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Record #14845
Name :
: William Thomas CHARLES (1879 - 1912)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 22 Feb 1879

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Apr 1912   Notes : Train Accident
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Worcester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, near Medicine Hat
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Apr 1894
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarnia

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
NotesWilliam Thomas Charles was born in 1879, the son of Thomas Charles and his wife Caroline Lock. His mother died in 1888 in Worcester City, Worcestershire, England leaving her husband and nine children. Unable to look after his family, the father split up the children sending William and a younger brother, Walter to the locally located Royal Albert Orphan Asylum.
A few years later, whereas Walter remained in Worcester, William was sent by Marchmont Homes to Canada in 1894. Arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the "Sarnia" on April 9th, after two more days, he was boarding at his first farm near St. Catherine's, Ontario.
According to excerpts of letters that William wrote to those at Marchmont placements, the young man seemed to be happy with his home and treatment. Apparently in search of higher wages, in time, however, he did move on, twice going to other farms in the area. Around the fall of 1897, at age 18, he left the umbrella of the Marchmont group and set out on his own.
Upon arriving in Rat Portage (now Kenora, Ontario), William found work. And in 1901, he was married and then began a family.
Sometime in 1910 or 1911 he moved his family to Medicine Hat, Alberta where he worked on the trains. As a car brakeman, he was killed in 1912, when he slipped off the train falling beneath the wheels. He left behind his wife, Maria (Brunsell) Charles and two young sons.
Previously around 1905-06, William's uncle, Alfred Charles along with his wife and son (also named William) emigrated from England to Toronto, Canada. It is not known whether William T. Charles had a chance to connect again with his uncle and cousin. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-06-16 17:04:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-06-17 15:19:06 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13838 CHARLES, Arthur1892ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
13839 CHARLES, George1890ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
22357 CHARLES, Jean ENG,     Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
7402 CHARLES, Phillips1874ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
20890 CHARLES, Robert1911ENG,     Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
18299 CHARLES, William1877ENG,     Apr 1895 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14845 CHARLES, William Thomas1879ENG, WOR, Worcester Apr 1894 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)