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Record #13925
Name :
: Arthur Ernest STEVENS (1876 - 1965)
  aka : Arthur Stephens


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 10 Jun 1876

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 10 Nov 1965
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Berkshire, Tilehurst
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Davidson
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 19 Aug 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Arthur Ernest Stevens: Year of Registration: 1876; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Bradfield; County: Berkshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 326. Parents: Edmund James Stevens and Ellen Lewis, married 1869, Bradfield, Berkshire, England.

A death registration was found for Ellen Stevens: Year of Registration: 1883; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Age at Death: 34; District: Bradfield; County: Berkshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 183.

In 1887, Arthur Stevens, 11 (along with sister, Rose Ellen Stevens, 9, and brothers, Walter Stevens, 6, Frank Stevens, 12, and Christopher Stevens, 7), arrived in Canada in a group of 28 Middlemore children en route to the Guthrie Home, London, Ontario, Canada.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. John A. Donaldson, Government Immigration Agent at Toronto.

Arthur Stevens, aged 11. From Bradfield Union. Placed with Jacob Loncks, Meaford P.O.?This boy was removed from Mr. Loncks on account of being too small, and is now with Mr. H. Elyeas, of the same place, where he is doing very well and has a good home."

On January 18, 1905, at Grey, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Arthur Stevens, 28, farmer, born in England to Edward Stevens and Helen Lewis; and Martha Isabelle McFarlane, 20, born at St. Vincent, Ontario, Canada, to Charles McFarlane and Isabella Deegan.

Arthur and Martha Isabelle (Belle) Mcfarlane Stevens had 4 children: Margaret Stevens; Bess Stevens; Arthur Stevens; and Charles Stevens.

Arthur Ernest Stevens died on November 10, 1965. Martha Isabelle McFarlane Stevens died April 21, 1978. They are buried in Plot #100, Davidson Cemetery [R.M. of Willner #253 NW 25-26-1 W3], Saskatchewan, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-03-22 21:34:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-03-23 19:41:52 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3253 STEVENS, Albert1887ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6234 STEVENS, Arthur1892ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23605 STEVENS, Arthur E1908ENG,     May 1924 : Demosthenes AUS Barnardos  
13925 STEVENS, Arthur Ernest1876ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
14886 STEVENS, Catherine E1888ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
15004 STEVENS, Christopher1884ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
13927 STEVENS, Christopher Charles1880ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
3783 STEVENS, Edith Ellen1895ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15176 STEVENS, Elizabeth1890ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5037 STEVENS, Ernest 1914ENG, LDN, London Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
17254 STEVENS, Ernest1908ENG,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13924 STEVENS, Frank Edmund1875ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
4851 STEVENS, Frederick James1909ENG,     Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
19875 STEVENS, Harry1895ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4414 STEVENS, Henry William1903ENG,     Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN Crusade of Rescue  
26786 STEVENS, Horace William1927 Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21064 STEVENS, J J1881ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21543 STEVENS, Jack1918ENG,     May 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
15822 STEVENS, James1900ENG,     1912 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
19534 STEVENS, James Samuel1910ENG,     Jul 1926 : Celtic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
15943 STEVENS, Jesse Balaclava1873ENG,     Aug 1886 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
19336 STEVENS, John Williams1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16775 STEVENS, Minnie Louisa1893ENG,    , Oxford Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26668 STEVENS, Mona1900 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13926 STEVENS, Rosa Ellen1878ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
16383 STEVENS, Thomas ENG,     Jun 1891 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
13928 STEVENS, Walter Cecil1881ENG, BRK, Tilehurst Aug 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
15821 STEVENS, William Oliver1899ENG, GLS, Chipping Sodbury May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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