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Record #4110
Name :
: William Thomas DRIVER (1902 - 1973)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Jun 1902

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1973
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Edmonton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Oct 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for William Thomas Driver: Year of Registration: 1902; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Edmonton; County: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex; Volume: 3a; Page: 401. (Parents: Alfred Thomas Driver and Clara Kathleen Aldridge, married Islington, North London, on February 9, 1902.)

The family resided in the Wood Green, Hornsey, Islington, London, England, area until the death of Alfred Thomas Driver in 1908. The couple had three children: William Thomas Driver b: June 15, 1902 in Hornsey, North London; Violet Muriel (Crouter) b: 1904; and Rose b: 1907.

Alfred Thomas Driver died on December 28, 1908.

In 1910, William Driver, 8, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 132 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (His sister Violet Muriel DRIVER was also sent to Canada in 1913 at age 9.)

William never saw his mother or his sister Rose again. His mother sent photos of his stepbrothers and stepfather (the Wollingtons), but he never met any of them prior to his death. His sister Violet was placed in a town close to where William was living, however, it was 20 years before they met each other again.

William Thomas Driver married Kathleen Little, in Ontario, Canada, they had 12 children: Clara Loreen Driver (Poehlman); Sylvia Kathleen Driver (Gaal) b: 1929 d: 1984; Muriel Rose Driver (Welland); Arnold Alfred Driver; Esther Bernadine Driver (Gallant); Wilburt Thomas Driver; Gloria June Driver (Vickers); Winnifred Jean Driver (Hausauer); Sandra Faith Driver (Patterson); Grant William Driver; Christina Fay Driver (Holden); and Marshall Wayne Driver.

William Thomas Driver died in 1973. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-30 10:19:58 / From original database


Last Updated : 2009-01-20 20:37:22 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5289 DRIVER, Ernest1913ENG, LAN, Royton Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
8075 DRIVER, John1915ENG, YKS, Leeds Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
18963 DRIVER, Michael1891ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
4111 DRIVER, Violet Muriel1904ENG, MDX, Edmonton Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
26454 DRIVER, William1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4110 DRIVER, William Thomas1902ENG, MDX, Edmonton Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos