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Record #9845
Name :
: Abraham Albert STIFF (1900 - )
  aka : Albert Stiff


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Q1 1900 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Battersea
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
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 Abraham Albert Stiff: Year of Registration: 1900; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 585. Parents: Abram (Abraham) Stiff and Blanche Maria Hopkins, married 1892, Wandsworth, London, England.

On 11 May 1900, Abraham Albert Stiff baptised at Saint Saviour, Battersea, son of Abram and Blanche Maria Stiff, of 39 Long Haye St, Battersea, occupation-Bricklayer

There three more children born after Abraham namely Arthur born late 1901, 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, Abraham A Stiff, 10 (along with brother, Arthur Thomas Stiff, 9), 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 11 August 1920, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Abraham Albert Stiff, 21, conductor, born in London, England, to Abraham and May Smith; and Gladys Irene Marshall, 21, waitress, born in in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, to George A. Marshall and Elizabeth E. Craig. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-09-20 03:40:15 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-09-03 22:57:42 / 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  
24190 STIFF, Robert1852ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London Sandranne