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Record #16031
Name :
: Frank Freeman NEWMAN (1894 - 1909)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Jun 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 29 Jul 1909   Notes : Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Ecclesall Bierlow
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Chatham
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Mar 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: McKay
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Freeman Newman: Date: Sep 1894; District: Ecclesall Bierlow; County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9c; Page: 380.

Added 21 June 2018 by Rootschatter Lyn 8 (source not cited): Born 11th June 1894 at 12 Gifford Rd, son of Harry Wm Newman and Catherine Cosgrove.

In 1907, Frank F. Newman, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 349 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

SUICIDE IN WOODS

Young Englishman Shot Himself Near the Village of Dresden

Dresden, Aug. 7.--An Englishman by the name of Newman, about twenty years of age, was found dead in Allan McKay's woods near here late last night. He had been in the employ of McKay as a farm laborer for some time. Newman is supposed to have been dead for a week and when found a revolver was lying by his side and bullet hole through his left temple.

Chatham News
August 7, 1909

BARNARDO BOY FOUND LYING DEAD IN BUSH

Was Chided For Neglecting Chores While Employer Was Away--Went to Bush and Shot Himself--Body Found After 8 Days

(Special to the News)

Dresden, Aug. 7--The dead body of Frank Freeman Newman was found last night at dark by his employer, Allan McKay, in a small clump of bush at the rear of his farm on concession 9, Chatham township.

The deceased was a Barnardo boy, 15 years old and had been employed by Mr. McKay for over two years. On Wednesday and Thursday of last week while the family were away on excursion, he was left to look after the chores on the farm. On Wednesday he went visiting and neglected his work and was warned by a near neighbor named Hall, Thursday morning that he would report him to his employer on his return. During that day he disappeared.

On Mr. McKay's return nothing much was thought of his disappearance as he had gone away at other times. Eight days later his body was found in the bush, and Dr. Wiley, coroner, notified.

The coroner examined the body and surroundings and found that death had been caused by a bullet wound in the right temple from a revolver which was found lying at the side of the body. It was evidently a clear case of suicide, and an inquest was not considered necessary. As the body was in a bad state of decomposition the coroner ordered it removed and interred at once.

The Daily Phoenix
August 9, 1909

YOUNG BOY SUICIDES

Barnardo Youth Absent for Week Found With Bullet Wound

Chatham, Ont., Aug. 9--The body of Frank Freeman Newman, 15 years old, a Barnardo boy, was found in a clump of trees in the rear of his employer's farm in Chatham township, with a bullet wound in his head. He had been missing for a week. It was clearly a case of suicide.

Chatham News
August 10, 1909

COMMENTS ON SUICIDE

Tragic Death of Barnardo Boy Has Excited Much Discussion

Why 15-year-old Frank Freeman Newman committed suicide out near Dresden proved a most prolific source of speculation over the holiday. The facts, as related exclusively in The News, on Saturday, left room for several hypotheses which were advanced wherever the news of the day is analyzed, bisected and digested.

That the boy fired the fatal bullet because he was left at home is one of the theories advanced. The other is that he felt sore on being chided by a neighbor.

But none of these seem to hit the mark. The fact that he got hold of a revolver and must have had it some time before using it shows that the deed might have been premeditated.

It is quite likely that the boy, as young as he was, was thoroughly tired of life, felt that he was handicapped in the struggle for the good things of this world, and decided to evade a continuation of the unequal struggle.

The story of the suicide created a profound shock throughout the county. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-02-23 10:50:37 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : Lyn 8 , mollipops1

Last Updated : 2018-10-28 07:32:59 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Frank Freeman NEWMAN:

Lyn 8

 
Readers Comments14.07.18 Lyn 8 :
I purchased his birth cert due to his sad life. He seemed to be a mystery and have no real beginnings but a very sad end to his life. Frank was born 11th June 1894 at 12 Gifford Rd, son of Harry Wm Newman and Catherine Cosgrove. Research shows the Freeman name appears to have come down to him via his paternal grandfather.
28.10.18 Lyn 8 :
A Sheffield UK boy

Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  8 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8614 ARGENT, Joseph1892ENG, YKS, Sheffield Mar 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home Lyn 8  
25675 FLEMING, Joseph1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society Lyn 8  
16031 NEWMAN, Frank Freeman1894ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos Lyn 8  
6345 SADLER, Abraham1898ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore Lyn 8  
27856 WALKER, Agnes 1878SCT,    , Glasgow May 1887 : Siberian  CAN  Lyn 8  
27859 WALKER, Deliha/ Delly/Della  SCT,    , Glasgow May 1887 : Siberian CAN  Lyn 8  
27860 WALKER, Jane/Jennie1880SCT,    , Glasgow May 1887 : Siberian CAN  Lyn 8  
16742 WALKER, John H 1876SCT,     Apr 1887 : Siberian CAN Quarriers Lyn 8