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Record #3853
Name :
: David Alexander SMITH (1864 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1864 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1873
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesA birth registration was found for David Alexander Smith: Year of Registration: 1864; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Liverpool (1837-1934); County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 163. (Parents: David Smith and Elizabeth Grierson.)

According to Barnardos, the Smith children were fatherless for 9 years (David Smith was 9 when transported) and that their mother was worried about them being on the streets and ruined. They are listed as having been very poor, ragged and much neglected.

In 1873, on the Hiberian, David Smith, 9 (along with brother, William Smith, 11), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canda, with a group of 74 children from Byrow Hall, Liverpool, en route to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Siblings, James and Ruth Smith, came to Canada in April 1874, via Mrs. Louisa Birt, Byrow Hall, Liverpool.)

David Smith was fortunate to be taken in by a loving family. Born and raised in Liverpool, his father, a sailor, died. His mother was not well and could not handle him and his two siblings. They were placed in the Liverpool Sheltering Home. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-23 13:19:42 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-09-09 13:31:27 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3853 SMITH, David Alexander1864ENG, LAN, Liverpool 1873 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt PatDickson  
3955 SMITH, James1864ENG, LIN, Liverpool Apr 1874 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt PatDickson  
3956 SMITH, Ruth1860ENG, LIN, Liverpool Apr 1874 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt PatDickson  
4166 SMITH, William David1862ENG, LAN, Liverpool 1873 : Hibernian CAN Louisa Birt PatDickson