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Record #16192
Name :
: Thomas Cyril SALLOWAY (1900 - 1976)
  aka : Cyril Salloway; Charles T


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Jan 1900

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 3 Jun 1976   Notes : Heart Attack
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Tamworth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, San Francisco, San Francisco
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 19 Oct 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
: McConner
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesParents: Thomas Salloway and Fanny Maria Mitchell, married 1895 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.

Fanny Marie Salloway, nee Mitchell died on March 19, 1909. Their father Thomas Salloway sent Thomas and his sisters Frances, Winifred, and Florence, to be cared for by Barnardos.

In 1909, Cyril Salloway, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 161 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

He was placed with the family of Alex Mc Conner, who immigrated to Canada in 1879 from Scotland. Attended school for 4 months in 1910. He could read and write.

Family stories related that Cyril served in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War I, but no documentation was found to corroborate this. The picture upload is the only one we have of Cyril. Dated Dec 1, 1916: Cyril is the young man standing.

As a young adult he immigrated to the United States and settled in San Francisco, Califorina. Thomas was an actor. He was an extra in the movie "The Greatest Show On Earth", Red Skelton movie "Jalopy" and many more. His stage name was Charles Tate.

Cyril died of a heart attack in 1977 in San Francisco in the hotel he lived in. He never married and had no children. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-04-12 17:44:31 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-06-01 14:18:56 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7220 SALLOWAY, Frances Winifred1896ENG, STS, Tamworth Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21488 SALLOWAY, George N.1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
16192 SALLOWAY, Thomas Cyril1900ENG, STS, Tamworth Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos