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Record #21691
Name :
: Thomas Ernest ATKINSON (1890 - 1962)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 29 Sep 1890

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 27 Nov 1962
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Westmorland, Windemere
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Essex, Windsor
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Apr 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Mr. John A. Mellow
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesBorn to John Stuart Atkinson and Emma Haiston in 1890 believed to be a well-to-do family who had fallen on bad times. Thomas had 4 sisters who were presumably adopted by families and remained in England.
Thomas Earnest Atkinson's mother had died in 1899 and he and hi sisters remained with their father until his death in 1901. Thomas was placed with Barnardos and was sent to Canada on the S.S. Dominion in 1902. Thomas is also mentioned in the July/Aug 1902 edition of the Barnardo Magazine Ups and Downs - his placement is given, Atkinson,Thomas Ernest Mr. John A. Mellow Comber, Ont.
A 1911 census records Thomas as a domestic living with the Hellman family in South Essex County, Ontario.
In 1918 Thomas enlisted and served during the First World War. He listed on of his sisters back in England as his next of kin and his address was listed as Comber, ON.
Thomas married Hazel Nettie Taylor, a local Comber girl, in Tilbury,ON in the year 1919. The couple had 8 children and remained in Essex county, ON.
Thomas died Windsor, ON on Nov. 27,1962. 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-21 19:59:34 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-01-24 15:31:46 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3132 ATKINSON, Albion Ramsey1886ENG, DUR, South Shields Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22013 ATKINSON, Alexander1893ENG,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23565 ATKINSON, Alfred L1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
23849 ATKINSON, Alice1898ENG,     Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12528 ATKINSON, Annie1905ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
25003 ATKINSON, Bartholomew1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18400 ATKINSON, Charles1911ENG,     Mar 1929 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Unknown  
6614 ATKINSON, Daisy1902ENG,     Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
10489 ATKINSON, Eliza King1910ENG, NBL, Tynemouth Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
20644 ATKINSON, Emily1902ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
21326 ATKINSON, Ethel1899ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
19171 ATKINSON, Florence May1886ENG, LND, Clerkenwell Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
22552 ATKINSON, Frederick1895ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21348 ATKINSON, Hilda1902ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
5693 ATKINSON, John1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16257 ATKINSON, John1883ENG,     Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
10902 ATKINSON, Joseph1896ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23851 ATKINSON, Lavinia1910ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
20675 ATKINSON, Louisa1905ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
23850 ATKINSON, Mabel1889ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
7364 ATKINSON, Mary E1900ENG, DUR, South Shields Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22582 ATKINSON, Maud1899ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
20692 ATKINSON, Minnie1904ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16734 ATKINSON, Robert 1889ENG, WES, Kendal Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
16735 ATKINSON, Robert1890ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
21691 ATKINSON, Thomas Ernest1890ENG, WES, Windemere Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5361 ATKINSON, Thos1910ENG, YKS, Keighley Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
26396 ATKINSON, Violet Edith1922ENG, LAN, Barrow in Furness Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15274 ATKINSON, William1868ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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