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Record #5024

Name :: : Thomas MOORE (1915 - 1985)
aka : Tommy
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 16 Jun 1915 (approx.)
Marriage (1): : 29 Mar 1941 Spouse/Notes : Edith May Cope
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 12 Aug 1985 Notes : Cancer

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northumberland, Newcastle

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Surrey, Guildford

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 28 Sep 1930
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Duchess of Bedford
Placement Family: : 1st. Wm.Hemming Huntsville Ontario

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo's
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesOctober 1919 Abandoned East Hartlepool England as Tommy Moore aged 3-4 years old Born in Newcastle England, mother known as Janet Moore from Glasgow aged 30-40 years as related by another woman: 23rd October 1919 admitted to Barnardo?s homes by Newcastle- upon-Tyne magistrates (Captain Willis): October/November 1919 The Receiving House Stepney Causeway London: November 1919 ? August 1925 Foster Parents Isleham Essex England: August 1925 ? September 1927 The Boys Garden City Woodford Bridge, Essex: September 1927 ? January 1930 Barnardo?s Teighmore, Jersey Channel Islands: January 1930 ? September 1930 London/Liverpool Barnardo?s Homes: 19th September 1930 Left Liverpool aboard the Duchess of Bedford: 26th September 1930 arrived Quebec City Canada: 28th September 1930 Canadian Immigration destination Mr. J.W. Hobday 638 Jarvis Street Toronto Ontario, (intended occupation farming): September/November 1930 Barnardo?s Home Toronto: November 1930 first placement Wm Hemming Huntsville Ontario: November 1930 ? September 1934 farms in Uffingham, Inglewood, Mitchell. Peterborough and Huntsville/Uffingham all in Ontario also during this period Thomas was missing several times: September 1934 Thomas met the Bullen Family in Uffingham who recommended him to his brother in law Sid Penney: September 1934 ? August 1935 Sid Penney Farm Port Carling Ontario, Mr. Penney took Thomas under his wing and became his and the Moore Family?s lifelong friends to this day: 1935 ? 1939 Hamilton/Toronto area where Thomas trained and worked as an upholsterer, also during this period he was a cyclist and raced as an amateur: 4th September 1939 enlisted with the 48th Highlanders of Canada, regiment posted to England 1940 (Kingswood Surrey area) served at the evacuation of Dunkirk and in the Italy campaign: 29th March 1941 married Sutton Surrey England to Edith May Cope (born Sutton, Surrey, England 16th May 1916, died 25th October 2000 Nanaimo, BC Canada): 15th May 1942 son Frances Thomas born Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey England (died 22nd October 1995 Esher Surrey England): 27th March 1945 Wife (Edith May) and son (Frances) left Liverpool, England for Canada arriving 11th April 1945 1st June 1945 Discharged Toronto Canada.: June 1945 ? December 1946 lived and worked in Hamilton, Ontario, house purchased 14 Fennell Ave Hamilton: 23rd March 1946 second son born Hamilton Ontario: 29th December 1946 family returned to Sutton Surrey to care for maternal parents: December 1946 ? August 1967 Lived in Beauchamp Road, Sutton, Surrey: August 1967 ? August 1985 Lived Blackthorne Road, Great Bookham, Surrey: During this time Thomas worked at the General Post Office in Sutton Surrey starting at delivering telegraphs up to becoming the assistant Head Postman prior to retirement in 1975, on this return to England he became a founding member of the Canadian Veterans Association in the UK and was honoured with a Life membership. He also spend much time looking for the reason he was with the Barnardo?s homes and why? 12th August 1985 Died Guildford, Surrey, England.

Update 26:06:15 from dmoore03

ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-22 11:12:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-06-26 16:00:35 / alanmack

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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 63 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
13955	MOORE, Albert E	1889	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
16568	MOORE, Anna Jane	1896	ENG, NFK, Walsingham	Apr 1906 : Friesland	CAN	Barnardos
10743	MOORE, Annie	1865	ENG,	Jan 1880 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
11126	MOORE, Anthony	1896	ENG,	May 1907 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
19844	MOORE, Anthony	1896	ENG,	May 1907 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
22985	MOORE, Anthony S.	1896	ENG,	May 1907 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
15181	MOORE, Arthur	1896	ENG,	May 1905 : Bavarian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18901	MOORE, Benjamin	1889	ENG,	May 1905 : Bavarian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
7134	MOORE, Charles	1860	ENG,	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17969	MOORE, Charles F.	1888	ENG,	Sep 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
17195	MOORE, Christina	1900	ENG,	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
6075	MOORE, Diasy B.	1884	ENG,	Aug 1895 : Numidian	CAN	Maria Rye
4883	MOORE, Dorothy	1911	ENG, , Stowe-Nine-Churhces?	Apr 1925 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
14448	MOORE, Edward	1890	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
26750	MOORE, Edward	1901		Oct 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
7607	MOORE, Eliza	1861	ENG,	Nov 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
6186	MOORE, Elizabeth	1874	ENG,	May 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
22499	MOORE, Eva		IRL, ANT, Belfast	Aug 1889 : Parisian	CAN	Unknown
20027	MOORE, Frank	1872	ENG,	Jun 1886 : Lake Superior	CAN	Barnardos
15180	MOORE, Frederick	1899	ENG,	May 1905 : Bavarian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
5023	MOORE, George	1916	ENG, LDN, London	Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
11436	MOORE, George	1911	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Father Hudsons Homes
11455	MOORE, George	1912	ENG, , Newmarket	May 1924 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
14431	MOORE, George	1886	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
18940	MOORE, George	1891	ENG,	May 1905 : Bavarian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
24387	MOORE, George	1855		May 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Annie MacPherson Homes
25498	MOORE, George	1897	ENG,	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
17970	MOORE, George A	1882	ENG,	May 1896 : Laurentian	CAN
15589	MOORE, Gertrude E	1906	ENG,	Sep 1923 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
17898	MOORE, Harold	1887	ENG,	Apr 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17971	MOORE, Harold	1894	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
7640	MOORE, Harriet	1859	ENG,	Nov 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
14474	MOORE, Harry	1882	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
24930	MOORE, Henry	1901		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
25463	MOORE, Henry	1896	ENG,	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
27576	MOORE, Henry	1869	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	1881 : Manitoban	CAN	Marchmont Homes
20049	MOORE, Hy James	1872	ENG,	Jun 1886 : Lake Superior	CAN	Barnardos
6701	MOORE, James	1913	ENG, LDN, London	Mar 1927 : Montrose	CAN	Barnardos
9882	MOORE, James	1887	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
13354	MOORE, James	1879	GBM,	Jun 1885 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers
14315	MOORE, James	1888	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
24257	MOORE, Jemina	1890		Apr 1906 : Friesland	CAN	Barnardos
4835	MOORE, John	1911	ENG,	Apr 1925 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
9451	MOORE, John	1890	ENG,	Apr 1900 : Cambroman	CAN	Barnardos
13997	MOORE, Joseph	1892	ENG, , Middlesbrough	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
18172	MOORE, Joseph	1875	ENG,	Apr 1888 : Sardinian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
26751	MOORE, Joseph	1901		Oct 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16659	MOORE, Lewis Walter	1915	ENG,	Feb 1929 : Pennland	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
17972	MOORE, Margaret	1886	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
14776	MOORE, Margaret Emily	1915	ENG,	May 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Father Hudsons Homes
17973	MOORE, Patrick	1889	ENG,	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
26922	MOORE, Patrick	1927	IRL,	Mar 1939 : Strathnaver	AUS	Christian Brothers
8083	MOORE, Robert	1913	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Apr 1927 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
27240	MOORE, Robert	1923	ENG,	Nov 1935 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
18973	MOORE, Sidney	1898	ENG,	May 1905 : Bavarian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
12630	MOORE, Sydney S.	1890	ENG,	Apr 1899 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
5024	MOORE, Thomas	1915	ENG, NBL, Newcastle	Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos	dmoore03
27227	MOORE, Thomas	1864	ENG, WAR, St Peter's, Birmingham	May 1874 : Prussian	CAN	Middlemore	janismccahill
21442	MOORE, Thomas H	1895		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
19440	MOORE, Walter	1869		Apr 1883 : Sarmatian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18173	MOORE, William	1873	ENG,	Apr 1888 : Sardinian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
20221	MOORE, William	1887	ENG,	Jun 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
16655	MOORE, William Richard	1912	ENG, ESS, Vange	Feb 1929 : Pennland	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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 63 Entries

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