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Record #21780
Name :
: Thomas EVELEIGH (1886 - 1970)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Mar 1886

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2 May 1970
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Toronto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Jul 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: New England

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Stepney

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThomas' mother was Florence Eveleigh and his father was Thomas Hodge. They never married but lived together and had several children together. My grandfather,Thomas was the only child to live. When his father died in 1895, he and his mother fell into extreme poverty. His mother died of phthisis in1899. His mother took him to Barbardos where he was trained as a brushmaker. When he came to Canada he was placed in a factory making brushes. Thomas married twice. His first wife, May Furniss died in about 1916 and they had no children. He remarried, Tempa Wardhaugh (nee Bell) and had my mother, Florence, in 1918.
My grandfather lied about where he was born all of his life. He always said he was born in Australia, even on his marriage papers. He must have felt such shame about his origins. He was a good man, and I am so pleased to be able to claim him on this site. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
22764 EVELEIGH, Francis John1896ENG,     Apr 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
10334 EVELEIGH, Olive E1904ENG,    , Fulham Feb 1915 : Vaderland CAN Sailing Alone  
21780 EVELEIGH, Thomas1886ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos