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Record #16654
Name :
: Thomas Lewis FRENCH (1877 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1877

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Yarmouth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Aug 1891
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Numidian

Placement Family
: Richardson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Thomas Lewis French: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1877; District: Yarmouth; County: Norfolk; Volume: 4b; Page: 9. Parents: Thomas Thurtle French and Mary Ann Jackson, married November 2, 1873, at St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

In 1891, Thomas French, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 117 Barnardo children [Thomas French was actually sent by Rev. William J. Pady, but transported as part of the Barnardos group] accompanied by Mr. Owen and en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Thomas was first placed with Mr. Richardson, Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.

Thomas French returned to the United Kingdom.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] The death of a Thomas L French, 79, was recorded in the March quarter of 1957 in Cleveland, Yorkshire, England (Volume: 1b; page 654.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-05 23:22:13 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-09-08 16:03:43 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
17443 FRENCH, Albert1884ENG,     Oct 1899 : Bavarian CAN Southwark Catholic Emigration Society  
9364 FRENCH, Alice1892ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
7210 FRENCH, Amelia J1873ENG, SOM, Frome Oct 1885 : Circassian CAN Unknown  
21312 FRENCH, Daisy1898ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
27379 FRENCH, Edward1938ENG, DUR, Gateshead Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27620 FRENCH, Edward John1905ENG, LND, Camden, St Pancras Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
4811 FRENCH, Frederick1911ENG, LDN, London Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
16672 FRENCH, Henry1893ENG, KEN, Dartford Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
27621 FRENCH, Henry Oliver1904ENG, LND, Camden, St Pancras Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
12315 FRENCH, John J1929ENG,     Aug 1938 : Strathaird AUS Christian Brothers  
20865 FRENCH, John Joseph1891 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
7884 FRENCH, Leslie Harold1915ENG,    , Hastings May 1931 : Laurentic CAN Waifs & Strays  
3510 FRENCH, Mabel Edith B.1905ENG,     Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos sussexgirl  
16707 FRENCH, Mabel Nesther1899ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5008 FRENCH, Michael1914ENG, LDN, London Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
27380 FRENCH, Nicholas1940ENG, DUR, Gateshead Jan 1949 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
19347 FRENCH, Robert Henry1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16654 FRENCH, Thomas Lewis1877ENG, NFK, Yarmouth Aug 1891 : Numidian CAN Barnardos