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Record #16161

Name :: : George BELL (1883 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1883
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 9 Apr 1894
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Sarnia
Placement Family: : Berry

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)

NotesSent to Canada aged 11 by Kensington Union with Rev Wallace on 28 March 1894

with George H Berry, Berryton, Ontario

George has a model home and Mrs B is very kind to him, and he appreciates it by helping Mrs B around the house, being a good cook he usually gets breakfast. He has learned to milk the cows and drive the horses

August 7 1895

George has been in good health and grown a lot since last visited, as fond of his home as ever. Mr Berry is pleased with the progress he has made with his work and at school in the winter. Receiving $2.00 a month. Goes to church and Sunday school
regularly.

below is a letter sent by George to Rev Wallace found in the Union Records, not dated though.

Rev Wallace, Marchmont Home, Belleville

Dear Sir, I hope you spent your Christmas happy and joyfully and I was very ? you sent me that present the second day before Christmas and they were very nice. Many thanks to you and Mrs Wallace for remembering me and I hope that your New year will be very nice and I was to ?? Mr Berry ? Mother for my dinner. I had goose and currant pie and it was very nice. I had candy and orange and I had three Christmas boxes and I have been going to school since Mr Grey was here to see me. He gave me a very nice Jack Knife and some very nice books and I hope you and Mrs Wallace are well. We are going to have an entertainment and New years tree in the M.E? Church on New Years Night. I have a part in it. I wish you could be here and see us all. I have not found out where my brother is yet. We have no snow here yet. I don't no very much about the winters in Canada. I saw one of the boys that came from England with me at the Lyndhurst Fair,

From George Bell, Berryton, Ontario

June 22 1896

George and Mr Berry were away from home when I called but I had a good account of G from Mrs Berry. He is healthy and growing big and stout. Attended school last winter and got on very well. Is in the 3rd book. Mr and Mrs B are still pleased with him.

ContributorsCreated : 2012-04-07 08:23:13 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-05-15 21:39:19 /

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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 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3103	ABRAHAMS, Frederick	1876	ENG,	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
6912	ALLEN, Frederick	1878	ENG, , Paddington	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
14556	ANDERSON, Charlotte	1871	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1885 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
11880	ANDERSON, Christine	1875	ENG,	May 1885 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
12754	ANDREWS, Gertrude	1879	ENG,	May 1889 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
4390	ARGENT, Albert	1878	ENG,	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
4389	ARGENT, William John	1878	ENG,	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
9778	ARNOLD, William Charles	1883	ENG,	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Barnardos
11881	ASH, Charles	1885	ENG, LDN, London	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Barnardos
8755	ASH, Chris	1883	ENG, LDN, London	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Barnardos
11882	ASH, Henry	1888	ENG,	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Barnardos
6447	ASLETT, Ethel	1881	ENG,	May 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
5393	AULT, Ada May	1882	ENG, DBY, Derby	May 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
5392	AULT, Alice	1884	ENG, DBY, Derby	May 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
7204	AUSTIN, Albert James	1881	ENG,	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Barnardos
22309	AYRES, Charles		ENG,	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
22308	AYRES, Edward		ENG,	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
12472	BAILEY, Arthur	1882	ENG,	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Barnardos
22290	BAKER, Walter		ENG,	Apr 1892 : Sarnia	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
18711	BARNES, J	1894	ENG,	1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Unknown
18721	BARNES, John W	1883	ENG,	1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Unknown
18770	BARNES, W	1869	ENG,	May 1885 : Sarnia	CAN	Unknown
18772	BARNES, Walter	1883	ENG,	1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Unknown
22216	BARRELL, William	1876	ENG,	Apr 1888 : Sarnia	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
9828	BARTLETT, Selina	1881	ENG,	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
19669	BEATTIE, Eugenie	1871	ENG,	Jul 1887 : Sarnia	CAN	National Childrens Home
21406	BEECHAM, Edith	1892	ENG,	Apr 1892 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
21407	BEECHAM, H.	1892	ENG,	Apr 1892 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
22841	BELL, Charles	1885	ENG,	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Barnardos
16161	BELL, George	1883	ENG,	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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