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Record #4707
Name :
: William Henry MUNDY (1876 - 1912)
  aka : William Knight


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1876 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1912   Notes : Injuries received from runaway horses
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Alton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Jun 1888
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sarmatian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesWilliam Henry Mundy (Munday) was said to have been born in Alton workhouse, Hampshire, England, in 1876 to a Catherine Knight. He had many siblings but no address, just Catherine and common law husband, William Munday, wandering the country (family stories indicate his mother, Catherine Knight, was believed to be a good person).

His father died early in the 1900's at the age of 81, and was buried at St.Marys Church, Andover.

William was picked up by authorities and sent to Aberdeen House in 1887, admitted to Barnardos in December, 1887, and then sent to Burdett Hall in 1888.

In 1888, William Munday, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 162 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He did not fare well with his placements, according to his Barnardo records.

On November 7, 1898, at Hastings, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Sarah Almond, 18, domestic servant, born in England to William and Sarah Almond; and another home child, William H. Mundy, 21, laborer, born in England to William and Catherine Mundy.

William and Sarah Almond Mundy had at least 5 children: Thora May Mundy, born about 1900, Ontario, Canada (died in childbirth); Muriel Jannette Mundy, born: May 19, 1903, Ontario, Canada; Elizabeth (Sadie) Mundy, born 1910, Alberta, Canada; Allen Richard Mundy, born May 13, 1907, Ontario, Canada; and Albert Mundy, born about 1901 (died 1920 of an enlarged heart).

After having 4 of their five children, William and Sarah went West to homestead in Alberta:

MUNDY, William Hy
Section 25 Township 34 Range 8 Meridian 4
Film # 2851 in Accession # 1970.313 at Provincial Archives of Alberta
File # 1748254

They had another child, Elizabeth, in 1910. It was a hard scrabble, and then William was killed by a runaway team of horses about 1912. Though his life was short, family stories indicate that William and Sarah were very happy. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-10 17:35:06 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-10 17:42:07 /

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4918 MUNDY, Charles E1912ENG, LDN, London Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
23791 MUNDY, Edward Robert1896ENG, LDN, London Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
23792 MUNDY, Henry Andrew 'Harry'1891ENG, LDN, London Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
23790 MUNDY, Reginald James1896ENG, LDN, London Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4707 MUNDY, William Henry1876ENG, HAM, Alton Jun 1888 : Sarmatian CAN Barnardos