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Record #16031
Name :
: Frank Freeman NEWMAN (1894 - 1909)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Jun 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 29 Jul 1909   Notes : Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Ecclesall Bierlow
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Chatham
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Mar 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: McKay
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Freeman Newman: Date: Sep 1894; District: Ecclesall Bierlow; County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9c; Page: 380.

Added 21 June 2018 by Rootschatter Lyn 8 (source not cited): Born 11th June 1894 at 12 Gifford Rd, son of Harry Wm Newman and Catherine Cosgrove.

In 1907, Frank F. Newman, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 349 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

SUICIDE IN WOODS

Young Englishman Shot Himself Near the Village of Dresden

Dresden, Aug. 7.--An Englishman by the name of Newman, about twenty years of age, was found dead in Allan McKay's woods near here late last night. He had been in the employ of McKay as a farm laborer for some time. Newman is supposed to have been dead for a week and when found a revolver was lying by his side and bullet hole through his left temple.

Chatham News
August 7, 1909

BARNARDO BOY FOUND LYING DEAD IN BUSH

Was Chided For Neglecting Chores While Employer Was Away--Went to Bush and Shot Himself--Body Found After 8 Days

(Special to the News)

Dresden, Aug. 7--The dead body of Frank Freeman Newman was found last night at dark by his employer, Allan McKay, in a small clump of bush at the rear of his farm on concession 9, Chatham township.

The deceased was a Barnardo boy, 15 years old and had been employed by Mr. McKay for over two years. On Wednesday and Thursday of last week while the family were away on excursion, he was left to look after the chores on the farm. On Wednesday he went visiting and neglected his work and was warned by a near neighbor named Hall, Thursday morning that he would report him to his employer on his return. During that day he disappeared.

On Mr. McKay's return nothing much was thought of his disappearance as he had gone away at other times. Eight days later his body was found in the bush, and Dr. Wiley, coroner, notified.

The coroner examined the body and surroundings and found that death had been caused by a bullet wound in the right temple from a revolver which was found lying at the side of the body. It was evidently a clear case of suicide, and an inquest was not considered necessary. As the body was in a bad state of decomposition the coroner ordered it removed and interred at once.

The Daily Phoenix
August 9, 1909

YOUNG BOY SUICIDES

Barnardo Youth Absent for Week Found With Bullet Wound

Chatham, Ont., Aug. 9--The body of Frank Freeman Newman, 15 years old, a Barnardo boy, was found in a clump of trees in the rear of his employer's farm in Chatham township, with a bullet wound in his head. He had been missing for a week. It was clearly a case of suicide.

Chatham News
August 10, 1909

COMMENTS ON SUICIDE

Tragic Death of Barnardo Boy Has Excited Much Discussion

Why 15-year-old Frank Freeman Newman committed suicide out near Dresden proved a most prolific source of speculation over the holiday. The facts, as related exclusively in The News, on Saturday, left room for several hypotheses which were advanced wherever the news of the day is analyzed, bisected and digested.

That the boy fired the fatal bullet because he was left at home is one of the theories advanced. The other is that he felt sore on being chided by a neighbor.

But none of these seem to hit the mark. The fact that he got hold of a revolver and must have had it some time before using it shows that the deed might have been premeditated.

It is quite likely that the boy, as young as he was, was thoroughly tired of life, felt that he was handicapped in the struggle for the good things of this world, and decided to evade a continuation of the unequal struggle.

The story of the suicide created a profound shock throughout the county. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-02-23 10:50:37 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : Lyn 8 , mollipops1

Last Updated : 2018-10-28 07:32:59 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Frank Freeman NEWMAN:

Lyn 8

 
Readers Comments14.07.18 Lyn 8 :
I purchased his birth cert due to his sad life. He seemed to be a mystery and have no real beginnings but a very sad end to his life. Frank was born 11th June 1894 at 12 Gifford Rd, son of Harry Wm Newman and Catherine Cosgrove. Research shows the Freeman name appears to have come down to him via his paternal grandfather.
28.10.18 Lyn 8 :
A Sheffield UK boy

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  35 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
14148 NEWMAN, Albert1886ENG,     Aug 1899 : Laurentian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
16760 NEWMAN, Albert1898ENG, KEN Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17913 NEWMAN, Albert1894ENG,     May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
26367 NEWMAN, Beatrice J1885 Mar 1900 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
20195 NEWMAN, Beatrice J.1895ENG,     Mar 1900 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
19127 NEWMAN, Bella1886ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
17811 NEWMAN, Cecil G.1883ENG,     Jul 1899 : Laurentian CAN Louisa Birt  
14287 NEWMAN, Charles1889ENG,     Jun 1901 : Lusitania CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
19814 NEWMAN, Elizabeth Gertrude1876ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
26499 NEWMAN, Eric1895ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11181 NEWMAN, Ernest1893ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
16374 NEWMAN, Ernest George1866ENG,     May 1879 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
26771 NEWMAN, Frances Alice1885ENG, HAM, Portsmouth 1915 :  CAN Barnardos Robert Fletcher  
16031 NEWMAN, Frank Freeman1894ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos Lyn 8  
23450 NEWMAN, Frederick Alfred1897ENG, LND, Lambeth/Southwark Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
25482 NEWMAN, George1895ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
27471 NEWMAN, George1864 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
6039 NEWMAN, George A.1896ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
26772 NEWMAN, George Stephen1900ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos Robert Fletcher  
3210 NEWMAN, Harold1889ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
19803 NEWMAN, Henry Wallis1881ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1890 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
18089 NEWMAN, Horace1899ENG,     May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
14292 NEWMAN, James1883ENG,     Jun 1901 : Lusitania CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
19807 NEWMAN, James1879ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
15823 NEWMAN, Jane1888ENG,     Oct 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21797 NEWMAN, John C1868ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
24333 NEWMAN, Joseph  May 1870 : Ganges CAN Highgate Refuge, London, England  
15120 NEWMAN, Lillie1900ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26770 NEWMAN, Nellie Laura1987ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Mar 1907 :  CAN Barnados  Robert Fletcher  
21072 NEWMAN, Reginald1920ENG, SSX, East Preston May 1931 : Largs Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25076 NEWMAN, Rose1895 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22010 NEWMAN, Sydney1886ENG,     Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
5105 NEWMAN, Thomas1912ENG, LDN, London Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
26540 NEWMAN, Walter1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24627 NEWMAN, William1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily 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  35 Entries