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Record #16604
Name :
: Alexander DUNCAN (1885 - 1910)
  aka : Sandie Duncan


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1885 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1910
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1888
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Manitoban

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Emma Stirling
Notes[POSSIBLE MATCH]A birth registration was found for Alexander Duncan [illegitimate]: Date: April 10, 1886, 6:00 a.m.; Place: 30 Tynscastle Lane, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Mother: Rose Duncan, tea saleswoman.

In 1888, Sandie Duncan, 3, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 11 males and 13 females to Halifax, Nova Scotia, plus one female age 25 to Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, from Miss Stirling, the Edinburgh and Leith Children's Aid and Refuge, to Hillfoot Farm, Aylesford, Nova Scotia.

Alexander Duncan was named in the Last Will of Emma Stirling as a legatee of her estate. It is shown in court documents that Alexander died in 1910 unmarried and without issue. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-19 21:17:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-20 11:10:22 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
15427 DUNCAN, Abraham1871SCT,     Apr 1883 : Prussian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
23305 DUNCAN, Abraham1869SCT,    , Rutherglen Apr 1883 : Prussian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
16604 DUNCAN, Alexander1885SCT,     Mar 1888 : Manitoban CAN Emma Stirling  
22337 DUNCAN, Benjamin1880ENG,     May 1896 : Scotsman CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27555 DUNCAN, Robert1870SCT, LKS, Glasgow 1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes