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Record #27662
Name :
: Harry EDWARDS (1903 - )


Father
: see brother's marriage notes below
Mother
: see brother's marriage notes below
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 19 Jul 1903   Notes : from Salvation Army records - Harry gives 1901 and 1902 as his birth date on different records

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London, Enfield
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Jul 1914   Notes : ship left Liverpool 26 June 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
: C. Baker -Staples, Essex County, Ontario
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Edmonton Union Workhouse

Agency
: Salvation Army
Notes1911 UK Census Clarendon Cottages, Forescue Villas, Gentleman’s Walk, Enfield – Harry age 7 and William Edwards age 5 who came on the Empress of Britain with Ernest Clarke are listed in this home
*Note: Fortescue Villas, 13 and 15 Gentleman's Row
Built in the 1840s on the site of an ancient large timber-framed house (probably c.15) called Fortescue Hall (demolished 1813), from which they derive their name, these two large houses at the turn of the last century housed a school before becoming a children's home.

BHC information
Harry and William Edwards
1914 June 26 Medical performed for Salvation Army on Harry and William Edwards at the Edmonton Union Workhouse, Middlesex – It mentions that some of the children are from Fortescue Villa.
1914 June 26 – ship “Empress of Britain” leaves Liverpool with group of Salvation Army children – Harry Edwards age 11 and William Edwards age 9
1914 July 03 – arrived Quebec on the “Empress of Britain” going to 105 Indian Road, Toronto with the Salvation Army

Harry Edwards – SA records say born 19 July 1903 – 1911 census say age 7 born Edmonton

Harry Edwards Inspections – started August 1915

1916 July C. Baker Staples, Essex
1917 September E. Brown Staples, Essex
1918 April Chas. Watson Agincourt, York
1918 July H. Pallett Dixie, Peel
1919 April Wm. Bristo Jarvis, Haldimand
1920 May Left for Toronto – present address unknown
Inspections complete
Note: The boy went to the USA some time ago – has joined the US navy. He is at present training at Great Lakes, Ill.

1920 May 05 US Naturalization – Department of Immigration - Harry Edwards born Enfield, England on 19 July 1901 – resides at 75 Woodward Ave., Detroit – emigrated from Liverpool, England on the Empress of Britain, arriving at New York on 22 June 1914.

1920 October 20 – 1920 November 09 – Colorado Fuel and Iron Company – Minnequa Works from the Colorado, Steelworks Employment Records, 1887 - 1979 – left employment and now working as Bell Boy at Congress Hotel - Harry Edwards – 5 Union Ave – born Enfield, England on 19 July 1902 – contact: William Edwards 205 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario – previous employment Crockett Chair Company, Detroit

Harry's brother William married in Ontario and gave the following information:
William’s Marriage Information
1935 June 29 Marriage of William Edwards b Enfield, England age 30, a rubber worker s/o William Edwards and Mary Moles to Gertrude Edna Lavis b Hamilton, Ontario age 28 d/o Arthur Lavis and Gertrude Johnson. Marriage took place in Hamilton, Ontario. 
ContributorsCreated : 2018-01-23 02:48:39 / janismccahill

Last Updated : 2018-01-23 15:06:38 / janismccahill

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27092 EDWARDS, Alfred William1918ENG, STS, Wolverhampton Jun 1929 : Largs Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9755 EDWARDS, Alice M1904ENG,     Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12376 EDWARDS, Aline1912ENG,    , Portsmouth Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22099 EDWARDS, Ann1875ENG,     Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
9966 EDWARDS, Annie E1889ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
2909 EDWARDS, Arthur1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
22046 EDWARDS, Arthur C.1879ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
11661 EDWARDS, Charles1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6240 EDWARDS, Charlotte1897ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13186 EDWARDS, Eliza1878ENG,     Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
20420 EDWARDS, Eliza1897ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
11696 EDWARDS, Flo1892ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8705 EDWARDS, Frederick1916ENG,     Mar 1930 : Nova Scotia CAN Salvation Army  
26641 EDWARDS, Frederick George1924 Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12485 EDWARDS, Frederick Thomas1892ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26127 EDWARDS, G1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
20408 EDWARDS, George1893ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24613 EDWARDS, George1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14331 EDWARDS, George B1887ENG,     Jul 1898 : Scotsman CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
7195 EDWARDS, Grace1898ENG,     Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11711 EDWARDS, Harriet1892ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
27662 EDWARDS, Harry1903ENG, MDX, London, Enfield Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
24614 EDWARDS, Henry1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6884 EDWARDS, James1892ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14359 EDWARDS, James1887ENG,     Jul 1898 : Scotsman CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
7897 EDWARDS, James A V1914ENG,    , Hammersmith Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Waifs & Strays  
20169 EDWARDS, Jane ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
23258 EDWARDS, John1869ENG,     Jun 1876 : Austrian CAN MacPherson Homes  
24153 EDWARDS, John1852ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
24961 EDWARDS, John1900 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
15141 EDWARDS, John H1889ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
5006 EDWARDS, Joseph1916WAL,    , Wrexham Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
15310 EDWARDS, Joseph1873ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
12623 EDWARDS, L F1880ENG,     Oct 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
8279 EDWARDS, Leslie1913ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Apr 1928 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
9349 EDWARDS, Lilian1904ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
27232 EDWARDS, Malcolm Eric1925ENG, NTT, Worksop Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21813 EDWARDS, Minnie1889ENG,     Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12375 EDWARDS, Norah1910ENG,     Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
8652 EDWARDS, Olive1910ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
26828 EDWARDS, Reginald1922 May 1934 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24960 EDWARDS, Robert1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18297 EDWARDS, Robert H1879ENG,     Apr 1895 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
23579 EDWARDS, Roderick1909ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
5973 EDWARDS, Ronald1897ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22886 EDWARDS, Rupert1891ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15332 EDWARDS, Slina 1862ENG,     Jun 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
17558 EDWARDS, Sophie1893ENG,     May 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
21814 EDWARDS, Sydney1885ENG,     Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24154 EDWARDS, Thomas1852ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
25963 EDWARDS, Violet1919 Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20971 EDWARDS, W1922ENG,     Oct 1935 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5087 EDWARDS, William1911ENG,    , Fulham Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
16175 EDWARDS, William1882ENG,     Apr 1893 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
27661 EDWARDS, William1905ENG, MDX, London, Enfield Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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