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Record #19225
Name :
: Charles Albert Edward BACKSHALL (1903 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 May 1903

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Brighton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Sep 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Charles Albert E Backshall: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1903; District: Brighton; County: Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 189. Parents: William Backshall and Alice Mockford, married in 1886 at Lewes, Sussex, England.

A death registration was found for William Backshall: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1909; Age: 56; District: Steyning; County: Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 252

Oral history from her daughter Annie stated that Alice Backshall died about 1911 after falling out of a window trying to catch her daughter.

In 1912, Charles Albert Edward Backshall, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 167 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On October 1, 1927, at Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Charles Albert Edward Backshall, 24, switchman, born in England to William Backshall and Alice Mockford; and Lillian Alberta Doughton, 18, born in england to Thomas Doughton and Edith Cook.

On August 3, 1940, Charles A. E. Backshall, 37, crossed into the United States through the port of Buffalo, New York. He declared that his date of birth was May 15, 1903; that he was born in Brighton, England; that he was married; that his nearest relation was his wife, Lillian Backshall, who resided at 79 Crook Street, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada; that his destination was to the railroad yards at Buffalo, New York. He was described as 5 foot 8 inches in height; medium complexion; brown hair; brown eyes. He immigration to Canada via Halifax on September 12, 1912 on an unknown ship.

Charles Backshall and his wife were residing at 79 Crooks Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, between 1940-1963. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-12-04 13:36:17 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-12-10 15:46:03 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
19225 BACKSHALL, Charles Albert Edward1903ENG, SSX, Brighton Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos