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Record #8588
Name :
: Robert SOWTER (1886 - 1970)
  aka : Robert Sowler


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Aug 1886

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2 Aug 1970
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Lambeth

16 Upper Marsh
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, York, Toronto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Oct 1900
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 Robert Sowter: Year of Registration: 1886; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Lambeth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 364. Parents: George Sowter and Eliza Birch, married 1881, St. Saviour, London, England.

George Sowter died in 1891 at the age of 36 at Lambeth, London, England (Apr-May-Jun 1891; Volume: 1d; Page: 271.)

Eliza Sowter, widow, married Henry Richard Bromley in 1893 at Lambeth, London, England.

Eliza Bromley died in 1894 at Lambeth, London, England.

Robert Sowter was admitted to Lambeth Union Schools on August 30, 1894, with his brother, Frederick. Their sister, Elizabeth Sowter, went into service September 14, 1896, with Mrs Busseys, The Oak, Hitherfield Road, Streatham.

Their stepfather Henry Bromley, resided at 16 Upper Marsh. Their sister, Edith, lives with aunt, Edith Wallis, 14 Upper Marsh.

Frederick enlisted in 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment on December 20, 1898.

Robert was discharged to Barnardo's Homes on August 1, 1900.

In 1900, Robert Sowter, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 101 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Placed with J T Wright, farmer, Port Perry, Ontario Co, Ontario

November 27 1902

Age 16, good home, employed at general farm work, health generally good, attends Methodist Church, Sunday School-Good Character. Terms-$100 at end of five years. The boy has a plain but comfortable home. He has just recovered from an attack of scarlet fever, but he is, generally, a healthy lad. He appears to be contented. Mr Wright is an industrious farmer, and Sowter should
gain good experience here.

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On August 9, 1911, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Robert Sowter, 24, Farmer (no parents names listed); and another child migrant, Amy (Louisa) Gough, 24, born to William Gough and Louisa Lucas. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-21 02:39:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-04-06 13:39:02 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8588 SOWTER, Robert1886ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos