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Record #13902
Name :
: John UNDERWOOD (1870 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1870

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Berkshire, Cookham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Aug 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Toronto

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Church Emigration Society
NotesA birth registration was found for John Underwood: Year of Registration: 1870; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Cookham; County: Berkshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 434. Parents: John Underwood and Keziah Webb, married 1865 in Cookham, Berkshire, England.

A death registration was found for John Bye Underwood: Year of Registration: 1881; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 39; District: Cookham; County: Berkshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 222.

In 1887, J. Underwood, 17, arrived with three other "lads from Maidenhead Farm, Cookham Union, England" in a party of 57 persons from Church Emigration Society Group, 9, Victoria Chambers, Westminster, London, and en route to Rev. Sterne Light at Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada.

"Copy of Reports of Inspection of Pauper Children sent out to Canada made by Immigration Officers of the Dominion Government and received from the Colonial Office on the 12th December 1888.

Report of Mr. R. Mcpherson, Government Immigration Agent at Kingston.

J. Underwood, aged 17. From Cookham Union. Placed with William Layng, Farmersville Village, Tp. of Yonge, Leeds Co.?Being taught blacksmith's trade, if he remains three years, to get $25, $40, and $75 per annum, with board, lodging, washing, and mending; giving satisfaction." 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-03-20 19:40:07 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-03-20 20:58:28 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
20297 UNDERWOOD, Charles1870 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
23983 UNDERWOOD, George1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
15847 UNDERWOOD, Horace B1900ENG, NTH, Thrapston Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13902 UNDERWOOD, John1870ENG, BRK, Cookham Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
23136 UNDERWOOD, John1898ENG,     Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18555 UNDERWOOD, Joseph1895ENG,     Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23391 UNDERWOOD, Leonard1914ENG,     May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
19100 UNDERWOOD, Mary Jane1897ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19101 UNDERWOOD, Maud Janet1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10895 UNDERWOOD, William1884ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos