,     Jul 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
3577 WARREN, Ernest Henry1907ENG, SSX, Hastings Mar 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home Romilly  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  38 Entries