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Record #16536
Name :
: Arthur Samuel BRITTAIN (1886 - 1961)
  aka : Arthur Samuel Britton


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Feb 1886

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 18 May 1961
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Bethnal Green
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Concordia Hospital, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 19 Aug 1893
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Labrador

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Arthur Samuel Brittain: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1886; District: Bethnal Green; County: Greater London; Volume: 1c; Page: 268. Parents: Frederick Charles Brittain and Emma Dyer, married 1875, Shoreditch, London, England.

Arthur Samuel Brittain was baptized July 9, 1889, at St. Andrews, Bethnal Green, London, England. Parents: Frederick Charles Brittain, walking stick maker and Emma Brittain, residing at 13 Gales Gardens, Bethnal Green, London, England.

In 1893, A S Brittain, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 166 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Arthur arrived in Winnipeg about 1911.

Arthur Samuel Britton married Emily Parkinson, on June 4, 1919, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

At least 2 children were born of this marriage: Eleanor Britton, born about 1920, died May 4, 1959 and Mildred Joan Britton.

Emily Parkinson Britton died January 25, 1926, at the age of 28, at Ninette, Manitoba, Canada. She was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Winnipeg Free Press
May 22, 1961

ARATHUR SAMUEL BRITTON

Suddenly on May 18, 1961, at the Concordia Hospital, Arthur Samuel Britton, aged 75 years of 184 Johnson Avenue. Funeral service will be held at the Thomson Funeral Chapels, Broadway at Furby, Tuesday, May 23 at 1 p.m. Rev. D. A. MacLean will officiate. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery. Courtesy parking west of the funeral chapels. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-31 18:12:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-05 23:06:47 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16536 BRITTAIN, Arthur Samuel1886ENG, LND, Bethnal Green Aug 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
6456 BRITTAIN, Cecil1893ENG,    , Holborn Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5847 BRITTAIN, Clara Muriel May1896ENG,    , Holborn Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16535 BRITTAIN, George Henry1884ENG, LND, Bethnal Green Aug 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
5687 BRITTAIN, Gertrude1901ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
17278 BRITTAIN, Grace1887ENG,     Apr 1901 : Dominion CAN MacPherson Homes  
11382 BRITTAIN, Henry 1892ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11381 BRITTAIN, Ivy Ethel P1897ENG,     Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12786 BRITTAIN, John Albert1893ENG, YKS, Sheffield Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12787 BRITTAIN, Lily1898ENG, YKS, Sheffield Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17279 BRITTAIN, Mary1889ENG,     Apr 1901 : Dominion CAN MacPherson Homes  
13450 BRITTAIN, Mary Ann1877ENG,     Sep 1888 : Texas CAN Unknown