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Record #8680
Name :
: John DAY (1902 - 1997)
  aka : Jack Day


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Apr 1902

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 31 Dec 1997
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Decatur
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Jun 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1912, John Day, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 181 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On June 10, 1925, at 229 Queen Street, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between John Day, 23, Willys St. Clair employee, born in England, residing in Port Huron Mich. He did not know his parents names. He came to Canada under Dr. Barnardo's care; and Lena May Hales, 19, stenographer, born in Camlachie Ontario, Canada, residing in Marysville, Michigan, daughter of Ephraim Hales and Clara May Taylor. Witnesses: Walter Charles and Katie Evelyn Barge of 1305 Forsythe.

John (called Jack) Day wrote a book called "95 Years With John ?Jack? Day The Orphan Nobody Wanted." According to the book, he grew up in Dr. Barnardo's Orphanage in London. At the age of ten, he was sent across the North Atlantic to Canada to work on a farm. He eventually worked his way to the train yards of the midwest, always searching for a home of his own, until finally he settled in Decatur, Illinois, where he spent the remainder of his life.

This very candid autobiography includes Day's estrangement from his only son, his reaction to his first wife's love affair, to the Great Depression, to his own love affair, and to a long-term, but limited second marriage. An active, competent, and graceful man until his last days, Day left a truly honest legacy in this story of an ordinary man.

This book arrived two weeks before John Day's death. Alert to the end, he showed it to the steady stream of visitors who came in and out of his room. It was, he said, something he had to do." 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-22 17:10:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-06-22 17:24:29 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6557 DAY, Albert E.1903ENG, LDN, London Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
22518 DAY, Albert William George1909ENG,     May 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
5086 DAY, Alfred1912ENG, LDN, London Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
22291 DAY, Alfred1890ENG,     May 1903 : Kensington CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
20862 DAY, Arthur  Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
7088 DAY, Charles1860ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
6599 DAY, Edward1913ENG, LDN, London Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13762 DAY, Elizabeth1900ENG,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4747 DAY, Ellen1869ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
15611 DAY, Elsie G1913ENG,     Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
17527 DAY, Emily 1893ENG,     Jun 1909 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
20336 DAY, Frederick1874 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
24086 DAY, Frederick J1903ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
15305 DAY, George Martin1886ENG, SSX, Hastings Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
25567 DAY, Gertrude1898ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
17390 DAY, Harry1887ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
17526 DAY, Henry1887ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
17391 DAY, James1889ENG,     Apr 1901 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
20547 DAY, James1876 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
8680 DAY, John1902ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5288 DAY, Leslie 1914ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5252 DAY, Leslie W1914ENG,    , Woking Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
25568 DAY, Lilian1902ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
12147 DAY, Margaret May1918ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
7806 DAY, Mary1860ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
6615 DAY, Mary A.1896ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6556 DAY, Phyllis1904ENG, LDN, London Jun 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
13522 DAY, Robert1900ENG,    , Paddington Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9337 DAY, Walter 1895ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
20108 DAY, William1873ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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