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Record #3602
Name :
: Walter Robert THOMAS (1899 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1899

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Fulham, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Walter Robert Thomas; Year of Registration: 1899; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: St Olave Southwark (1837-1901); County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 255.

In 1901, Walter R. Thomas, 3 years of age, was residing at 15 Copeland Avenue, Peckham, Camberwell, London, England. Other family members included: Edward R Thomas, 7; Ellen Thomas, 38; Mary Thomas, 15; Nora Thomas, 9; Samuel R Thomas, 43, medical student. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 506; Folio: 152; Page: 22.)

In 1908, Walter Thomas, 8, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 244 boys en route for Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Walter Thomas, 12, is shown as an 'Inmate' with Edd Noyes and family in Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as April 1899 and his immigration year as 1908.

On July 23, 1916, Walter Robert Thomas entered the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at Hampton, R.R. #1, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in england but does not know where; that he had no next of kin except for his guardian, Dr. Barnardo Home, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that he was born on January 25, 1899; that he was a farm laborer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 2 inches in height; ruddy complexion; brown eyes; sandy hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-12 14:57:17 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 15:25:52 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26090 THOMAS, A E1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
24669 THOMAS, Algernon1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10553 THOMAS, Allen1916ENG,    , Charlton Kings Oct 1927 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
21707 THOMAS, Bernard1886ENG,     May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
14562 THOMAS, Bernice1907ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
11122 THOMAS, Charles1895ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22700 THOMAS, Charles1889ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
14345 THOMAS, David1888ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
26415 THOMAS, Dorothy1920 Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4286 THOMAS, Eleanor1888ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
8958 THOMAS, Enoch1885ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22970 THOMAS, Ernest1890ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8174 THOMAS, Ernest P1913ENG,    , Cambridge Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
21806 THOMAS, Ernest William1897ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13236 THOMAS, Florence1882ENG,     Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
8957 THOMAS, Florence Elizabeth1888ENG, KEN, Sheppey 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
16559 THOMAS, Frank1885ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
16560 THOMAS, Frank1892ENG,     Sep 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
6202 THOMAS, Frederick1892ENG,     Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
2818 THOMAS, George1869ENG,     Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
27879 THOMAS, George Henry 1877ENG, WAR, Birmingham  Jun 1891 : Parisian  CAN Middlemore   
11590 THOMAS, George Llewellyn1909WAL, GLA, Cardiff Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos Woodsblack  
8013 THOMAS, Hanna1852ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
3418 THOMAS, Henry1900ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16166 THOMAS, Henry1879ENG,     Jul 1893 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
21736 THOMAS, Herbert1884ENG,     May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16993 THOMAS, Isaac James Frances Ballin1901ENG, LND Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18206 THOMAS, James1874ENG,     Jun 1889 : Circassian CAN Waifs & Strays  
8959 THOMAS, James Edgar1896ENG, KEN, Sheppey 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
14927 THOMAS, John1886ENG,     Aug 1898 : Laurentian CAN Southwark Catholic Emigration Society  
18872 THOMAS, John1887ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
23841 THOMAS, John1909ENG,     May 1924 : Doric CAN Waifs & Strays  
26899 THOMAS, John1903WAL,     Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
7143 THOMAS, Joseph W.1861ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
21900 THOMAS, Leslie John1901ENG, ESS, Barking Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
24532 THOMAS, Lizzie1891 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22279 THOMAS, Percy1888ENG,     May 1903 : Kensington CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19358 THOMAS, Rainey1906ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21901 THOMAS, Reginald Stanley1907ENG,    , Wimbledon Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9887 THOMAS, Richard1888ENG,     Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14543 THOMAS, Rowena1910ENG,     Oct 1927 : Montclare CAN Crusade of Rescue  
22041 THOMAS, S.1884ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
18893 THOMAS, Samuel1889ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
24593 THOMAS, Samuel1896 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9548 THOMAS, Sidney 1889ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
11112 THOMAS, Sydney1896ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3602 THOMAS, Walter Robert1899ENG, MDX, Fulham, London Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6205 THOMAS, William1897ENG,     Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
23134 THOMAS, William J.1897ENG,     Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
25033 THOMAS, William S.1896 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4788 THOMAS, Winifred ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1925 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8063 THOMAS, Winifred1854ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
3889 THORNTON, William Thomas1898ENG, MDX, London Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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