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Record #13469
Name :
: Samuel Joseph MARCHANT (1874 - )
  aka : Joseph Samuel Marchant; J


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Dec 1874

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Croydon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 2 Jul 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Board of Guardians (Various)
NotesA birth registration was found for Samuel Joseph Marchant: Year of Registration: 1875; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Croydon; County: Greater London, Kent, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 181. Parents: Thomas W. Marchant and Eliza Martha Pope, married 1869, Chelsea, London, England.

A death registration was found for Eliza Martha Marchant: Year of Registration: 1875; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 34; District: Croydon; County: Greater London, Kent, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 144. [EDITORS NOTE: Thomas W. Marchant died in 1897.]

In 1887, Joseph Marchant, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 18 children from Croydon Union Workhouse, Surrey, England, accompanied by Rev. R. F. Winter and en route to various places.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. John J. Daley, Government Immigration Agent at Montreal.

Joseph Marchant, aged 13. From Croydon Union. Placed with Mr. Daley's Mr. Hunt, Marbleton, P.Q.?Gives satisfaction, health good, good Report. conduct, well liked by employer."

Joseph Samuel Marchant registered for the draft about 1917. He declared that he resided at 108 Middle, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; that he was 43 years of age; that his date of birth was December 27, 1874; that he was a naturalized citizen of the United States; that he was employed as a Locomotive Engineer for Maine Central Railroad; that his next of kin was Lettie Marchant, who resided at 108 Middle, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. He was described as medium height; medium build; brown eyes; and nearly bald. 
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Last Updated : 2011-02-04 10:59:20 /

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3009 ABBIS, Ann1877ENG, STS, Stoke upon Trent Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
3010 ABBIS, Matilda1880ENG, STS, Stoke Upon Trent Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
3014 ABBOTT, Adelaide1872ENG, LAN, Manchester Jul 1876 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3048 ABBOTT, Walter1871ENG,     May 1885 : Sardinian CAN Lord Archibald Douglas  
3070 ABELL, George1870ENG,     Apr 1886 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3083 ABLETT, Grace1885ENG,     May 1889 : Sardinian CAN Washwell House  
3099 ABRAM, Catherine Louise1882ENG, KEN, Deptford Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
8486 ABRAM, Maria Elizabeth1884ENG, KEN, Deptford Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
8487 ABRAM, Zillah Ellen1886ENG, KEN, Deptford Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
3102 ABRAMS, Frank1883ENG,     Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
3106 ABSALOM, Richard1874ENG, SRY, Cobham Apr 1890 : Sardinian CAN Unknown  
23729 ADAMS, Elizabeth J1877ENG,     Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
23727 ADAMS, Grace1867ENG,     Jul 1883 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
23734 ADAMS, Ruth1872ENG,     Jul 1883 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
19730 ADAMS, William1876ENG,     May 1893 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
7354 ADDISON, Annie Louise1879ENG, SRY, Newington Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
7355 ADDISON, Emily Josephine1880ENG, SRY, Newington Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
9833 ADLINGTON, George Richard1880ENG, LND, Limehouse Nov 1891 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
7340 ADLINGTON, Percival Stanley1883ENG, LND, Limehouse Nov 1891 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
22727 AGAAS, George1886ENG,     Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
20826 AGENT, Alfred1880ENG, KEN, Woolwich Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
8537 ALDEN, James Robert1872ENG, LND, Poplar Aug 1884 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
18223 ALDRIDGE, Alfred 1876ENG,     Apr 1890 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
21624 ALFORD, George1879ENG,     Apr 1891 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
8823 ALLCOCK, Edith1882ENG,     Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
23759 ALLEN, Kate1873ENG,     Jul 1883 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
13211 ALLEN, William1883ENG,     Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
3079 ALLENDER, Samuel1874ENG,     Apr 1888 : Sardinian CAN Quarriers  
10954 ALLPORT, Daisy Dot1879ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
13111 ALLSOP, Ernest1885ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent Jun 1896 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
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