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Record #2957
Name :
: Colin BALDWIN (1899 - 1992)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Nov 1899

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Jan 1992
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Apr 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesA birth record was found for Colin Baldwin: Year of Registration: 1899; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Keynsham; County: Gloucestershire, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 548.

In 1901, Colin Baldwin (age 1) is shown living at Station Road in Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England, along with Tom Baldwin, 41, a collier manager; Amy Baldwin, 40; William Baldwin, 20, coal miner; Charles Edwin Baldwin, 18, ironmonger; Tom Baldwin, 14; Alex (?) Baldwin, 12; Lucy Baldwin, 10; Louis Baldwin, 8; Alfred Baldwin, 6; and Jim Baldwin, 4. (Source: 1901 Census of England & Wales; Class: RG13; Piece: 2349; Folio: 41; Page: 17.)

In 1911, Colin is shown as servant to John Symons and family in Hope, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

On January 5, 1916, Colin Baldwin joined the Canadian Armed Forces. He stated he was born November 5, 1897; that he was a farmer; that he was not married; and that his next of kin was his brother, Thomas Baldwin, who lived at 339 Wentworth Street, Hamilton, Ontario.

On May 15, 1919, Colin Baldwin, crossed from Canada into the United States via Detroit, Michigan. He stated he was a farmer living in Bramshott, Ontario, Canada, and that he had no relatives. He stated his final destination was Sand Creek, Wisconsin.

In 1920, Colin Baldwin was working as a hired man for Christ Omtveldt & family in Sand Creek, Dunn County, Wisconsin (United States) (Source: 1920 Census of the United States; Sand Creek, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1985; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 1006.)

Colin Baldwin died in the United States on January 30, 1992. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-01-26 00:15:00 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 13:49:26 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11379 BALDWIN, Albert 1893ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11129 BALDWIN, Alfred1896ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
6175 BALDWIN, Annie1884ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
11279 BALDWIN, Arthur1891ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
7861 BALDWIN, Arthur Stanley1908ENG,    , Hackney May 1923 : Canada CAN Waifs & Strays  
8844 BALDWIN, Charles S1897ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2957 BALDWIN, Colin1899ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
12079 BALDWIN, David1917ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4229 BALDWIN, Edward1879ENG,     Jun 1892 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
23050 BALDWIN, Edward1896ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6188 BALDWIN, Ellen1886ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
10081 BALDWIN, Frank1876ENG,     Mar 1889 : Parisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3767 BALDWIN, Frank A.1888ENG,     Sep 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
22740 BALDWIN, Frederick1876ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
8444 BALDWIN, Grace1897ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
16574 BALDWIN, Leslie1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5651 BALDWIN, Thomas1898ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21112 BALDWIN, W1883ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
14442 BALDWIN, Walter1881ENG,     1895 : - Unknown - CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17019 BALDWIN, William Jeffery1876ENG, SRY Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys