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Record #4410
Name :
: William (Willie) Patrick Curtis HARVEY (1907 - )


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1907

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Edmonton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 May 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Father Hudsons Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for William Patrick Harvey: Year of Registration: 1907; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Edmonton; County: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex; Volume: 3a; Page: 650. Parents: Harry Harvey and Edith Ethel Saunders, married 1903 in Aston, Warwickshire, England.

While their mother was dying the three boys (William, Leslie, and Arthur) were placed in Lammas Lodge, Poor Law Union Home, in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

Edith Ethel Saunders Harvey died of breast cancer at Warwick Infirmary. A death registration was found for Edith Harvey: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878; Year of Registration: 1914; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 36; District: Warwick (To 1932); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 913.

Harry Harvey died in the trenches of France in 1917.

William, Leslie, and Arthur Harvey were placed in Father Hudson's Homes, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Engand. William spoke highly of the home, and gave them credit for his education.

In 1921, William Harvey, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 66 Catholic children en route to St George's Home, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Nuns helped him keep in touch with two brothers, but he had faint memories of other family members. He believed he may have had an older sister who 'went to Australia' but he was never sure.

Bill had to have most of his stomach removed in his 50's. From then on he had to eat several small meals each day, as his capacity was greatly reduced. Indigestion was a constant companion. The doctors, after reviewing his history, determined that it was probably traceable to the large amount of oatmeal the children in the Home were fed. (They had it several times a day, as a staple food, during the war) When the surgery was performed, he discovered from letters from his brother in England, that Arthur had had the exact same operation for the same problem. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-18 21:17:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 14:26:33 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
9679 HARVEY, Agnes1903ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9668 HARVEY, Alice May1896ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
9879 HARVEY, Arthur S1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
19923 HARVEY, Ben1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4027 HARVEY, Charles1900ENG,     Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4028 HARVEY, Charles1899ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9645 HARVEY, Charles1899ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8921 HARVEY, Charles Henry1897ENG, HAM, Southampton Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15945 HARVEY, Edward1876ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
18195 HARVEY, Edward1878ENG,     Apr 1889 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
2856 HARVEY, Elizabeth1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14553 HARVEY, Eric1914ENG,     Jun 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Crusade of Rescue  
8375 HARVEY, Florence M 1908ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16927 HARVEY, Frank S 1881ENG, NTT, Nottingham 1900 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
22711 HARVEY, Fred1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13433 HARVEY, George1873ENG,     Sep 1887 : Nipigon CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
21222 HARVEY, Henry1890 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
24602 HARVEY, Henry1894 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
19706 HARVEY, J1887ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23132 HARVEY, Leslie1900ENG,     Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
25629 HARVEY, Norman Thomas1923ENG, WAR, Aston Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
2857 HARVEY, Rose1902ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15522 HARVEY, Victor James1910ENG,     Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
20213 HARVEY, W. H.1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
9211 HARVEY, Walter1887ENG, LDN, London Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
16928 HARVEY, Walter1885ENG, GLS, Bristol - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
4410 HARVEY, William (Willie) Patrick Curtis1907ENG, MDX, Edmonton May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Father Hudsons Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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