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Record #17323
Name :
: Harry Albert BANKS (1893 - )
  aka : Harry Alfred Banks


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Jan 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Portsea
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Mar 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Canada

Placement Family
: Keith
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Harry Albert Banks: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1893; District: Portsea Island; County: Hampshire; Volume: 2b; Page: 499. Parents: Robert James Banks and Charlotte Welch, married 1880, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England.

Robert had been in the Royal Navy but had invalided out and had taken up as a shoemaker.

A death registration was found for Robert Banks: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1899; Age: 44; District: Portsea Island; County: Hampshire; Volume: 2b; Page: 321

In 1903, Harry Banks, 10, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 316 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On June 11, 1915, at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, Harry Alfred Banks, 23, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in England; that his next of kin was Edmund Bank; that he resided in Alliston, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was January 14, 1892; that he was a bushman; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 2 inches in height; fresh complexion; hazel eyes; black hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had a scar on his left breast and 5 vaccination marks on his left arm.

On July 12, 1926, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Harry Albert Banks, 33, janitor, born in England to James Banks and Charlotte Welch; and Ethel Violet Giddings, 25, born in England to Charles Arthur and Lydia Giddings. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-10-12 20:15:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-07 01:15:33 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6269 BANKS, Amy1895ENG,     May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
7981 BANKS, Ann E.1852ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
19371 BANKS, Ann Eliza1865 May 1882 : Polynesian CAN   
17979 BANKS, Annie1893ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20765 BANKS, Arthur George1893 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
11941 BANKS, Bernard1910ENG, SRY, Bermondsey Jun 1924 : Athenia CAN Salvation Army  
10259 BANKS, Constance1899ENG, MDX, Hendon Aug 1913 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17978 BANKS, Edmund Charles1895ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4794 BANKS, Edwin Godfrey1911ENG, LDN, London Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
7997 BANKS, Eliza1850ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
10260 BANKS, Ethel1897ENG,    , Hendon Aug 1913 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16427 BANKS, Harry1915ENG, SSX, New Haven Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
17323 BANKS, Harry Albert1893ENG, HAM, Portsea Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
8218 BANKS, Henry1912ENG,     Sep 1928 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
24892 BANKS, Henry1900 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
10261 BANKS, Hilda 1902ENG, MDX, Hendon Aug 1913 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16392 BANKS, Hilda Pearl1909ENG, SSX, Eastbourne Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16391 BANKS, Ivy Melisa1917ENG, SSX, Eastbourne Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
26008 BANKS, J1886ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9243 BANKS, James Charles1903ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
11348 BANKS, John1886ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
12785 BANKS, Joshua1879GBM,     Mar 1891 : Hibernian CAN Quarriers  
17980 BANKS, Mabel1890ENG, HAM, Alverstoke Oct 1903 : Dominion  Barnardos  
6298 BANKS, Thomas1895ENG,     May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
15035 BANKS, William1883ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)