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Record #15736
Name :
: James HUDDLESTON (1875 - 1938)


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Date of Birth
: 3 Sep 1875

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Aug 1938   Notes : Pneumonia and Cardiac Failure
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Cochrane, Tisdale
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Sep 1884
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarmatian

Placement Family
: Laberge
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Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
NotesA birth registration was found for James Huddleston: Registration: Dec 1875; District: Liverpool; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 23. Parents: James Huddleston and Eliza Roach, married 1871, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

On November 2, 1875, a baptism was recorded for Jacobus Huddleston at St. Anthonys Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Parents: Jacobi Huddleston and Elizabetha Roche.

Eliza Roach Huddleston, 27, died on March 22, 1879, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. She was buried March 26, 1879 at Walton Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

In 1884, James Huddleston, 8 (along with sister, Mary Huddlestone, 11), arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 104 children from the Catholic Children's Protective Society, accompanied by Mrs. Lacy and en route to Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

"Sixteenth Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1886-87; Copy of Reports of Inspection of Children sent out to Canada, as of February 12, 1887.

Report of Mr. R. Mcpherson, Government Immigration Agent at Kingston, Ontario.

James Huddleston, aged 11, from parish of Liverpool, placed with Peter Laberge, Bogart P.O., lot 18, 12 Con., Hungerford Tp. Good boy, attends school, in 2nd reader, well cared for, in comfortable home."

On January 12, 1916, at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, James Huddleston, 38, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at the Windsor Hotel, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Kirkdate County, England; that his next of kin was his father, James Huddleston, Sr., who resided at 624 Golden Avenue, Kirkdale City, Liverpool, England (his sister, Mary Ellen Huddleston was originally typed in but her name was crossed out); that he was born May 8, 1877; that he was a miner; and that he was not married. He was described as 6 feet in height; fair complexion; brown eyes; and black hair. He was a member of the Roman Catholic faith.

On January 1, 1934, James Huddleston, Jr., 58, married Hilda Gertrude Brown. James and Hilda Huddleston had at least 3 children.

James Huddleston, 62, retired, died of pneumonia and cardiac failure after acute appendicitis at Porsacfine General Hospital in Tisdale, Cochrance, Ontario, Canada, on August 15, 1938. The informant was his wife, Hilda Huddleston. He was buried on August 18, 1938, in Timmins, Ontario, Canada.

Hilda Gertrude Brown Huddleston married Thomas Victor Rafferty on December 26, 1941. She died on June 29, 1980, at Timmins, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-25 16:51:00 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-25 17:37:27 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
15736 HUDDLESTON, James1875ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15735 HUDDLESTON, Mary Ellen1871ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)