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Record #4490
Name :
: Edwin Arthur TATUM (1894 - 1976)
  aka : Jack Tatum


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 30 Oct 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 6 May 1976
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Camberwell
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Barrie
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 16 Apr 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesA birth registration was found for Edwin Arthur Tatum: Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Camberwell; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 932. Parents: Edwin Holman Tatum, boot salesman, and Jessie Heitman, married 1889 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.

A death registration was found for Edwin Tatum; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867; Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Age at Death: 30; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 356.

After their father's death, their mother was destitute. Edwin, Florence and Herbert Tatum were turned over to the Camberwell Board of Guardians, who adopted them. The Guardians arranged immigration to Canada for Edwin Tatum through Fegan's Homes.

In 1909, Edwin Tatum, 14, arrived at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in a group of 108 Fegan boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (His sister, Florence Tatum, 16, arrived on the Virginan with Waifs & Strays in 1909.)

Family legend has it that Florence came to Canada to take care of Jack, who was not doing very well with his Fegan placement.

On January 10, 1916, at Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Edwin Arthur Tatum, 21, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service No. 775580). He declared that he resided at Palgrave, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Battersea, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Jessie Tatum, who resided at 89 Scylla Road, Nunhead, England; that his date of birth was October 30, 1894; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 8-3/4 inches in height; fair complexion; brown eyes; light hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

On October 12, 1922, at Nobleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Edwin Arthur Tatum, 27, labourer, born in England to Edwin Arthur Tatum and Jessie Heidmand; and Annie Agar, 28, born in Nobleton, Ontario, Canada, to Joseph Agar and Eliza Kitson.

Edwin Arthur and Annie Irene Agar Tatum had one child: Margaret Ruth Tatum, born Dec 3, 1923 in Palgrave, Ontario, Canada.

Annie Irene Agar Tatum died on August 28, 1935, at the age of 41, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Edwin Arthur Tatum died on May 6, 1976, at the age of 81, in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-29 19:33:55 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-12-16 20:28:32 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4490 TATUM, Edwin Arthur1894ENG, SRY, Camberwell Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4489 TATUM, Florence Emily1893ENG, SRY, Camberwell Jun 1909 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
24192 TATUM, J.1853ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London