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Record #3790
Name :
: Vincent SHOTTON (1890 - 1903)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1890

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 4 Sep 1903   Notes : Drowned
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Chorlton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Huntsville, Muskoka
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Sep 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Vincent Shotton; Year of Registration: 1890; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Chorlton; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8c; Page: 848.

In 1901, Vincent Shotton, 9, is shown as a boarder in the home of Charles and Emma Bryant, at The Common, Stuston, Suffolk, England. He and two other boys, Charles Seymour, 10, and Albert Wilkenson, 10, are described as "three boys from Dr. Barnardos Home in Stepney Causeway, London." (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1765; Folio: 100; Page: 8.)

In 1901, Vincent Shotton, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 117 children en route to Toronto, Ontario, and Manitoba, Canada.

On September 4, 1903, in Huntsville, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, Vincent Shotton, 13, drowned while bathing.

Toronto Star
Saturday, September 5, 1903

BOY DROWNED

Huntsville, Sept. 5--On Friday a Barnardo home boy named Vincent Shotten was drowned near this place, whilst bathing. The boy was recovered. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-05 02:37:34 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : klms65

Last Updated : 2016-03-26 18:04:58 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Vincent SHOTTON:

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Readers Comments26.03.16 klms65 :
I have no biological connection to this BHC; however, have an interest in his life in Muskoka.

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3790 SHOTTON, Vincent1890ENG, LAN, Chorlton Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos klms65