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Record #5546
Name :
: George Albert ALCE (1890 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 May 1890

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Eastbourne
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for George Albert Alce: Year of Registration: 1890; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Eastbourne; County: Sussex, East Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 83. Parents: George Alce and Charlotte Bennett, married 1889, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

A death registration was found for Charlotte Alce: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 40; District: Eastbourne; County: Sussex, East Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 61.

In 1901, George's father was in a Workhouse Infirmary in Paddington, London.

In 1903, George Alce, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 262 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, and Winnipeg and Russell, Manitoba, Canada.

George Albert Alce was placed with Mr. Geo. B. Cruess of Linden, Ontario, Canada.

On November 4, 1915, at Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada, George Albert Alce, 23, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England; that his next of kin was his father, George Alce, who resided at 32 Berling Street, Eastbourne, Sussex, England; that he was a lineman; that his date of birth was May 11, 1892; that he was not married; and that he had previously served for 3 years as a Bugler Cadet. He was described as 5 foot 1-1/2 inches in height; ruddy complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith.

On March 25, 1919, at the brides residence in Caledon township, Peel, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between George Albert Alce, 26, farmer, born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, to George Albert Alce and Charlotte Bennett; and Elizabeth Wilkinson, 24, farmer's sister, born in Mission City, British Columbia, Canada, to Arthur Jarvis and Emma Clendenon.

George Albert and Charlotte Bennett Alce had at least five children: George Alce; Kay Alce; Audrey Alce; Ruth Alce; and Kenneth Alce.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] A George Albert Alce is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-13 15:41:18 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-10-22 19:47:49 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5546 ALCE, George Albert1890ENG,    , Eastbourne Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt