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Record #23295
Name :
: Harold Redvers THORNE (1900 - 1989)
  aka : Thorn


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Mar 1900

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 2 May 1989
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Chelmsford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Erie
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
: Roans
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Harold Redvers Thorne. Surname also spelled Thorn.

Between Oct-Dec in 1896 Evelyn Florence Green and Arthur James Thorn were married in Rochford, Essex, England.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Harold Redvers Thorn
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1900
Registration District: Chelmsford
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 625

1901 English Census for the household of Evelyn and Arthur Thorn in Springfield, Essex, England. In residence are sons Stanley (2) and Harold (1). Arthur is a Grocer's assistant by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: THORN
Given Name: Harold
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Corsican
Year of Arrival: 1909
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1909-05-20
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1909-05-28
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4760
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Traveled with his brother, Stanley Arthur Thorne.

1911 Canadian Census records place Harold and Stanley Thorn in the household of Margaret Roans as a boarders in Haldimand, Ontario. Harold is born Dec 1900 in England. Stanley is born Jan 1898 in England. They arrived in 1909.

On 30 Oct 1917 in West Flanders, Belgium, Private Stanley Arthur Thorne died serving his Country.

26 Jan 1923 Harold crossed from Canada into the United States of America via Niagara Falls. He is listed as having been born in 1901 in Chelmsford, England. His friend Alfred Keefe in Buffalo, New York is his contact.

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Harold R. Thorn
SSN: 071-03-4335
Last Residence: 14075 Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
Born: 6 Mar 1900
Died: 2 May 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951) 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-30 07:36:55 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-30 07:42:32 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
14332 THORNE, Alice1886ENG,     Jul 1898 : Scotsman CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
13085 THORNE, Alice Louisa1885ENG, MDX, London Sep 1898 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9708 THORNE, Annie Emily1881ENG,     Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
26548 THORNE, Edward1892ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23629 THORNE, Eric1922ENG,     Aug 1937 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
13092 THORNE, Frances Amelia 1889ENG, LND, Shoreditch Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
23295 THORNE, Harold Redvers1900ENG, ESS, Chelmsford May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
12942 THORNE, Henry1888ENG,     Jul 1899 : Montrose CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
22196 THORNE, J. H.1882ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
13445 THORNE, Querina Elizabeth1877ENG, GLS, Barton Regis Jun 1890 : Texas CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
11775 THORNE, Ruth1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16786 THORNE, Stanley Arthur1897ENG, ESS, Chelmsford May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
13091 THORNE, Tom Frank1880ENG, LND, Holborn Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
14321 THORNE, William1890ENG,     Jul 1899 : Montrose CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
13090 THORNE, William James1875ENG, LND, Shoreditch Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos