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Record #4077
Name :
: Walter BARBER (1887 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1887 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Camberwell
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Jun 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesIn 1891, Walter Barber, 2 years of age, was shown residing at 17 Goldie Street, St. George, Camberwell, Sussex, England. Other family members included: Florence Barber, 13; Frank Barber, 11; James Barber, 38, sawyer; James Barber, 15, shop boy; and Mary Ann Barber, 37. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 491; Folio 32; Page 53; GSU roll: 6095601.)

In 1906, Walter Barber, 19, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with 159 children from the Middlemore Home, Birmingham, England.

In August, 1906, Walter Barber, 19, farm laborer, arrived in the United States from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He declared that he was born in England; that he resided in Newburg, New Brunswick; that his final destination was Houlton, Maine; and that he had arrived in Canada on June 23, 1906, at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

On August 11, 1915, at Bureau de Sant?, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Walter T. Barber, 28, farmer, born in Birmingham, England, to James and Mary E. Barber; and another Middlemore home child, Amy Wilkinson, 29, born in Birmingham, England, daughter of Charles and Clara Wilkinson.

On March 22, 1916, Walter Thomas Barber, 30, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Pembroke, New Brunswick (Carleton Co.); that he was born in Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Amy Barber, who resided at Pembroke, New Brunswick (Carleton Co.); that he was born September 22, 1885; and that he was a railwayman. He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; ruddy complexion; blue eyes; dark hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He one vaccination mark on his upper left arm and one scar of an extensive burn on the inner surface of the upper right arm. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4416 BARBER, Catherine1882ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
22837 BARBER, Charles1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22180 BARBER, Charles Alfred John1879ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
16703 BARBER, Claude Granville1905ENG, LND, Lambeth Apr 1920 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
20829 BARBER, Ed ENG,     Aug 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. William J. Pady  
9136 BARBER, Ernest Ford1892ENG, NFK, Great Yarmouth Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
19178 BARBER, Fredrick1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
25756 BARBER, George1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
11715 BARBER, Herbert1890ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24215 BARBER, Robert1855 May 1870 : Peruvian CAN Annie MacPherson Homes  
4077 BARBER, Walter1887ENG, SSX, Camberwell Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore