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Record #17085
Name :
: William TREACHER


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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
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Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 May 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesAS PER THE BOOK YEARS OF WITNESS,HISTORY OF ELMVALE PRESBYTERION CHURCH.
AS QUOTED FORM THE BOOK : AN ENGLISH BOY NAMED FRED TREACHER,WHO HAD BEEN SENT TO CANADA BY J.W.C. FEGAN
ORPHANAGE AT STONY STRATFORD,NEAR LONDON ENGLAND. IN A PLAN WHEREBY SUCH CHILDREN WERE LOCATED ON FARMS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF CANADA. WHEN FREDS FATHER DIED HIS MOTHER PUT ALL HER LARGE FAMILY IN THE ORPHANAGE. A BROTHER WILLIAM AND SISTERS ANNIE AND ELSIE WERE SENT TO THE HAMILTON AREA AND ANOTHER SISTER MAY WAS SENT TO PARIS ONTARIO. FRED ARRIVED IN ELMVALE IN APRIL 1908 AT THE AGE OF 13. HE WALK A LONG WAY TO CHURCH , AS HE WAS ONE OF THE BOYS THAT PUMPED THE ORGAN, IT WAS EVERYTHING TO HIM. FRED WAS SHOWN KINDNESS AND FREINDSHIP ON THE MILL OF HERB RITCHIE,ON THE 9TH CONCESSION ,EAST OF ELMVALE,ALTHOUGH HE NOT LIVED THERE. FRED HAD A 9 YEAR OLD BROTHER NAMED ALBERT, WHO WAS GOING TO BE SENT TO A FARM IN CANADA, BUT FRED TALK THE AUTHORITIES TO SEND ALBERT TO THE FARM OF HERB RITCHIE IN ELMVALE, WHICH THEY DID AND HE ARRIVED AND ENJOYED HIS NEW HOME AND THE COMPANY OF HIS BROTHER FRED. ONE DAY ALBERT WAS RAFTING ON THE POND , HE WAS TOLD TO NOT RAFT ON THIS POND AND DROWNED . HE IS BURIED BY THE ORGINAL CHURCH. 
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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  3 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5975 TREACHER, Emma J.1895ENG,     Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
17084 TREACHER, Frederick ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
17085 TREACHER, William ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys