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Record #15774
Name :
: Arthur John MONK (1912 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1912 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 4 Aug 1923
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Megantic

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Liverpool Sheltering Home
NotesIn 1923, Arthur John Monk, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 48 children from the Liverpool Sheltering Home en route to Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

Back home at last - The Barnardo Guild Messenger Summer 2002

Arthur Monk left Britian in 1923 on the SS Megantic to start a new life in Canada as a child migrant. Last month he returned to Britain for the first time when his trip was funded through the Child Migrant Travel Fund. Although not cared for by Barnardo's as a child, the charity was responsible for sending Arthur to Quebec when he was 12. Fortunately he went to live with a very caring family where he was totally accepted and had a "very happy experience". Arthur's two brothers had already been sent to Canada when he went and he managed to stay in touch with them as a child, even though they lived in different parts of the country.

Arthur contacted Barnardo's After Care department several years ago to find out more about his earlier life and see his records. In August 2001, social worker Beverly McKenzie-Gayle from After Care's migration team, met up with him at the reunion meeting in Stratford, Ontario.

As a result, two relatives of his in Britain were traced, one who agreed to act as sponsor - so that the migrant found would pay for his journey home.

Arthur said that his visit to England was "very important and extremely worthwhile" - especially being able to visit his mother's grave side on Canadian Mother's Day. Barnardo's social worker Stephen Ross helped organised Arthur's important journey home - picking him up and his nephew up from the airport and taking them to various places, including a family reunion at Eastbourne in Sussex.

Barnardo's also arranged for Arthur to spend a day at Barkingside where he was pictured above with his nephew. He met with staff from After Care as well as the chief executive Roger Singleton. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-27 15:44:04 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-01 19:17:30 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  7 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13002 MONK, Alexander1883ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12121 MONK, Alfred James1917ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15774 MONK, Arthur John1912ENG,     Aug 1923 : Megantic CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
14800 MONK, Fanny1871ENG, SRY, Guildford Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
23937 MONK, George Henry1897ENG, SSX, Eastbourne Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
2822 MONK, Robert1871ENG,     Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
2821 MONK, Samuel1869ENG,     Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society