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Record #2874
Name :
: Alfred E. RELF (1883 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Mar 1883

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, Islington, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Jul 1894
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesSee additional information for his brother Samuel RELF who was on the same voyage.

Father: Samuel RELF,law clerk, born 1852 Islington,died 1889 Islington

Mother:Elizabeth HOLLIDAY born 1853 in Islington

Samuel & Elizabeth were married in 1877.

1901 census: Domestic on the farm of Jervis W. ELLIOTT in Albion, Cardwell,Ontario near Orangeville.

Published in the Ups and Downs August 1 1895 edition:

Just as we are about to go to press, sad news reaches us of James A Eddington, a boy full of promise, and held in high esteem and affection by his employer and family. It appears that James in company with another hired man, Alf Relf, also on of "our boys" was returning to the barn on top of a load of hay which from some cause became unbalanced, a portion falling off, carrying with it Relf and Eddington, the former landing safely on the ground, whilst Eddington fell on the tongue whence he attempted to stop the horses which were naturally startled. All might have been well had not the wagon struck and gone over a log throwing poor Eddington right in the way of the wheels which passed over his ribs, causing almost instant death. Upon receipt of the distressing news Mr.Griffiths immediately left for Cheltenham where James had been working in the employ of Mr. Wilkinson, from whom other witnesses Mr. Griffith gathered the particulars narrated above, and alos learned that both Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson regarded poor James Eddington as a "pattern for any lad to follow" well behaved, truthful, and a regular attendant at church and Sunday school. In the midst of the sorrow occasioned by the sudden cutting off of one so young to whom life was full of hope and brightness there is much comfort in the knowledge that James was leading a life on earth which would the better fit him for the life in the world to come, to which he was so unexpectedly called. 
ContributorsCreated : 2007-11-15 15:31:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-03-02 15:02:06 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
24880 RELF, Albert1900 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2874 RELF, Alfred E.1883ENG, MDX, Islington, London Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
2875 RELF, Samuel1878ENG, MDX, Islington, London Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos