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Record #4449
Name :
: Christopher (Christie) BLACK (1897 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Dec 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Dublin
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Aug 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Smyly Homes of Dublin
NotesIn 1909, Chris Black, 12, arrived at

Chris was originally placed in the Smyly Home in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada. The Smyly sisters of Dublin, Ireland, opened a receiving home for children and placed them out mostly as farm laborers or domestics.

In 1911, Christie Black, 13, was shown as a servant to Seymour and Annie Palfreman of Waterloo Township, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as December 1897 and his immigration year from Ireland as 1909.

On September 8, 1915, at Sewell Camp, Manitoba, Canada, Christopher Black, 19, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Dublin, Ireland; that his next of kin was his brother, David Black, who resided in Berlin, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was December 23, 1897; that he was a farm labourer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; medium complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-23 19:25:24 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:52:43 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13156 BLACK, Agnes1891SCT,     Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
13155 BLACK, Aitken1895SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
6785 BLACK, Alexander1868SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
11510 BLACK, Alexander Angus1899ENG, LAN, Manchester Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
22224 BLACK, Annie1900SCT, LKS, Glasgow May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
4449 BLACK, Christopher (Christie)1897IRL,    , Dublin Aug 1909 : Tunisian CAN Smyly Homes of Dublin  
4448 BLACK, David1894IRL,    , Dublin May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Smyly Homes of Dublin  
16090 BLACK, Edward1877ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
17215 BLACK, Florence1876ENG,     Jul 1899 : Laurentian CAN Louisa Birt  
25047 BLACK, Florence1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6961 BLACK, Francis1865ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
19269 BLACK, George1897ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23256 BLACK, Hugh1871ENG,     Jun 1876 : Austrian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13157 BLACK, Isabella1898SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers tlupinski  
13398 BLACK, Isabella1882SCT,     Jun 1893 : Carthaginian CAN Quarriers  
19313 BLACK, James1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
25347 BLACK, Jeanie1886SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
25388 BLACK, Lizzie1889SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
25406 BLACK, Lizzie1891SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
18665 BLACK, Llewellyn J1900ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
5852 BLACK, Margaret1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
13397 BLACK, Martha1883SCT,     Jun 1893 : Carthaginian CAN Quarriers  
16091 BLACK, Mary1875ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
6833 BLACK, Peter1868SCT,     Jul 1875 : Waldensian CAN MacPherson Homes  
25471 BLACK, Philip1898ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos annabananaphone  
6964 BLACK, Rachel1863ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
16450 BLACK, William1884SCT,     Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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