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Record #3606
Name :
: Alfred John OLIVER (1895 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Aug 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Clapton, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, Alfred Oliver, 5 years of age, was residing at 15 Highwick Road, Tottenham, Middlesex, England. Other family members included: Alfred Oliver, 5; Edith Oliver, 12; Elizabeth Oliver, 9; Emily Oliver, 43; George Oliver, 48, coachman, bus; and Larrie Oliver, 14. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1251; Folio: 46; Page: 17.)

In 1909, Alfred Oliver, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 72 children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Alfred Oliver, 15, is shown as a domestic / labourer for William Carr and family in Torbolton, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as August 1895 and his immigration year as 1909.

On July 31, 1918, at the Church of England, Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage registration was found for Alfred John Oliver, 22, farmer, born in Tottenham, England, son of George Oliver but mother's name "does not know, when 9 years old was left orphan and came to Canada"; and another home child, Ella May Woodley, 23, house maid, born in Dunmore(?), England, daughter of Arthur W Woodley and Rosetta Monk. Both bride and groom were residents of Woodlawn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.

K. Oliver, a descendant, stated that he "bought what is now Bowman Township for $500.00."

Alfred and Ella had 5 children: Alfred John OLIVER b: October 2 1928 in Matheson Ontario; Grace Ellen OLIVER b: February 14 1921 in Matheson Ontario; Edith May OLIVER b: October 22 1922 in Matheson Ontario; Dorothy Rosetta OLIVER b: July 10 1919 in Matheson Ontario; and Evelyn Joyce OLIVER b: March 15 1924 in Matheson Ontario. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-12 20:04:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 15:26:41 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
24972 OLIVER, Alfred1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3606 OLIVER, Alfred John1895ENG, MDX, Clapton, London Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3262 OLIVER, Ann1888ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9674 OLIVER, Beatrice1897ENG,     Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13733 OLIVER, Dorothy1903ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
11186 OLIVER, Edgar1890ENG,     Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
23699 OLIVER, Ernest1895ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23961 OLIVER, Ernest1905ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
5578 OLIVER, Ether 1899ENG,     Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6008 OLIVER, George1886ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
17958 OLIVER, Isabella1887ENG,     Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Maria Rye  
11999 OLIVER, Jessie Dorothy1910ENG,    , Aston May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
3354 OLIVER, John H.1900ENG,     May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
11187 OLIVER, Joseph1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
25691 OLIVER, Kathleen Mary1914 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26960 OLIVER, Olga May Gloria1928ENG, WOR, Dudley Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
19891 OLIVER, P B1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
12389 OLIVER, Robert Richard1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
24638 OLIVER, Thomas E.1886 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos