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Record #16130
Name :
: Herbert GANNON (1880 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1880 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Jun 1890
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1890, Herbert Gannon, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 141 Barnardo children: 11 to Manitoba, 130 to Ontario, Canada.

Herbert is mentioned in the 1890 magazines Ups and Downs:

That Herbert Gannon has not allowed his interest in his old friends to wane is shown by his letter in which he says:--

"I was glad to hear from you, and think the idea you have about the paper is a good one. I willingly send my subscription for it, and hope many will do the same, as I think it will be just the thing, and then we shall know what is going on at the Homes, and how the boys in Canada are getting along. I am hired at the place for seven months for $80. I am thinking of saving for five years and then going to college, as I would like to try at something else."

Herbert evidently possesses a proper conception of the value of knowledge, but it is well to remember that college is not the only place which knowledge is to be attained. Self-culture, is to a certain extent within the power of every persevering boy or man, and the five years during which our riend intends to save should not be unprofitably spent. A portion of the spare hours when work is over can well be devoted to studies which will prove of inestimable value, whether the ultimate decision of the student be to continue at farming or to seek a means of livelihood in other walks of life. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-03-20 06:30:05 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-06-13 15:20:26 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16130 GANNON, Herbert1880ENG,     Jun 1890 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
16314 GANNON, John1911ENG,     Aug 1927 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
7327 GANNON, William Charles1867ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore