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Record #5237
Name :
: Kenneth ANKER (1915 - 2005)
  aka : Kenneth Ankers


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Jul 1915

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Sep 2005
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Enfield
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Essex, Southend on Sea
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Mar 1930
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scythia

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Salvation Army
NotesA birth registration was found for Kenneth Anker: Year of Registration: 1915; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Mother's Maiden Name: Morris; District: Edmonton; County: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex; Volume: 3a; Page: 1250. Parents: George Arthur Anker and Alberta Morris married in Holborn, England, in 1897.

Alberta Anker of 62 Pynter-road Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex (wife of George Arthur Anker) died April 6, 1923, at St. James Infirmary Balham, Surrey, England. She left her estate consisting of 58 pounds, 14 shillings and 10 pence to her husband George.

In 1930, Kenneth Ankers, 14, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of young people through the Salvation Army scheme en route to the Salvation Army receiving home in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. His former employment had been as a leather worker; his intended occupation was to be farming; his nearest relation in England was his bro-in-law, Mr. W. Guant, 5 Anglesey Road, Ponders End, Enfield.

Kenneth Anker, 17, and his brother, Sidney Anker, 21, returned to England on November 28, 1932, on the ship Aurania. He declared that his occupation was that of farming; that his proposed address in the UK was to be Ponders End, London; and that he intended to permanently reside in England.

A marriage was registered between Kenneth Anker and Ida Florence Ives in 1952 at Essex, England.

Ida Florence Anker died in April, 1995, at Southend on Sea, Essex, England. Kenneth Anker died in September 2005 at the age of 90 at Southend on Sea, Essex, England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-25 11:38:45 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-01-04 20:40:03 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5237 ANKER, Kenneth1915ENG, LND, Enfield Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
13296 ANKER, Sidney Gerald1911ENG, LND, Enfield Feb 1928 : Montclare CAN Salvation Army