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Record #13443
Name :
: Louis DEVINE (1875 - )
  aka : Divine


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1875 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, St. Pancras
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Sep 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Nipigon

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Board of Guardians (Various)
NotesOn Feb 19 1879, Louis, 4, was admitted to St Pancras Workhouse from Highgate

On March 14 1879, Louis Divine, 4, admitted from the Workhouse to St Pancras Industrial School, next of kin-not known,

In 1887, Louis Devine, 12, arrived at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in a group of 10 boys from Barton Regis, Bristol, England.

"From the Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. Samuel Gardner, Government Immigration Agent at St. John, New Brunswick.

Louis Devine, aged 12. From parish of St. Pancras. Placed with Jas. Cochrane, Petersville Parish, four miles from Welsford Station, Gagetown Road, Queen's County.?A bright good-looking lad, well, and has been; has a good home, likes it much, would not leave it. Never wants to see England again; his master and mistress like him, and said he was a very good boy, and so said the lad himself. There are several Bristol boys in this vicinity; one Underdown, aged 20, is also with this Mr. Cochrane; he too extols the place and people. Churches and schools in close proximity."

On September 25, 1912, at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Louis J. Devine, 37, seaman, bron in England to unknown parents; and Bertha [Lindsey] Galbraith, 24, born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, to John and Lottie Galbraith [Letitia Nisbet].

Louis Devine and Bertha Galbraith had at least 2 children: Ruth Devine (died January, 2001); and Arthur Lorne Devine born October 28, 1913 at 117 Acaidia Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] Louis Devine died on April 10, 1929, at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-02-01 20:13:47 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-05-24 06:10:40 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
19285 DEVINE, Albert1874 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
24631 DEVINE, Alfred1891 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16033 DEVINE, John1869ENG,     Sep 1883 : Sardinian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
21152 DEVINE, John1909SCT, LKS, Glasgow Mar 1921 : Omar AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22375 DEVINE, John1892ENG,     Apr 1907 : Victorian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
13443 DEVINE, Louis1875ENG, LND, St. Pancras Sep 1887 : Nipigon CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
16725 DEVINE, Margaret 1888ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
16726 DEVINE, Michael1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
22368 DEVINE, Sarah1901ENG,     Aug 1912 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association