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Record #22136
Name :
: David William SMITH (1896 - 1971)
  aka : Dave


Father
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Mother
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Date of Birth
: 18 Nov 1896 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 3 May 1971
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, South Shields
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Brockville
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Apr 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesSurname: SMITH Given Name: David Age: 10 Sex: M Ship: Sicilian Year of Arrival: 1907 Departure Port:Glasgow Departure Date: 1907-03-30 Arrival Port: Halifax Arrival Date: 1907-04-12 Party: Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland Destination: Brockville, Ontario Comments: See also reels T-525 and C-4709 Source:Library and Archives Canada Reference: RG 76 C1b Microfilm: T-502 Type of Record: Passenger Lists.................................................................................................This Obit came from the Lois Stanford British Home Child Collection .................................................................. Dave Smith,75 Metal Worker Died In Hospital.......David William (Dave)Smith,33 Bethune street,died at St.Vincent de Paul hospital on Wednesday afternoon,May 3,at the age of 75 years after a long period of failing health.He was a sheet metal worker at the Brockville Psychiatric hospital,retiring in 1966 after 32 years of service.Born at South Shields,England on November 18,1896 he was a son of the late George Alfred Smith and his wife,the former Beatrice Astles.He came to Canada in 1906 and settled in Brockville where he apprenticed to the late John Powers,tinsmith. Mr.Smith served in the army during World War I,enlisting with the 156th Battalion. He transferred to a trench mortar battery and saw service in France,Belgium and with the army of occupation in Germany.He was discharged at the war's end from the 51st Battery,receiving the Military Medal. He also served in World War II with the RCAF for four years in Canada. He was married in Verdun,Que.,to the former Helen Manclark on January 27,1920,who survives. He was a member of St.Paul's Anglican Church of branch 96 of the Royal Canadian Legion,and was nearly a 50 year member of Sussex Lodge No.5 AF and AM, also of the Scottish Rite. Although in poor health for some years,he has enjoyed his cottage in the Westport area. Besides his wife, he is survived by a sister-in-law,Mrs.George A.Smith (Olive) and one nephew,George A.Smith,both of Brockville.He was predeceased by a brother, George Alfred Smith,a longtime employee of The Recorder and Times,on June 6,1964.His remains are at the Johnston Funeral Home,68 King street east,where the funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev.J.D.McClintock officiating. Cremation will follow in Pinecrest Crematorium,Ottawa. 
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Last Updated : 2013-09-22 09:33:34 /

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3004 AARON, Alfred Robert1899ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3003 AARON, John Richard1895ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3131 ACKERS, Victor Roy1904ENG, DEV, Plymouth Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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23724 ADAMS, Lizzie1898ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17045 ADAMS, Mary 1896ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6389 ADAMSON, Christina Alison1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
6256 ADDIS, Herbert1897WAL, MON, Newport Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12583 AIRY, Frederick1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4595 AITCHESON, Edith1906ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3156 AITON, William Lyle1888SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
19366 AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly1896ENG, SRY, Chertsey Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23738 ALBURN, Doris1903ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9622 ALDERSON, John Robert1899ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8683 ALDERTON, Frederick1902ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9626 ALDERTON, Walter Isaac1904ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8813 ALDERTON, William1900ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16550 ALDRIDGE, Ada Florence1900ENG, LND, Clapham Jul 1911 : Sicilian  Barnardos Niksmum  
6358 ALEXANDER, William1893SCT,     Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
12600 ALFORD, Stephen1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23226 ALLAN, Jane1891SCT,    , Larbert Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23225 ALLAN, Joan1895SCT,    , Larbert Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
19153 ALLDER, Alec William Alfred1902ENG, LND, Marylebone Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10893 ALLEN, Albert Edward1904ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5694 ALLEN, Albert Ernest1904ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5695 ALLEN, George1903ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26755 ALLEN, Herbert1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23047 ALLEN, Lily1897ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23762 ALLMARK, Florence1901ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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