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Record #3588
Name :
: John BUTWELL (1903 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1903 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Jun 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Mongolian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Sydney Butwell; Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 136.

In 1901, The Butwell family was residing at 29 Court, 7 House, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Family members included: Charles Butwell, 31, electro plate stamper; Lucy L. Butwell, 30; Walter Butwell, 2; Sarah L. Butwell, 3; and Charles Hy. Butwell, 5. (Source 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2841; Folio: 28; Page: 48.)

In 1910, John Butwell, 7 (along with his brothers, Charles Butwell, 15, Walter Butwell, 11; and Sidney Butwell, 9), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 154 children. (Sister Sarah L. Butwell, 13, arrived on the Cathaginian in 1911 with Middlemore Children.)

On February 18, 1918, John Butwell, 15, and his mother, Lucy Butwell, 41, widow, were debarred as LPC (Likely Public Charge) from entering the United States through Vanceboro, Maine. Mrs. Butwell claimed US citizenship with having been born New Rochelle, New York. The immigration officer noted that she had no proof of birth in the United States as a citizen. "Claims born in New Rochelle, New York but husband was English but is dead several years. Claims son John was born in New Rochelle, New York and had lived in Bangor 4 yrs and then admitted born in England and never been in US. Son in Middlemore Home - England a charitable institution which paid his passage to Canada."

John's landing card of the same date states he immigrated in June 1910 to New Brunswick and that he was "debarred February 18, 1918. Mother to place him on a farm in Leona(?), Me. [illegible] under 16. L.P.C. Was in charitable institution in Eng. - Middlemore Home which sent him to Canada."

In March 1918, Lucy L. Butwell was debarred as LPC (Likely Public Charge) from entering the United States. She had declared on her entry that she was 41, a cook, having immigrated from England, residing in McAdam, New Brunswick. She stated her son, Walter Butwell also resided in McAdam. She further declared that she had previously lived in the United States, specifically New Rochelle, New York, from 1876-1885 and that she would be residing in the US permanently. She also declared that she was a US citizen, claiming to have been born in New Rochelle, New York.

In February 1920, Lucy L. Butwell, 42, entered the United States. She declared that she was a cook; that she was a Canadian national residing in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; that her contact in Canada was her son, Sydney Butwell, who resided at 81 Waterloo Street; that her final destination was Hartland, Maine; that she paid for her passage herself; that she had $600 on her person; that she had previously resided in Bangor, Maine; that she was going to stay with her daughter, Mrs. Warren Linnett for six months; and that she had been born in New Rochelle, New York.]

On July 4, 1923, in Maine, a marriage was registered between John Butwell, a resident of Presque Isle, Maine, and Cyr Verl, a resident of Presque Isle, Maine. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-10 20:39:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 15:40:02 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3584 BUTWELL, Charles Henry1895ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
3588 BUTWELL, John1903ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
3585 BUTWELL, Sarah Louisa1897ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3587 BUTWELL, Sydney1901ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
3586 BUTWELL, Walter1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
5297 BUTWELL, William1913ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association