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Record #4325
Name :
: Ernest Wallace George HERBERT (1897 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 10 Apr 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Aldershot
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
Notes(Parents: Robert Boucher and Charlotte Fanny Chappell, married June 6, 1892 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England.)

In 1901, Ernest W. G. Herbert, 3 years of age, was shown residing at 15 West Road, Reigate, Surrey, England. Other family members included: Arthur A. Herbert, 5; Charlotte F. Herbert, 26; Frank L. Herbert, 1 month; Percy R. Herbert, 6; and Robert B. Herbert, 33, drapers manager. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 628; Folio: 11; Page: 13.)

Barnardos reported that the children's father was a blackguard, "drunkard and destitute" and had deserted the children. His wife Charlotte Fanny (Chappell) Herbert was left to take care of the children and was not able to and the children were on the verge of starvation. It also stated that there were two children who were left in England, the oldest boy (Percy) and a baby daughter (who was later adopted out).

In 1908, Ernest Herbert, 11 (along with brothers, Arthur Herbert, 13, and Frank Herbert, 8), arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 81 Macpherson boys and girls accompanied by Mr. Merry and en route to Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

On August 23, 1915, Wallace Ernest George Herbert, 18, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Aldershot, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Fanny Herbert, who resided c/o Mrs. Brown, Clipshear, Sevenoaks, Kent, England; that his date of birth was April 10, 1897; that he was a laborer; that he was not married; and that he had previously served in the CSC of London for 3 months. He was described as 5 foot 5-1/4 inches in height; fair complexion; grey eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Wesleyan faith. He had scars on both right and left knees.

On August 25, 1920, at London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ernest Wallace George Herbert, 22, operator, born in (?) England to Bousher Herbert and Frances Chapelle; and Laura Elizabeth Steels, 20, born in London, Ontario, Canada, to Anthony Steels and Elizabeth Jane Hodgson. Frank Herbert was a witness to the marriage.


Wallace and Laura's children are

Ross Anthony Herbert
Percy Herbert
Dorothy Herbert Passmore 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-05 20:12:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-04-10 22:19:07 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4327 HERBERT, Arthur Montague Charles1895ENG, SSX, Steyning May 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes dgerow3  
4325 HERBERT, Ernest Wallace George1897ENG,    , Aldershot May 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes dgerow3  
4324 HERBERT, Frank Leslie1901ENG, SRY, Reigate May 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes dgerow3  
4674 PILGRIM, Richard Fitzgeorge1887ENG, LND, Lambeth Jun 1898 : Yorkshire CAN Fegan Homes for Boys dgerow3