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Record #3567
Name :
: William Arthur STANLEY (1885 - )


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Date of Birth
: 30 Jun 1885

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Prison
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 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 William Arthur Stanley; Year of Registration: 1885; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Nottingham; County: Nottinghamshire; Volume: 7b; Page: 322. (Mother was Ellen Stanley, domestic servant, unmarried. His place of birth was given as HM Prison Nottingham.)

[EDITORS NOTE: HMP Nottingham opened in 1890 as a city gaol but was reconstructed in 1912 and until 1997 served as a closed training establishment for adult males.]

William was baptized on December 20, 1885, at Nottingham Holy Trinity Church, Nottinghamshire, England. Their abode was given as Southwell House.

In 1891, William A. Stanley, 5 years of age, is shown as a boarder residing with James Saxby and family, as well as two other children boarding with them (Edward Austen, 5, and John Blackett, 5), at Chapel Cottages, Sandhurst, Kent, England. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 695; Folio 151; Page 6; GSU roll: 6095805.)

In 1901, William A. Stanley, 15, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, along with a group of 260 Dr. Barnardo children from London en route to Toronto, Ontario (193), Peterborough, Ontario (6) and to Russell, Manitoba (60), Canada.

In 1901, Wm. A. Stanley, 15, was shown as hired help / farm labor to Robert MaGee and family in Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as May 25, 1886, and his immigration year as 1901. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-08 20:09:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 14:25:53 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
18995 STANLEY, Ada1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4787 STANLEY, Agnes1909ENG,    , Hanley May 1925 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3416 STANLEY, Albert1903ENG, SOM, Yatton Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
19913 STANLEY, Albert1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22025 STANLEY, Albert1885ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
6378 STANLEY, Alfred1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
3415 STANLEY, Alfred James1897ENG, SOM, Bedminster Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
26567 STANLEY, Arthur L1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23904 STANLEY, Beatrice1914ENG,     May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
19638 STANLEY, E1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3414 STANLEY, George Samson1895ENG, SOM, Poole Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
3417 STANLEY, Gilbert1900ENG, SOM, Yatton Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
11718 STANLEY, Ivy1889ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4936 STANLEY, John1912ENG, KEN Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
19787 STANLEY, Lily1889ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23921 STANLEY, Vera Ellen1916ENG,     May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
7258 STANLEY, Walter1913ENG, LDN, London Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
3567 STANLEY, William Arthur1885ENG, NTT Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos