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Record #2688
Name :
: Albert William WEBSTER (1897 - 1954)


Father
: Albert WEBSTER
Mother
: Harriet Frances WOODROFFE
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 Jan 1897   Notes : Source: Death registration

Marriage (1)
: 1923   Spouse/Notes : Clara McNAUGHT, Colchester County
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 8 Nov 1954   Notes : Source: Death registration
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Aston, Birmingham

Mar qtr, 6d 340
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Armdale

Storeman, Dept of National Defence
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Jun 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Mongolian

Placement Family
: Delancy Foster
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Aston Union

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesAlbert's parents Albert Webster and Harriet Frances Woodroffe married 1896 in Aston, Warwickshire, England.

In 1901, Albert W. Webster, 4 years of age, was residing at 89 Ford Street, Walsall, Staffordshire, England. Other family members included: Albert Webster, 28, bottle beer carter; Harriet F. Webster, 30; Nellie M. Webster, 2; and Ernest V. Woodroffe, 8. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2703; Folio: 64; Page: 58.)

Albert was sent, with his sister, from Aston Union through Middlemore Home to Halifax, N.S. then on to Lansdowne, N.B. where he stayed until 1914. He joined the Canadian Army in 1915 and was sent overseas in 1916, returning to Canada in 1919. He married at age 25, raised a family and passed away in 1954 aged 57 as the result of an accident (drowned). 
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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