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Record #2667

Name :: : James William GRIST (1893 - 1987)
Father: : John GRIST
Mother: : Alice Matilda ELSEY

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 5 Jul 1893
Marriage (1): : Spouse/Notes : Elizabeth (Lizzy) Winifred ANDERSON (d. 1947)
Marriage (2): : Spouse/Notes : Katherine FREY (d. 1966)
Date of Death: : 1 Feb 1987

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, St Saviour

Sept qtr, 1d 94

Address: 14 Hillery Road, Newington.

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 3 Jun 1906
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesMother Alice Matilda GRIST nee ELSEY died in 1900, father John GRIST remarried widow Sarah Maria Ellen MASON nee KING. "Ellen" as she was known died in childbirth 1902, father John GRIST remarried for the fourth time another widow, Jessie Alice JENNINGS nee RALPH. John GRIST died in 1905 leaving four young boys. Charles & Thomas Henry MASON. "Ellen's" son's and Alice Matilda's son's James William & Albert Edward GRIST. Stepmother Jessie was unable to look after these children and it appears that neither were any other family members, so these four children were admitted to Barnardos and shipped over to work on farms in Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-11 19:21:12 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

Last Updated : 2009-02-08 14:39:34 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
2668	GRIST, Albert Edward	1894	ENG, LND, St Saviour	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
2667	GRIST, James William	1893	ENG, LND, St Saviour	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos

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