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Record #3190
Name :
: Charles Edwin DAKIN (1888 - )


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Date of Birth
: 15 Oct 1888

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Camberwell, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Charles Dakin: Year of Registration: 1889; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Camberwell (1837-1919); County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 954.

In 1891, the year of his brother Alfred's birth, Charles Dakin, 1 year of age, was residing with his father, Thomas Dakin, 36, cabinet maker; and his mother, Ellen Dakin, 36; at 2 Brymer, Camberwell, Surrey, England. Other family members included: Lydia Dakin, 13; Nellie Dakin, 10; and Sydney Dakin, 6.

Charles Dakin (and his brother Alfred Dakin) arrived in March, 1901, with a group of 260 Dr. Barnardo children from London to Toronto (193), Peterborough, Ontario (6) and to Russell, Manitoba (60).

In 1901, Charles/Carles Dakin (on census as Aiken), 11, is shown as an immigrant with Emery Lambert and family in Moulton, Haldimand & Monck, Ontario, Canada.

On September 20, 1918, Charles Edwin Daken enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that his present address was 80 Alice, St. Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in London, England; that his next of kin was Emily Carter, his sister, who resided at 80 Alice, St. Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; that he was born October 15, 1888; that he was a laborer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches; dark complexion; blue eyes, brown hair; and he was a member of the Salvation Army. He had 4 vaccination scars on his left arm; 2" scar on his upper left thigh; and a 2-1/2 inch scar on his right thumb. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-25 13:27:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-20 19:54:08 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3191 DAKIN, Alfred Edward1891ENG, MDX, Camberwell, London Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
13891 DAKIN, Benjamin1885ENG,    , St Saviour Southwark Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
13892 DAKIN, Charles1888ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3190 DAKIN, Charles Edwin1888ENG, MDX, Camberwell, London Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22365 DAKIN, Daniel1899ENG,     Aug 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society