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Record #3932
Name :
: Frank BACKHURST (1895 - 1920)


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Date of Birth
: 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 13 Jun 1920   Notes : Drowning
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Kingston
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Miami, Dauphin
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Backhurst: Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Kingston; County: Middlesex, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 357.

In 1905, F. Backhurst, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were traveling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.

On June 13, 1920, Frank Backhurst, 25 years, died in Miami, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. (Registration No.: 1920,043508)

The Winnipeg Free Press reported his death on June 15, 1920:

Boy Drowned Near Miami

Miami, Man., June 14. -- Frank Backhurse [sic], 21, was drowned in a slough two miles south of Miami on Sunday afternoon while swimming with two other boys. His death is said to have been purely accidental. He was a Barnardo boy and very popular in the district. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-28 07:42:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 13:39:52 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3932 BACKHURST, Frank1895ENG, SRY, Kingston Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos