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Record #4433
Name :
: James William BIRCH (1879 - 1962)


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Apr 1879

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Mar 1962
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Deptford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Kinburn, Fitzroy, Carleton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 4 Apr 1890
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarnia

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for James William Birch: Year of Registration: 1879; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Greenwich; County: Greater London, Kent, London; Volume: 1d; Page: 897. Parents: James Birch and Emma Jane Monks, married in Lewisham, Kent, England, in 1875.

A death registration was found for Emma Jane Birch: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843; Year of Registration: 1884; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 41; District: Lewisham; County: Greater London, Kent, London; Volume: 1d; Page: 663.

In 1890, James Birch, 11 (along with sister, Harriet Birch, 8) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 71 MacPherson children taken by GT Railway accompanied by Rev. Robert Wallace and en route to Marchmont Home, Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

On May 3, 1906, at Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between James Birch, 25, section man, born in England to James and Mary Birch; and Birdie May Rivington, 21, born in Carp, Ontario, Canada, to Robert Rivington and Minerva Edey.

According to James' grandson, Jim Spencer:

"He and my grandmother eloped - since Grandma's mom didn't think a Home Boy would be a suitable life partner for her eldest daughter. My great grandmother was very wrong about that! Grandpa Birch provided my best memories of childhood and my best memories of Christmas."

James and Birdie May Rivington Birch had at least 4 children: Robert James Horace Birch, (born March 22, 1907, in Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. Robert died December 2, 1915, of meningitis, 2 weeks duration, and heart failure in Kinburn, Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario, Canada); Horace Birch; Norman R. Birch; and Florence M. Birch (1914 ? 1995).

James William Birch died March 30, 1962, aged 82 years, in Kinburn, Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. Birdie May Rivington Birch died March 17, 1963, aged 78 years, in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-21 16:17:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-03 17:22:45 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8133 BIRCH, Alice Annie1916ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
9090 BIRCH, Amy1895ENG,    , Lichfield Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
11283 BIRCH, Arthur1889ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
18224 BIRCH, Arthur1873ENG,     Apr 1890 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5133 BIRCH, Dora1918ENG,    , Birmngham May 1930 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
4240 BIRCH, Elizabeth1878ENG,     Aug 1889 : Caspian CAN Barnardos  
26202 BIRCH, Elizabeth1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
25706 BIRCH, Ellen1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
12500 BIRCH, Ethel1894ENG, WAR, Aston Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22480 BIRCH, George1892ENG,     Jun 1901 : Sicilian CAN Middlemore  
4434 BIRCH, Harriet Ann1881ENG, KEN, Deptford Apr 1890 : Sarnia CAN MacPherson Homes  
5485 BIRCH, Isaiah1896ENG,     Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6936 BIRCH, James1870ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
4433 BIRCH, James William1879ENG, KEN, Deptford Apr 1890 : Sarnia CAN MacPherson Homes  
9652 BIRCH, John1898ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
25700 BIRCH, Martha1903ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
25713 BIRCH, R1898ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
24075 BIRCH, Thomas1904ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24901 BIRCH, Thomas1901 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
20530 BIRCH, Walter1892 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
12453 BIRCH, Wilfred1893ENG, WAR, Aston Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos