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Record #4452

Name :: : Alfred SLATER (1915 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1915 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Antrim, Belfast

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 28 Apr 1929
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Regina
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Salvation Army

NotesIn 1929, Alfred Slater, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of Salvation Army boys en route to the Salvation Army Home, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He declared upon landing that his contact in Ireland was his father, Mr. A. Slater, who resided at Ballywilliam, Portrush, Co. Antrim, Ireland.

Alfred Slater was shown as originally arriving in Canada on the Athenia April 1, 1929. A letter was found saying he did not actually get on that ship but was held back at the last minute. His name does appear on the Athenia's list, however.

There were many debates in the Canadian parliament regarding the child immigration program in the mid 1890's. The Salvation Army program came under fire because it charged the boys who came under its auspices a fee (about ?25) which appeared to be "double dipping" since the Canadian government was paying for the boys' training at a farm in England and other expenses prior to them being brought to Canada. Others who have done more in depth research can probably better describe this situation.

Alfred was placed orignally with Mr. James Milligan, R.R. #1, Enterprise, Ontario, Canada.

On May 22, 1931, Alfred Slater, 17, labourer, attempted to enter England through the port of Liverpool. He was rejected entry and deported to Ballywilliam, Portrush, Co. Antrim, Ireland.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-25 11:33:40 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : Shaztoni

Last Updated : 2020-04-06 23:17:57 /

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Shaztoni

Readers Comments06.04.20 Shaztoni

:
Alfred was my granduncle he was born in Belfast Maternity Hospital on 03 Jan 1914, this was two year before his parents Thomas Arthur Slater and Lydia "Lily" Williams married. Lily, had a child (my grandfather) from a previous relationship, he was raised by Thomas. Alfred died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 10 Nov 1975. We were always toldd about him as the uncle who jumped ship in Canada. He never married.

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

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
11502	ALLPORT, Elsie	1912	ENG, , Shrewsbury	May 1929 : Regina		Waifs & Strays	ynaught
11505	AMOS, Bert	1914	ENG, KEN, Medway	May 1929 : Regina	CAN	Waifs & Strays
10258	ATHERTON, Herbert Foster	1908	ENG, LAN, West Derby	Jun 1924 : Regina	CAN	MacPherson Homes
14618	BANCE, Albert Edward	1914	ENG, LND, Wandsworth	May 1929 : Regina	CAN	Waifs & Strays
18723	BARNES, John William	1910	ENG,	1922 : Regina	CAN	Unknown
22840	BEAN, Charles William	1911	ENG,	Jul 1927 : Regina	CAN	Canadian Government Scheme
10846	BEE, Frederick William	1907	ENG, LIN, Glanford Brigg	Jul 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
21563	BEESON, Thomas Herbert	1906	ENG,	May 1922 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
21648	BELL, Albert	1910	ENG,	May 1925 : Regina	CAN	Salvation Army
23438	BRUMBY, Albert	1910	ENG,	Jun 1924 : Regina	CAN	MacPherson Homes
23440	BRUMBY, James Price	1912	ENG,	Jun 1924 : Regina	CAN	MacPherson Homes
3299	BRYANT, Walter Leonard	1911	ENG,	May 1922 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
10470	BURNS, Joseph	1907	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jul 1924 : Regina	CAN	Salvation Army
22797	CAPON, Beatrice	1913	ENG,	Nov 1924 : Regina	CAN	Salvation Army
10845	CASENTIERI, Ellen Grace	1903	ENG, , Hackney	Jul 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
14559	CATHIE, Stanley John	1907	ENG, , St Marylebone	Mar 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
22518	DAY, Albert William George	1909	ENG,	May 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
15604	DIXON, Margaret	1910	ENG,	Jun 1923 : Regina	CAN	Louisa Birt
14560	ECCLES, Samuel	1908	ENG, LAN	Mar 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
10436	EMMERSON, Sidney George	1911	ENG, LDN, London	Mar 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
17227	FILLINGHAM, William	1907	ENG,	Mar 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
10847	GLENCROSS, Bernard	1907	ENG, , Kings Norton	Jul 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
22812	GOODMAN, Bernard	1908	ENG,	Mar 1924 : Regina	CAN	Salvation Army
13192	GRIFFIN, Sydney	1912	ENG, SSX, Hastings	Jun 1923 : Regina	CAN	Louisa Birt	glendag
19794	HAMILTON, Charles	1909	ENG,	Jun 1923 : Regina	CAN	Louisa Birt
22522	HATTON, Geneste Norman	1908	ENG,	Jun 1923 : Regina	CAN	Louisa Birt
22523	HODGE, Reginald Charles	1907	ENG,	Jul 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
22450	JONES, Frederick Stanley	1912	ENG,	Jul 1928 : Regina	CAN	Church of England
23863	LEACH, Albert Henry	1907	ENG, KEN, Brenchley	Mar 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
16614	LEWIS, Thomas	1913	ENG, DEV, Bradninch	May 1929 : Regina	CAN	Waifs & Strays
10572	NEALE, Ethel	1907	ENG,	Jun 1923 : Regina	CAN	Louisa Birt
12713	OSBORNE, Cyril	1913	ENG, , St Marylebone	Jul 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
8838	PRICE, William Robert	1909	WAL, , Merthyr Tydfil	1923 : Regina		Louisa Birt
4452	SLATER, Alfred	1915	IRL, ANT, Belfast	Apr 1929 : Regina	CAN	Salvation Army	Shaztoni
21907	STRATTON, William	1911	IRL, DOW	Jun 1929 : Regina	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
22538	TYE, Leslie	1908	ENG,	Mar 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
15833	WARBURTON, Joseph	1910	ENG,	Jul 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
3577	WARREN, Ernest Henry	1907	ENG, SSX, Hastings	Mar 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home	Romilly
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family 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

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