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Record #17052
Name :
: Eric Woodman ALDRED (1894 - 1966)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Feb 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 20 Aug 1966
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Manchester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Matsqui
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Apr 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
: Mills
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Eric Woodman Aldred: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1894; District: Prestwich; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8d; Page: 411. Parents: Harry Aldred and Nellie Tabb, married March 14, 1891, at Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Nellie Tabb Aldred died March 3, 1894, at the age of 27, at Crumpsall, Lancashire, England.

Henry (Harry) Aldred remarried Gertrude Smart.

In 1910, Eric Aldred, 16, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 56 Macpherson children accompanied by Rev. Robert Wallace and en route Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

On November 18, 1914, at Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada, Eric Aldred, 20, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Lancashire, Manchester, England; that his next of kin was Mrs. H. Aldred, who resided in Lancashire, England; that his date of birth was February 17, 1894; that his occupation was ranching and farming; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7-1/2 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair. He had 3 vaccination marks on his left arm. He was a member of the Wesleyan faith.

On November 19, 1916, Eric Aldred married Alice Louisa Rye in Folkestone, Kent, England.

At least 3 children were born of this marriage: Harry Eric Woodman Aldred, born November 26, 1917, at Folkestone, Kent, England, died November 1981 at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England; Rita Doreen Aldred, born February 19, 1920, at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, died November 2002 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; and Philip Aldred, born about 1922 at South Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, died November 3, 2008, at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Eric Woodman Aldred died on August 20, 1966, at Matsqui, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 72. [Registration Number: 1966-09-011401] 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-10-05 19:49:17 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-10-08 22:55:23 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3096 ABRAHAMS, Nathan1895ENG,     Aug 1912 : Victorian CAN Unknown  
3100 ABRAMS, Mary Ann1898SCT,    , Dumfries May 1913 : Victorian CAN Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester  
13137 ADAMSON, Arthur1893ENG, LAN, Bury May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
8819 ADAMSON, John 1891ENG, LAN, Oldham May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
2977 ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah1896ENG, STS, Gnosall May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17052 ALDRED, Eric Woodman1894ENG, LAN, Manchester  Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2979 ALLANSON, Lily1899ENG, CHS, Warrington May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5652 ANDERSON, Rose Ellen1892ENG, LAN, Bolton Jul 1907 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
27648 ANDREWS, William1902ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson's  
2976 ANNANDALE, Nellie Cordingley1897ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6542 ARBON, Frederick 1891ENG,     May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9809 ARBON, George 1889ENG,    , Bury St Edmonds May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9127 ARBUTHNOT, George1897ENG, LAN, Chorlton Jun 1912 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13244 ARMSTRONG, Sarah1900ENG,     Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19173 BAKER, Francis1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19176 BAKER, Fred1898ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2974 BAKER, Miriam1897ENG,     May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5467 BAMBER, John William1899ENG,     Apr 1912 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19178 BARBER, Fredrick1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
4232 BARKER, Ada1903ENG,     May 1913 : Victorian CAN Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester  
19811 BARNES, Agnes1897ENG,     Apr 1908 : Victorian CAN Hurst House Training Home  
18736 BARNES, Mary1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18758 BARNES, Sarah1894ENG,     1912 : Victorian CAN Unknown  
22904 BARRETT, Daisy1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19157 BARRY, Caroline1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19166 BARRY, Edward1905ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19184 BARRY, James1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18406 BEALE, Alfred1895ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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