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Record #3877

Name :: : Arthur ROBERTS (1889 - 1963)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1889 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 1963

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 18 Apr 1902
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Ionian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)

NotesIn 1901, Arthur Roberts, 12 years of age, was shown as an orphan at the Claverton Down Boy's Orphanage, Somersetshire, England, which was being run by Thomas and Mary A. Collett. His birthplace is shown as Yorkshire, England. (Source: 1901 Census of England;

In 1902, Arthur Roberts, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 47 children en route to the Marchmont Home accompanied by Rev. Mr. Wallace.

In 1911, Arthur Roberts, 22, was shown as a domestic to John Millouses and family in Pittsburg, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as November 1889, and his immigration year as 1901.

On June 6, 1917, in Pittsburg, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Arthur Roberts, 27, farmer, born in Somersetshire, England. Arthur did not know the maiden name of his mother or the name of his father as he stated he was "a Home Boy, Father died before old enough to know"; and Mary Isabel Lane, 19, born in Pittsburg, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, to Joseph Lane and Lucy McMaster. Witnesses to the marriage were James W. Galway and Mrs. Joseph Lane.

According to his grandson, Don Lane, who told Arthur's story on Pier 21 - Canada's Immigration Museum ({website}pier21.ca/research/collections/the-story-collection/online-story-collection/british-home-children/):

Arthur Roberts was born in Cardif, Wales. His father was a riding instructor at a riding school in Sandhurst/Aldershot, where he was thrown from a horse and died. A few months later Arthur's mother died and he and two sisters were sent to an orphanage.

Around 1900 he came to Canada as a "Home Boy". Life was not easy and many "Home" children were badly treated. He never would talk about the first place he lived but he ended up at Millouses, near the Lane Farm, and it was the best place he worked. He would often find a pair of new hand knit mitts under his pillow or a glass of warm milk beside his bed after a hard day's work.

After their barn burned, Arthur worked at anything he could to make ends meet. He would drive to Arden with Walter Abrams early every morning to cut wood all day for $1.00 per day. His lunch pail had to hold food for two meals and was usually frozen. After Grandfather and Grandmother moved in with Galways, he ran the Lane farm until it was sold.

Arthur died in 1963 and was buried in Willowbank Cemetary.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-12 19:51:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 11:18:16 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 56 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
12401	ROBERTS, Albert	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
18325	ROBERTS, Albert	1896	ENG,	May 1895 : Labrador	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
11634	ROBERTS, Alfred	1898	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12904	ROBERTS, Alfred	1881	ENG,	May 1897 : State of California	CAN	Waifs & Strays
15746	ROBERTS, Alfred	1899	ENG,	Jul 1912 : Corsican	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
19177	ROBERTS, Alfred James	1901	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
15716	ROBERTS, Alfred T	1898	ENG,	Apr 1913 : Virginian	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
7408	ROBERTS, Alice	1873	ENG,	Jun 1879 : Moravian	CAN	Middlemore
18996	ROBERTS, Alice	1901	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
26345	ROBERTS, Alice	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
3877	ROBERTS, Arthur	1889	ENG,	Apr 1902 : Ionian	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
19620	ROBERTS, Arthur	1880	ENG,	Jun 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
2902	ROBERTS, Benjamin David	1901	ENG,	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
15416	ROBERTS, Benjamin George	1886	ENG, , Aston	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
26026	ROBERTS, C	1895	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
3600	ROBERTS, Charles	1897	ENG,	Jul 1907 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
3601	ROBERTS, Charles Edward	1895	ENG, LIN, Lincoln	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
13399	ROBERTS, Charlotte	1885	ENG, HAM, Portsmouth	Oct 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
6080	ROBERTS, Edith	1880	ENG,	Aug 1895 : Numidian	CAN	Maria Rye
4535	ROBERTS, Edith Alice Irene	1905	ENG, STS, Handsworth	Jun 1920 : Scotian	CAN	Barnardos
27295	ROBERTS, Edward Albert	1918	ENG,	Jun 1929 : Largs Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
18080	ROBERTS, Edwin	1891	ENG,	Apr 1899 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
7756	ROBERTS, Elizabeth	1864	ENG,	Jul 1870 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
13223	ROBERTS, Emma P	1882	ENG,	Sep 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
11206	ROBERTS, Evan	1884	ENG,	Mar 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
27243	ROBERTS, Evelyn	1928	ENG, LND, Kensington	Nov 1935 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
23054	ROBERTS, Frederick J.	1893	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
24399	ROBERTS, George	1856		May 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Annie MacPherson Homes
5138	ROBERTS, Harry	1917	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1930 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
7409	ROBERTS, Harry	1871	ENG,	Jun 1879 : Moravian	CAN	Middlemore
12062	ROBERTS, Howard C	1910	ENG,	Jan 1927 : Ballarat	AUS	Barnardos
3249	ROBERTS, James	1889	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
9504	ROBERTS, James G.	1891	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
13916	ROBERTS, John	1877	ENG,	Aug 1887 : - Unknown -	CAN	Middlemore
15415	ROBERTS, John	1888	ENG,	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
18693	ROBERTS, John	1881	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
13915	ROBERTS, John D.	1891	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10567	ROBERTS, Louisa	1901	ENG,	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
19093	ROBERTS, Mary	1900	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos	DFKBurr
6117	ROBERTS, Mary E.	1885	ENG,	Aug 1895 : Numidian	CAN	Maria Rye
7830	ROBERTS, Nairy	1861	ENG,	Jul 1870 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
8237	ROBERTS, Robert	1912	WAL,	Sep 1928 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
14117	ROBERTS, Robert	1888	ENG,	Jul 1899 : Lake Huron	CAN	Barnardos
8939	ROBERTS, Stanley	1918	ENG, YKS, Hull	Apr 1931 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
19833	ROBERTS, Stanley	1902	ENG,	Apr 1913 : Teutonic	CAN	Hurst House Training Home
10549	ROBERTS, Sydney	1913	ENG,	Oct 1927 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
21535	ROBERTS, Treloyan	1914	ENG, CON, St Austell, Fowey	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
18278	ROBERTS, Victor Reginald	1909	ENG,	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
5804	ROBERTS, Violet M.	1893	ENG,	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
21471	ROBERTS, Walter Ernest	1893		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
18361	ROBERTS, Walter Henry	1889	ENG,	Apr 1900 : Cambroman	CAN	Barnardos
22533	ROBERTS, Wilfred	1909	ENG,	Jul 1923 : Pittsburgh	CAN	Salvation Army
5334	ROBERTS, William	1912	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Aug 1930 : Duchess of York	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
26784	ROBERTS, William	1924	ENG,	Dec 1934 : Baradine	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
18360	ROBERTS, William George	1886	ENG,	Apr 1900 : Cambroman	CAN	Barnardos
18081	ROBERTS, Willie	1889	ENG,	Apr 1899 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 56 Entries

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