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Record #3744
Name :
: Sydney SHORT (1889 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1889

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Sidney Howard V Short: Year of Registration: 1889; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Aston (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 405.

In 1901, Sydney Short, 12 years of age, was shown residing at 13 Bk 92 Adams Street, Duddeston, Aston, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Alexander Short, 18, caster; Alfred Short, 36, caster; Gertrude Short, 14; Hannah Short, 16, sorter from castings; Minnie Short, 5; Mary A. Short, 34; Mary A. Short, 7; Minnie Short, 7; Thomas Short, 10. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2870; Folio: 175; Page: 30.)

In 1902, Sidney Short, 12 (along with siblings, Minnie Short, 6, and Nelly [Mary Ann Elizabeth] Short, 6), arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 117 children from the Middlemore Home in Birmingham, England, en route to the Middlemore Home in Halifax.

On May 11, 1915, in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Sydney Howard Short, 22, laborer, born in England, son of Alexander and Mary Ann Short; and Maude Anetta Blizzard, 22, born in Acton. (Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Number: 3399; Reference: B4/1915; Microfilm: F15964) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-30 13:47:45 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 13:27:01 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7458 SHORT, Edward1867ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
25485 SHORT, Frederick1899ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
15304 SHORT, Frederick Walter Charles1900ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12065 SHORT, James1912ENG,     Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Barnardos  
27076 SHORT, Lionel1915ENG, LND Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
3743 SHORT, Mary Ann Elizabeth1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3742 SHORT, Minnie Beatrice1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
26262 SHORT, Reginald Melvyn1927ENG, DEV, Bideford Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20912 SHORT, Robert1897ENG,     Sep 1913 : Cassandra CAN Unknown  
18106 SHORT, RUPERT1891ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3744 SHORT, Sydney1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17744 SHORT, Thomas1893ENG,     Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
18180 SHORT, Thomas1875ENG,     Jun 1888 : Sarmatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23353 SHORT, Wilfred James1894ENG, LDN, London Apr 1913 : Lake Manitoba CAN Fegan Homes for Boys