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Record #3414
Name :
: George Samson STANLEY (1895 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Somerset, Poole

Parish Wood
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Oct 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA marriage registration was found for George Sampson Stanley and Sarah Ann Lyons: Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Bedminster; County: Gloucestershire, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 1085.

A birth registration was found for George Samson Stanley; Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Bedminster; County: Gloucestershire, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 674.

In 1901, George Stanley, 5 years of age, was residing at Littlewood Pool Cottages, Yatton, Somerset, England. Other family members included: boarder James Broome, 36, ordinary agricultural labourer; Alfred Stanley, 4; George Stanley, 33, barber on farm; Gilbert Stanley, 5 months; Mabel Stanley, 8; and Sarah Stanley, 29.

A death registration was found for George Sampson Stanley; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868; Year of Registration: 1907; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 39; District: Long Ashton; County: Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 469.

In 1910, George Stanley, 15 (along with his brothers, Gilbert Stanley, 9, Alfred Stanley, 13, and Albert Stanley, 7) arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 132 children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were leaving behind sister Mabel (born 1893); brother Arthur (born 1905) and half-sister Gertrude (born 1908). Arthur emigrated to Australia in 1923 and Gilbert married and moved to Scotland after WWI.

In 1911, George Stanley, 17, is shown as a servant / on farm to John Sherk and family in Cayuga South, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as August 1895 and his immigration year as 1908.

On September 23, 1914, George Samson Stanley enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Parish Wood, Poole, Somerset, England; that his next of kin was Annie Stanley, who resided at 33 Richmond Terrace, Clifton, Bristol, England; that his date of birth was August 7, 1894; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; fair complexion; grey eyes; and dark hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had distinguishing marks of 4 vaccination marks on his left arm.

On March 17, 1916, in the Parsonage, Byng, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between George Samson Stanley, 21, labourer, born in Bristol, England, to George Sampson Stanley and Anna Lyons; and Lilian Brown, 24, born in London, England to William Thomas Brown and Anna Baggorley. George's brother, Alfred James Stanley was a witness to the marriage. He was residing at Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-19 13:24:48 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : DFKBurr , mollipops1

Last Updated : 2018-04-14 00:04:30 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27622 ANNESS, James Edward 1901ENG, LND, Pancras  Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr  
27665 DOBB, Ernest William Blundell 1889ENG,    , Lancashire, Ormskirk  1900 :  CAN Barnardos  DFKBurr  
12477 DOBB, James1888ENG, LAN, Ormskirk, Birkdale Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
27609 KEATS, Alice Elizabeth 1898ENG, SFK, Ipswich  Jul 1914 : Corinthian  CAN Barnardos  DFKBurr  
27720 LAWRENCE, Alice Nellie 1888ENG, LND, St Pancras  Oct 1897 : Labrador  CAN Barnardos  DFKBurr  
27719 LAWRENCE, Amy Emeline 1884ENG, LND, St Pancras  Oct 1897 : Labrador  CAN Barnardos  DFKBurr  
27717 LAWRENCE, Charles Edward 1877ENG, MDX, Islington  Jun 1890 : CIRCASSIAN CAN Barnardos  DFKBurr  
27718 LAWRENCE, Sidney George 1881ENG, MDX, St. Pancras  Jul 1894 : SARDINIAN CAN Barnardos  DFKBurr  
27615 LEWIS, Arthur 1900ENG, GLS Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr  
27616 MARTIN, Edward 1901ENG, GLS Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr  
27666 NEWELL, Emma 1895ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne  May 1907 : Dominion  CAN Bernardos  DFKBurr  
17923 NEWELL, Robert1897ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
27614 ODIAM, Robert Alfred 1900ENG, LND, St. Pancras , St. Giles  Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr  
27633 OSBORNE, Minnie Harriet Mahala 1899ENG, ESS, Rochford  Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr  
27635 OSBORNE, Thomas 1900ENG, ESS, Rochford  Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr  
27721 PIKE, Frederick 1889WAL, CGN, Cardiff  Apr 1904 : SOUTHWARK CAN Barnardos  DFKBurr  
11878 RAPLEY, Wilfred George1897ENG, SRY, Dorking Jul 1908 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home DFKBurr  
19093 ROBERTS, Mary1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
27659 RODBER, Albert Edwin 1894ENG, MDX, Fulham  Sep 1901 : Tunisian  CAN Barnardos  DFKBurr  
3416 STANLEY, Albert1903ENG, SOM, Yatton Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
3415 STANLEY, Alfred James1897ENG, SOM, Bedminster Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
3414 STANLEY, George Samson1895ENG, SOM, Poole Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
3417 STANLEY, Gilbert1900ENG, SOM, Yatton Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
16792 TRICKER, William Edward1898ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
11214 WINTER, Bertha Hilda 1891ENG, CAM, Wisbech May 1899 : Gallia CAN MacPherson Homes DFKBurr  
12856 WINTER, Ethel May1892ENG, NFK, Wisbeach  May 1899 : Gallia CAN MacPherson Homes DFKBurr  
27603 WINTER, Herbert Mays 1898ENG, CAM, Wisbech  May 1899 : Gallia  CAN Annie McPherson  DFKBurr  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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