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Record #4475
Name :
: John Philip LITTLER (1911 - 1991)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Jan 1911

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Mar 1991
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Derbyshire, Derby
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, London
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jun 1929
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Laurentic

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Salvation Army
NotesA birth registration was found for John P. Littler: Year of Registration: 1911; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Mother's Maiden Name: Whitworth; District: Derby; County: Derbyshire; Volume: 7b; Page: 1149. (Parents: John Philip Littler and Florence Whitworth, married 1897, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.)

In 1929, John Littler, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 15 young men from the Salvation Army, 3 Upper Thames Street, London, England EC4 en route to Salvation Army, 480, Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He stated on landing that he had been a turner in England and would be pursuing farming; and that his contact in England was his father, Mr. J. Littler, who resided at 75, Abindon, Derby, England.

On September 20, 1932, John Littler, 21, entered the United States through the port of Buffalo, New York. He declared that he was born in Derby, England; that he was a farm hand; that he resided at R.R. #3, Silver Hill, Ontario, Canada; that his contact in Canada was his friend Reuben Covington, who resided at R.R. #3, Silver Hill, Ontario, Canada; that he intended to visit Buffalo, New York, for one day; and that he had immigrated in June, 1929 on the ship Laurentic.

On September 24, 1938, at Delhi, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between John Philip Littler, son of J. P. Littler; and Miss Daisy Geraldine Quance, daughter of Richard Awrey Quance and Daisy Lisette LaFortune.

John Philip and Daisy Geraldine Quance Littler had four children: Richard James Littler; Elizabeth Jean Littler; John Philip Littler; and Robert Thomas Littler.

John Philip Littler died March 14, 1991, at London, Middlesex, Canada. Daisy Geraldine Quance Littler died January 23, 2000, in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-28 10:54:38 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 16:01:51 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
20426 LITTLER, Annie1895 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
4475 LITTLER, John Philip1911ENG, DBY, Derby Jun 1929 : Laurentic CAN Salvation Army