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Record #3702
Name :
: Robert Brimble HEADON (1897 - )


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Date of Birth
: Apr 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Bath
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Aug 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Robert Brimble Headon; Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Bath; County: Avon, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 536.

(Probable Parents: Caroline Elizabeth Raikes and Walter James Headon, married Bath, Somersetshire, England, 1888. Caroline Elizabeth Headon died in 1909 at the age of 39.)

In 1901, Herbert Headon [Robert Headon], 4 years of age, was shown as a lodger, along with his family, in the home of Elizabeth Haberfield, 37, at 25 Milk Street, Walcot, Bath, Somersetshire, England. Other members of the family included: Archie Headon, 1 month; Caroline Headon, 35; Edward Headon, 8; Maud Headon, 1; Minnie [Amanda] Headon, 11; Olive Headon, 10; Thomas Headon, 12; and Walter Headon, 40, general labourer. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2342; Folio: 134; Page: 13.)

In 1906, Robert Headon, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 379 children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [Assuming Walter and Caroline Headon are his parents, other siblings who immigrated would have been: Robert Headon, who also arrived in 1906 with Barnardos on the Dominion; Olive Headon, who arrived in 1902 with Barnardos on the Colonian; and Edward R. Headon, who arrived in 1904 with Barnardos on the Southwark.]

In 1911, Robert Headon, 14, is shown as a domestic with James B. Beamer and family in Pelham, Welland, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as April 1897 and his immigration year as 1906.

[PLEASE NOTE] Also in 1911, Robt Headon, 14, is shown as a lodger with Elmer and Mary Disher of Beamsville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as April 1897 and his immigration year as 1906.

On September 23, 1914, Robert Brimble Headon enlisted for the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Bristol, England; that his next of kin was Mr. E. O. Disher, who resided in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada; that he was a labourer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 6-3/4 inches in height; fair complexion; grey eyes; light hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had distinguishing marks of 4 vaccination marks on his upper left arm and a scar on his upper right leg. 
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Last Updated : 2009-01-24 14:35:28 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3703 HEADON, Amanda Gertrude E.1890ENG,    , Bath Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
3705 HEADON, Edward Robert1894ENG,    , Bath Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
25579 HEADON, Hilda1899ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
3704 HEADON, Olive Annie1891ENG,    , Bath Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3702 HEADON, Robert Brimble1897ENG,    , Bath Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos