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Record #4709
Name :
: Joseph Robert KILFORD (1869 - )


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Date of Birth
: 16 Oct 1869

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Gateshead
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Apr 1884
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Parisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Joseph Robert Kilford: Year of Registration: 1869; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Gateshead; County: Durham, Tyne and Wear; Volume: 10a; Page: 655. Parents: Daniel Kilford and Rachel Lacey, married June 9, 1866, at Clifton, Gloucestershire, England.

Joseph Kilford was one of 6 children from an abusive home where the children were sent out on the streets begging or selling whatever they could get their hands on. An older brother was committed to an Industrial School (Clifton Woods) for begging in 1883.

Joseph was admitted to Barnardo's on June 9, 1883.

In 1884, Joseph R. Kilford, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 117 children.

Joseph Kilford was residing in Toronto in December, 1888, when his sister, Jennie Kilford, left the MacPherson home to join her brother. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-10 20:40:07 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-10 20:59:55 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4708 KILFORD, Elizabeth Jane1875ENG, GLS, Clifton Jul 1883 : Somerset CAN MacPherson Homes  
4709 KILFORD, Joseph Robert1869ENG, DUR, Gateshead Apr 1884 : Parisian CAN Barnardos