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Record #17042

Name :: : Montague Hollingham ROBERTSON (1875 - 1942)
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BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1 Sep 1875
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 27 Jun 1942

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Islington, London

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Guelph, Ontario

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 2 Apr 1888
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Sarnia
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Fegan Homes for Boys

Notes1875
1 Sep

Birth
9 Davenant Road Islington, London, Middlesex
Photos (2)
8 source citations
1878
28 Apr
Age: 2
Baptism
St James, Saint Pancras, Camden, London
Baptised at same time as baby sister, Charlotte
1881
Age: 6

Residence
Carloose, (private house), Gwinear, ,Cornwall, England
Montague (5) was described as a boarder, born in London. The head of the house was Miss Elizabeth M Harding (born in London), living with her neice Magdalene Harding (17). There were 2 servants plus 2 other boarders - Thomas Goodair, a retired cottonspinn
Photos (1)
1 source citation
1888
23 Mar
Age: 12
Residence
Mr.Fegan's Boys House, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England
The first home was opened in High St, Deptford, May 1872. The need was so great that the house next door was taken on as well. The lease expired in 1882 and the work was transferred from Deptford to Southwark in July 1882 and continued until about 1914.
1888
2 Apr
Age: 12

Emigration
Mr.Fegan's Boys House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M ROBERTSON, 10 Male. Ship: Sarnia. Departure Port: Liverpool. Arrival Port: Halifax. Destination: Toronto, Ont. Comments: Arr by train at Levis, Que 03 Apr 1888. Party of 100 males, 1 female and three guardians (Mr.Brace+ two) from Mr.Fegan's Boys House
Photos (2)
1888
3 Apr
Age: 12
Residence
Mr.Fegan's Boys House, 295 George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A 'Receiving Home' was established in 1886 at George St Toronto, from where the boys would be found a placement on a farm. Regular visits were made to the boys up to the age of 21, to check on their wellbeing and to make sure the placement was working.
1896
4 Jul
Age: 20
Emigration
New York
??? SS St Louis set sail from Southampton to New York with a Mr MH Robertson on board (findmypast.com - passenger list leaving UK). No other information and there is no record of him arriving at Ellis Island, the Immigration processing centre at that time.
1899
4 Apr
Age: 23

Marriage
Wellington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Photos (1)
1 source citation
1901
Age: 26

Residence
Puslinch, Wellington (South/Sud), Ontario, Canada
Photos (1)
1 source citation
1907
Age: 32
Occupation
Ontario Agricultural College,
stationary engineer
1908
1 Dec
Age: 33

Marriage to Jessie Georgina BACON
Wellington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Photos (1)
2 source citations
1911
Age: 36
Residence
Ontario / Wellington South / 25 Puslinch Township / page 9
Robertson Montague M Head Mar 1877 34 Robertson Jessie F Wife M Aug 1885 26 Robertson Stanley M Son S Apr 1903 8 Robertson Effie F Daughter S Nov 1907 4 Robertson Henry M Son S Mar 1909 2 Robertson Grace F Daughter S Nov 1910 7/12
1917
Age: 42
Occupation
Guelph Waterworks Pumping Station, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
stationary engineer
1942
25 Jun
Age: 66
Death
25 Palmer Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
At the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. Bullard, 25 Palmer St. in Guelph, on Thursday, June 25, 1942, in his 67th year. He had been in poor health during the past two years.
1942
27 Jun
Burial
Crown Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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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 30 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
25413	ROBERTSON, Agnes	1893	SCT,	Jun 1897 : Sarmatian	CAN	Quarriers
19149	ROBERTSON, Alex Moore	1897	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16575	ROBERTSON, Amy	1902	SCT,	Jun 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
21988	ROBERTSON, Andrew		ENG,	Apr 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
21987	ROBERTSON, Andrew K B		ENG,	Apr 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
21519	ROBERTSON, Andrew Knight Beattie	1909	SCT, , Kennethmont	Apr 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
3341	ROBERTSON, Anna	1905	SCT,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
20149	ROBERTSON, Annie		ENG,	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
25839	ROBERTSON, Bella	1881		Jun 1891 : Norwegian	CAN	Quarriers
27584	ROBERTSON, David	1872	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	1881 : Manitoban	CAN	Marchmont Homes
14062	ROBERTSON, Douglas Stewart	1889	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos	FoundRobertson
3340	ROBERTSON, Elizabeth	1904	SCT,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
8093	ROBERTSON, Eric	1910	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Apr 1927 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
6084	ROBERTSON, George	1897	ENG,	Aug 1909 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
7950	ROBERTSON, Henry	1916	SCT, , Dumfries	Apr 1930 : Letitia	CAN	Quarriers
8094	ROBERTSON, Jack	1911	ENG, CHS	Apr 1927 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
14773	ROBERTSON, James	1874	SCT,	Apr 1887 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers
21986	ROBERTSON, John		ENG,	Apr 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
16576	ROBERTSON, John Runcie	1903	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1914 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
25315	ROBERTSON, Lizzie	1879	SCT,	Jun 1897 : Sarmatian	CAN	Quarriers
3339	ROBERTSON, Marguerite	1890	SCT,	May 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
25812	ROBERTSON, Marion	1878		Jun 1891 : Norwegian	CAN	Quarriers
17042	ROBERTSON, Montague Hollingham	1875	ENG, , Islington, London	Apr 1888 : Sarnia	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
7951	ROBERTSON, Robert	1915	SCT, , Kennethmont	Apr 1930 : Letitia	CAN	Quarriers
14759	ROBERTSON, Robert	1877	SCT,	Apr 1886 : Buenos Ayrean	CAN	Quarriers
17043	ROBERTSON, Robert Cameron		ENG,	Mar 1889 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers
24400	ROBERTSON, Thomas	1852		May 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Annie MacPherson Homes
7952	ROBERTSON, Walter	1915	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1930 : Letitia	CAN	Quarriers
8116	ROBERTSON, William	1912	ENG, , Glasgow	Apr 1927 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
27583	ROBERTSON, William	1870	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	1881 : Manitoban	CAN	Marchmont Homes
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 30 Entries

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