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Record #6751
Name :
: Charles KIRK (1909 - 1987)


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Date of Birth
: 13 Dec 1909

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Feb 1987
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Smallburgh

The Red House
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, St. Petersburg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Jun 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scandinavian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Charles Kirk: Year of Registration: 1909; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Smallburgh; County: Norfolk; Volume: 4b; Page: 53.

Charles was born to a Charles Kidd and a young single woman, Ethel Kirk, who worked as a servant. Charles had an older sister Jessie and a younger sister Mildred. He was admitted to the Barnardos Homes at the age of 4 on January 5, 1914.

In 1921, Charles Kirk, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 242 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was indentured to an Ontario farmer.

When Charles was an adult he moved to Toronto where he met and married Annie Watton Christie. Charles and Annie Christie Kirk raised three children and a grandaughter, Angela, until Annie's death. Their children were: Gerald Kirk, born Toronto; Wallace Kirk, born Toronto; and Joyce Kirk, born Toronto.

Annie passed away in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, on May 6th 1966. Charles died in February 1987, in St. Petersburg, Florida (his home was still in Toronto, Ontario, Canada). 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-04-10 16:10:19 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-04-10 17:15:06 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
24110 KIRK, Archibald1905ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
6751 KIRK, Charles1909ENG, NFK, Smallburgh Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
20536 KIRK, Henry1870 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
5261 KIRK, James 1914ENG,    , Glasgow Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
20902 KIRK, James1923ENG,     Apr 1938 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
24929 KIRK, James V.1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
24111 KIRK, William P1902ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore