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Record #3590
Name :
: Norman PRESTON (1897 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1897 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Gorton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesIn 1905, Norman Preston, 8 (along with his brother, Harold Preston), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 142 children from Middlemore Children's Immigration Homes, Birmingham, England, en route to the Fairview Home, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Lower Provinces of Canada.

In 1911, Norman Preston, 14, is shown as laborer to Hared W. Smith and family in Prince William, New Brunswick, Canada. His date of birth is shown as June 1897 and his immigration year as not known.

On May 5, 1911, in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Norman Preston and Jessie May Jones, daughter of Cook W. Jones and Peremella Burden. [EDITORS NOTE: Norman's brother, Harold, married Jessie's sister, Carrie Jones.] 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-11 11:21:13 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 16:28:31 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11653 PASTON, Annie1890ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23447 PRESTON, Charles Henry1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
27511 PRESTON, Charlotte1857 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
16617 PRESTON, Edward1879ENG, KEN, Isle of Thanet May 1890 : Parisian CAN Rev. William J. Pady bcf  
2661 PRESTON, Eliza1894ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13715 PRESTON, Francis James1874ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
3589 PRESTON, Harold1899ENG,     Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
25449 PRESTON, John Charles1913ENG, WAR, Aston Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13717 PRESTON, John Thomas1878ENG, SRY, Southwark Jun 1889 : Toronto CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17117 PRESTON, Leonard1903ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18069 PRESTON, May1900ENG,     May 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3590 PRESTON, Norman1897ENG, LAN, Gorton Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
21817 PRESTON, Reuben1895ENG,     Aug 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
3591 PRESTON, William1889ENG, LAN, Preston Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore