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Record #21500
Name :
: George VINEY (1891 - )
  aka : Frederick


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Oct 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Newhaven

Lewes
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Kensington

Placement Family
: Buckle
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Newhaven Union Workhouse

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for George Viney.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Ancestry.com
Name: George Frederick Viney
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1891
Registration District: Lewes
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 2b
Page: 180

1901 English Census for Frederick (George) Viney states he was born in Newhaven, Sussex, England about 1891. He's listed as a pauper in Lewes (Possible match for Attestation paper location of birth), Newhaven, Sussex, England at the Newhaven Union Workhouse with his father, widower George Viney (Age 72) and his brother Arthur (Later Arthur Frederick, born 1893).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: VINEY
Given Name: George
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Kensington
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-03-30
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1905-04-11
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: The ship docked at Halifax, then Portland, where 269 boys disembarked. The original list was lost and a list prepared in 1934 appears on the reel.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-499
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1906 Manitoba Census for George Viney states he was 14 years of age, in Selkirk Manitoba. Nephew of Caroline and Charles Buckle. Also in residence is his brother, Arthur who is 12, born in England and immigrated in 1906.

Attestation papers signed 13 Dec 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. George Viney was born 8 Oct 1891 in Lewis, Sussex, England. He lists his brother, Arthur Viney as his Next of Kin, who lives in Rossar, Manitoba (Arthur enlists 25 Jan 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and dies 4 Nov 1917 in service in France). His occupation is listed as Farmer. 5'7" in height, greyish blue eyes and fair hair. Religion listed as Church of England.

Service number: 148578 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-12 16:54:45 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-16 09:43:54 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21501 VINEY, Arthur Frederick1895ENG,    , Newhaven Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4175 VINEY, Frederick Thomas1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
21500 VINEY, George1891ENG,    , Newhaven Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9862 VINEY, James1892ENG,     Jul 1903 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3202 VINEY, Joseph1886ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos