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Record #4433
Name :
: James William BIRCH (1879 - 1962)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Apr 1879

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Mar 1962
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Deptford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Kinburn, Fitzroy, Carleton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 4 Apr 1890
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarnia

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for James William Birch: Year of Registration: 1879; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Greenwich; County: Greater London, Kent, London; Volume: 1d; Page: 897. Parents: James Birch and Emma Jane Monks, married in Lewisham, Kent, England, in 1875.

A death registration was found for Emma Jane Birch: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843; Year of Registration: 1884; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 41; District: Lewisham; County: Greater London, Kent, London; Volume: 1d; Page: 663.

In 1890, James Birch, 11 (along with sister, Harriet Birch, 8) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 71 MacPherson children taken by GT Railway accompanied by Rev. Robert Wallace and en route to Marchmont Home, Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

On May 3, 1906, at Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between James Birch, 25, section man, born in England to James and Mary Birch; and Birdie May Rivington, 21, born in Carp, Ontario, Canada, to Robert Rivington and Minerva Edey.

According to James' grandson, Jim Spencer:

"He and my grandmother eloped - since Grandma's mom didn't think a Home Boy would be a suitable life partner for her eldest daughter. My great grandmother was very wrong about that! Grandpa Birch provided my best memories of childhood and my best memories of Christmas."

James and Birdie May Rivington Birch had at least 4 children: Robert James Horace Birch, (born March 22, 1907, in Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. Robert died December 2, 1915, of meningitis, 2 weeks duration, and heart failure in Kinburn, Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario, Canada); Horace Birch; Norman R. Birch; and Florence M. Birch (1914 ? 1995).

James William Birch died March 30, 1962, aged 82 years, in Kinburn, Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. Birdie May Rivington Birch died March 17, 1963, aged 78 years, in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-21 16:17:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-03 17:22:45 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3103 ABRAHAMS, Frederick1876ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
6912 ALLEN, Frederick1878ENG,    , Paddington Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
14556 ANDERSON, Charlotte1871ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1885 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
11880 ANDERSON, Christine1875ENG,     May 1885 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
12754 ANDREWS, Gertrude1879ENG,     May 1889 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
4390 ARGENT, Albert1878ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
4389 ARGENT, William John1878ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
9778 ARNOLD, William Charles1883ENG,     Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Barnardos  
11881 ASH, Charles1885ENG, LDN, London Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Barnardos  
8755 ASH, Chris1883ENG, LDN, London Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Barnardos  
11882 ASH, Henry 1888ENG,     Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Barnardos  
6447 ASLETT, Ethel 1881ENG,     May 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
5393 AULT, Ada May1882ENG, DBY, Derby May 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
5392 AULT, Alice1884ENG, DBY, Derby May 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
7204 AUSTIN, Albert James1881ENG,     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, Arthur1882ENG,     Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Barnardos  
22290 BAKER, Walter ENG,     Apr 1892 : Sarnia CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18711 BARNES, J1894ENG,     1894 : Sarnia CAN Unknown  
18721 BARNES, John W1883ENG,     1894 : Sarnia CAN Unknown  
18770 BARNES, W1869ENG,     May 1885 : Sarnia CAN Unknown  
18772 BARNES, Walter1883ENG,     1894 : Sarnia CAN Unknown  
22216 BARRELL, William1876ENG,     Apr 1888 : Sarnia CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
9828 BARTLETT, Selina1881ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19669 BEATTIE, Eugenie1871ENG,     Jul 1887 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
21406 BEECHAM, Edith1892ENG,     Apr 1892 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
21407 BEECHAM, H.1892ENG,     Apr 1892 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22841 BELL, Charles1885ENG,     Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Barnardos  
16161 BELL, George1883ENG,     Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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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