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Record #13474
Name :
: Edward ROADNIGHT (1874 - )
  aka : Edward Bodoight; Edward G


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Date of Birth
: 1874

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Croydon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 May 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Parisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Board of Guardians (Various)
NotesA birth registration was found for Edward Roadnight: Year of Registration: 1874; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Croydon; County: Greater London, Kent, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 244. Parents: George Roadnight and Julia Terry, married 1862 in Croydon, Surrey, England.

A death registration was found for George Roadnight; Year of Registration: 1882; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 46; District: Croydon; County: Greater London, Kent, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 157

A death registration was found for Julia Roadnight; Year of Registration: 1883; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 38; District: Croydon; County: Greater London, Kent, Surrey; Volume: 2a; Page: 137

In 1887, Edward Goodnight, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of children from Croydon Union Workhouse.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. John J. Daley, Government Immigration Agent at Montreal.

Ed. Bodoight (? Roadnight), aged 14. From Croydon Union. Placed with Mr. F. Beckett, Sherbrooke, P.Q.?Very good report, is well liked by employer, and the boy is pleased with situation." 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-02-04 20:03:21 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-02-04 21:05:07 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13474 ROADNIGHT, Edward1874ENG, SRY, Croydon May 1887 : Parisian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)