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Record #16668
Name :
: Albert James HOCQUARD (1901 - 1975)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Aug 1901

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1975
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Amesbury
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Wiltshire, Devizes
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Apr 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake Manitoba

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesA birth registration was found for Albert James Hocquard: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1901; District: Amesbury; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 151. Parents: Philip John Hocquard (1876 ? 1911) and Caroline Farley (1875 ? 1950), married 1897, Devizes, Wiltshire, England.

A death registration was found for Philip J Hocquard: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1911; Age: 35; District: Devizes; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 104

In 1913, Albert Hocquard, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 119 Fegan boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On April 12 1919, mother Caroline remarried Fred Nutland at the Registry Office, Devizes, Wiltshire, England.

On December 20, 1929, Albert J. Hocquard, 28, farmer, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Montcalm. His intended address in the UK ws Sheep Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, England. He intended to return to Canada.

Albert James Hocquard married Mary Agnes Himpfen Gordon, widow (of Richard David Gordon), (born April 23, 1890 in West Ham, Essex, England to Joseph Himpfen and Margaretta Bleser) in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

Mary Agnes Himfen Hocquard died on October 13, 1968, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Albert James Hocquard married Mary Agnes Gordon (nee Himpfen) sometime during 1943. Albert James loved to farm and in the mid-1950s, he and Mary Agnes bought a small piece of land northwest of Toronto with a small cottage upon it. They spent summers there and tilled the land and grew vegetables. His wife grew flowers. Mary Agnes Hocquard died of pneumonia in October 1968. Albert James was devastated and became sad and lonely. It was after this time he returned home to England without bidding farewell to his wife's family. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-09 23:31:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-09-10 21:07:27 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16668 HOCQUARD, Albert James1901ENG, WIL, Amesbury Apr 1913 : Lake Manitoba CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16669 HOCQUARD, Edward1901ENG, WIL, Devizes Apr 1913 : Lake Manitoba CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16665 HOCQUARD, Frederick John1906ENG, WIL, Devizes May 1920 : Grampian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16666 HOCQUARD, Wilfred Charles1904ENG, WIL, Devizes May 1920 : Grampian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys