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Record #16658
Name :
: Harold Arthur FRANCIS (1914 - 1987)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1914

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 29 Mar 1987
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Islington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 Sep 1924
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Melita

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Harold A Francis: Mother's Maiden Name: Francis; Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1914; District: Islington; County: London; Volume: 1b; Page: 284

Two brothers Sidney and Alfred were kept in England.

In 1924, Harold Arthur Francis, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 88 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He declared that he was born in Islington, London, England; that his intended occupation was farm work; that he was destined to his friend, Mr. J. W. Hobday, 538, Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and that his nearest relative was Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Guardians, 18/26, Stepney Causeway, London, E.1, England.

On September 30, 1942, Harold Arthur Francis married Marion Isabel Massecar [born February 3, 1921], daughter of Frank L. Massecar and Mae Eleanor Reynolds.

At least 2 children were born of this marriage.

Marion Isabel Massecar Francis died in 2001 at 308-5 Weldrick Road W., Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

The story of Harold and Robert appear in the book: Journeys: A History of Canada
By R. Douglas Francis, Richard Jones, Donald B. Smith, R. D. Francis, Richard Jones, Donald B. Smit

{website}books.google.ca/books?id=GbbZRIOKclsC&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=British+Home+Child+trunk&source=bl&ots=adKPFOIHXF&sig=FYDUsTiXnhDOcdQ3qmFEplXTJaQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=g2vRUt6TGJWzsASBqYDwCw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=British%20Home%20Child%20trunk&f=false 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-06 17:00:17 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-11 09:09:44 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3715 FRANCIS, Ada1895ENG,     Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
6500 FRANCIS, Albert1897ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7960 FRANCIS, Ann1853ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
23375 FRANCIS, Charlotte1869ENG,    , london Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye mburns  
14361 FRANCIS, Edward1884ENG,     May 1898 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
10630 FRANCIS, Ernest1914ENG,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
12492 FRANCIS, Francis1888ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16658 FRANCIS, Harold Arthur1914ENG, LND, Islington Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
17441 FRANCIS, Mary1885ENG,     Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
12193 FRANCIS, Robert 1914ENG,     Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16657 FRANCIS, Robert George1912ENG, LND, Islington Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
11416 FRANCIS, Silvio1909ENG, LDN, London Aug 1924 : Montcalm CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
21403 FRANCIS, Walter1874ENG,     Jun 1889 : Circassian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23944 FRANCIS, William1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore