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Record #15932
Name :
: Hugh WEBSTER (1886 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1886 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Jul 1894
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1894, Hugh Webster, 8, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 202 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, and 22 to Manitoba, Canada.

[POSSIBLE MATCH: No Robert Webster of this age can be traced. Hugh Webster is a possible choice for this child:]

The Toronto Star
Thursday, July 22, 1897
page 8

Put Poison in the Tea
A Barnardo Boy who Attempts to Kill his Employer who had cuffed him for Insolence

The Stories of the Two Person

Huntsville, July 22
An attempt to murder his benefactor, with whom he has lived for three years, was perpetrated by a Barnardo boy in the township of Brunell. The prisoner, Robert Webster, who is only 11 years of age, has hitherto borne a good character and lived with a farmer named Henry Lewis, who on Saturday last, was preparing for a trip to Huntsville. The boy asked permission to accompany Lewis and was refused. This angered him and he began using abusive language to Lewis, who cuffed his ears and sent him into the house.

When Lewis returned home Saturday night he went to the cupboard for a drink of cold tea. He swallowed a few mouthfuls and shortly afterwards complained of a burning sensation in his throat. On examining the teapot he found a quantity of Paris green in the bottom. The prompt administration of an emetic saved his life.

Further investigation disclosed that a packet of Paris green had been opened and part of the contents abstracted. The youth was placed in custody and committed for trial at Bracebridge. The boy admits his guilt and says he wanted to "fix" Lewis for not taking him to Huntsville. The prisoner is a smart, intelligent lad, but at times given to fits of temper and will stay in the sulks for days at a time. Lewis asserts that the boy was always well cared for and he cannot account for his attempt at murder, except on the theory of inherited criminal tendencies. Young Webster on the other hand claims that he was ill treated. His interests will be looked after by officers of the home on Toronto. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-01-25 13:57:30 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-05-19 16:42:35 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2688 WEBSTER, Albert William1897ENG, WAR, Aston, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
21507 WEBSTER, Alexander1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
26315 WEBSTER, Alexander Farquharson1925SCT, ANS, Dundee Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17129 WEBSTER, Alice1893ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18010 WEBSTER, Charles Samuel1897ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24925 WEBSTER, Frederick1901 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21506 WEBSTER, Frederick W.1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
12436 WEBSTER, George1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
21997 WEBSTER, George ENG,     Apr 1925 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
15932 WEBSTER, Hugh1886ENG,     Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
15933 WEBSTER, Joseph1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
18663 WEBSTER, Leslie1901ENG,     Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
2690 WEBSTER, Nellie Maude1898ENG, WAR, Aston, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
21547 WEBSTER, Reginald Peter1914ENG, NTT, Mansfield Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
15414 WEBSTER, Richard1875IND,    , Bombay Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Manchester and Salford Boys and Girls Refuges and Homes LindaWW  
14721 WEBSTER, Robert William1875ENG, NFK Jun 1889 : Vancouver CAN Church Emigration Society  
21548 WEBSTER, Roy1912ENG, NTT, Mansfield Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
22875 WEBSTER, Simcon1894ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
12435 WEBSTER, Thos1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos