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Record #2803
Name :
: David WALTERS (1878 - 1895)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 30 Dec 1878

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 12 May 1895   Notes : Source: Newspaper article (drowned)
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, New Brunswick, Queensbury
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1890
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesThomas William WALTERS b. 1877, and his sister, Mary Elizabeth WALTERS b. 1881, came from Middlemore and were on the same ship. Their brother, David WALTERS, b. 1878, sailed on the Circassian 12 May 1890. All three WALTERS children were sent to New Brunswick.

David Walters was admitted to Middlemore Homes on November 9, 1889, aged 11 yrs.

A notation on his records dated December 5, 1889, showed that he lived at 8 Court, 6 House, Bishopgate Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. "Father dead, family starving, boy in rags; lodgings paid by sister" (sister of mother, Elizabeth Walters).

The mother of these children, Elizabeth JENKINS WALTERS, was widowed in 1884. Her husband died of tuberculosis and the children believed she was ill also. I looked for her death for years but finally found her marriage to Robert SIMONDS/SIMMONS in 1887 just prior to taking the three children to the home. Her first SIMMONS child was born two days after the Lake Ontario sailed with her two WALTERS children. Her two younger WALTERS daughters remained with her in Birmingham. She had seven SIMMONS children for a total of 12 and lived until 1943 dying at age 85. None of this was known to the children.

David was drowned in the Saint John River on May 12, 1895 (age 16).

Newsclipping undated states:

"David Walters, an English orphan boy, 15 years of age, was drowned in the St. John river at Lower Queensbury yesterday morning. He was playing upon some logs and losing his balance fell into the water and was drowned before help could reach him. The body was recovered a short time afterwards. Deceased was sent out from England by one of the orphan institutions about five years ago and had been living with Alanson McNally at Queensbury ever since. He was a bright and obliging boy and was highly esteemed by his employer."

David was buried in the McNally family graves at Mactaquac Baptist Church, which was flooded when the Mactaquac dam was built in 1967. Some of the graves were moved to the Mactaquac Baptist Cemetery but some remain under water. There is a lovely tombstone in the Mactaquac Cemetery in David's memory. 
ContributorsCreated : 2007-07-30 16:25:34 / From original database

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Last Updated : 2011-05-21 16:45:41 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8176 WALTERS, Albert E 1912ENG,    , Sutton  Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
6108 WALTERS, Alice1896ENG,     Aug 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
15157 WALTERS, Charles1894ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2803 WALTERS, David1878ENG, WAR Jun 1890 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
14610 WALTERS, Elizabeth1875ENG,     Jul 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Middlemore  
16744 WALTERS, Frank1891ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2802 WALTERS, Mary Elizabeth1881ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1888 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
9561 WALTERS, Percy1909ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
5140 WALTERS, Sarah Ann1918ENG,    , Wednesbury May 1930 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
2800 WALTERS, Thomas William1877ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1888 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore