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Record #9844
Name :
: Arthur Thomas STIFF (1901 - 1985)


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Q4 1901 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1985
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Wandsworth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, York, Toronto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Mar 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Arthur Thomas Stiff: Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 562. Parents: Abram (Abraham) Stiff and Blanche Maria Hopkins, married 1892, Wandsworth, London, England.

On 8 October 1901, Arthur Thomas Stiff baptised at All Saints, Battersea, son of Abram and Blanche Maria Stiff, of 39 Longledge? Street, occupation-Bricklayer.

There three more children born after Arthur namely Laura born c January 1903, Frederick born June 12 1904, and Gracie Maria.

A death registration was found for Abraham Stiff: Year of Registration: 1910; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 52; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 281.

In 1911, Arthur Thomas Stiff, 9 (along with brother, Abraham A Stiff, 10), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 205 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Passenger list record shows his next of kin was named as mother, 39 Long Haye St, Battersea.

On October 18, 1925, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Arthur Thomas Stiff, 24, labourer, born in England to Abraham Stiff (he did not know his mother's name); and Marjorie Leone Watson, 23, born in Ontario to Joseph Watson and Flora Longfield.

Arthur Thomas and Marjorie Leone Watson Stiff had at least one child: Grace Flora Stiff, born February 1,1927, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, and died June 30 1996.

Arthur Thomas Stiff died in 1895 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, and Marjorie Leone Watson Stiff died October 25, 1957, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-09-20 03:34:07 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-09-03 22:58:51 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
9845 STIFF, Abraham Albert1900ENG, LND, Battersea Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9844 STIFF, Arthur Thomas1901ENG, LND, Wandsworth Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8761 STIFF, Edith1881ENG,    , Stowmarket Aug 1892 : Oregon CAN Waifs & Strays  
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