Notes A birth registration was found for Charles Hetherington: Year of Registration: 1900; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Paddington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 27. (Parents: William Hetherington and Mary Ann Livens, married 1886, Paddington, London, England.)
In 1901, Charles Hetherington, 1 month of age, was shown as a pauper residing at the Paddington Workhouse, Paddington, London, England, along with his mother, Mary Hetherington, 40, married, charing [sic]. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 12; Folio: 112; Page: 25.)
His father, William Hethering, 73, married, railway carman, was shown residing also as a pauper in Paddington Workhouse, Paddington, London, England. (Source: 1901 Census od England; Class: RG13; Piece: 12; Folio: 105; Page: 11.)
Brothers, James Hetherington, 3 years of age; and William Hetherington, 7 years of age, were both residing as scholars at the West London Schools, Ashford, Berkshire, England. (Source: 1901 Census of England Class: RG13; Piece: 1171; Folio: 170; Page: 25 AND Class: RG13; Piece: 1171; Folio: 165; Page: 15.)
In 1912, Charles Hetherington, 11 (along with his brother, James Hetherington, 14), arrived at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, with a group of 60 children accompanied by Alice Taylor en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.
On December 5, 1916, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Charles Hetherington, 18 (EDITORS NOTE: He was actually 16. Charles' birth certificate showed that he was born 7/4/1900 and a notation on his attestation stated that with the discovery of his true age, he was "not to be sent overseas until 19 years of age.") He declared that he was born in Paddington, London, England; that his next of kin was his father, William Hetherington, who resided at Ambeley Road, Paddington, London, England; that his date of birth was April 7, 1898; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 3 inches in height; medium complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had a small birth mark on upper left arm near vaccinations.
[POSSIBLE MATCH] On December 5, 1924, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, a marriage was registered between Charles Hetherington and Florence Daisy Bell.