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Record #27614
Name :
: Robert Alfred ODIAM (1900 - 1984)
  aka : O'DIAM
  aka : Robert Alfred THARME


Father
: Ernest Charles Odiam
Mother
: Clara Jane Tharme
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Nov 1900   Notes : Social Security Date. Salvation Army Records state Nov 1900

Marriage (1)
: 1928   Spouse/Notes : Doris
Marriage (2)
: 1941   Spouse/Notes : Irene May Sherwood

Date of Death
: Apr 1984   Notes : Buried Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie, New York
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, St. Pancras , St. Giles

Parents did not marry until July 1901 so Robert's birth was registered under his mother's maiden name.
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, New York, Erie County, Hamburg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 Jul 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
: Mr. Kidd
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: St. Pancras Industrial Schools, Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire

Agency
: Salvation Army
NotesRecords for Robert Alfred Odiam were difficult to find. With some digging his father was discovered in the St Pancras Union Workhouse in 1911. He is listed as responsible for 2 boys--Robert and Edward. Robert was sent to the St. Pancras Industrial School and from there to Canada. His Canadian Department of Immigration Records indicate he had his last visit by an Inspector in 1922. He only had 2 placements between his 1914 arrival and 1922--Mr. Kidd in Gananoque, Leeds, Ontario and Mr. Allan Hunter in Brewers Mills, Frontenac, Ontario. In 1927 Robert emigrated to New York. He was married at least twice and had several children. One border crossing record indicates he had a brother named Edward in Blackmore Essex, England. He did have a brother Edward James Odiam born 1906 to Ernest and Clara Odiam. He also had a brother William Charles born 1907. His father Ernest Charles Odiam died in 1922 and his mother Clara Jane Tharne Odiam in 1945.
Some records spell the surname O' Diam. 
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Last Updated : 2017-10-20 05:32:39 / DFKBurr

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
27614 ODIAM, Robert Alfred 1900ENG, LND, St. Pancras , St. Giles  Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr