HOME      FORUM      HELP      SEARCH      
News : The Surname Interests Table (SIT), the Database for Special Interests Groups (DBSIG) and Ancestral Anniversaries
are now "mobile friendlier" more here ...
The RootsChat Reference Library

RootsChat.Com »  RootsChat Reference Library »   Database for Special Interest Groups (DBSIG) »   British Home Children : Quick Search

Record #15705
Name :
: Earnest HENSON (1903 - 1982)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1903 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: Apr 1982
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Apr 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Alsatian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Dakeyne Boys Farm
NotesIn 1914, Ernest Hensong, 17, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 7 boys accompanied by Capt. Oliver Hind and en route to Dakeyne Farm, Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

His obituary reported:

Died April, 1982. After a lengthy illness at Sunnybrook Hospital in his 86th year, Ernest, beloved husband of the late Edith Heasman, loving father of Walter and Elizabeth (Mrs. Betty Kendle), father-in-law of Majorie and Frank. Brother of the late Walter of Detroit, Michigan. Beloved grandfather of Louise, Jim, Jean, Frank Kendle, Debra, David and Douglas Henson. Dakeyne farmboy 1913-1915, Windsor, Nova Scotia 159th Batt. C.E.F. 1915-1919. First Canadian Division September 1939-February 1947. Second Army Field Workshop and First Canadian Tank Troup Workshop serving in Italy and North West Europe. Life member and Meritorious Service Medal Royal Canadian Legion Branch 466, Branch 66. Past Parade Marshal Warriors Day Council, Secretary-Treasurer Honorary Life Member International Society of Arborculture, Past Secretary-Treasurer Gardners' and Florists' Association, Masonic Lodge No. 462 Temiscaming 1919, Captain Second Co Boys Brigade 1933-1939, Guelph Alumni 1965 O A C 47 years with the City of Toronto Parks Dept Forestry Division. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-20 09:16:04 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-01 12:06:15 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Earnest HENSON:



 
Readers Comments

Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  3 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4098 HENSON, Bernard Cyril1891ENG, NTT, Radford Aug 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
15705 HENSON, Earnest1903ENG,     Apr 1914 : Alsatian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
26847 HENSON, Leonard1923ENG, DUR, South Shields Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes