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Record #16532
Name :
: Edgar Gerard BOX (1901 - 1971)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 21 Jul 1901

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Dec 1971   Notes : Diabetes
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 May 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
: Sweeney; O'Malley; Johnston
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Wolverhampton

Agency
: Father Hudsons Homes
NotesParents: George Gilbert Box and Annie Hayden, married 1887, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

In 1913, Edgar Gerard Box arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of children from Father Hudson's Homes.

From 1913 to 1918, he resided with:

Mr T Sweeney, Caledon, Peel County, Ontario

Thomas O?Malley, RR No. 2, Teeswater PO, Bruce County, Ontario

Mr Gersham Johnston, Glenannon, RR No 1, Co. Huron, Ontario

Edgar ran away from Mr. Johnston and his whereabouts were unknown until Edgar returned to England on the ship "George Washington" departing New York Arriving Plymouth, England, February 30, 1925. He states that his address in England was Chapper Road, London.

Edgar is shown departing Southampton, England, on the "Queen Mary", arriving January 3, 1946, in New York. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-30 07:48:24 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-05 00:28:25 /

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16532 BOX, Edgar Gerard1901ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1913 : Corsican CAN Father Hudsons Homes