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Record #13411
Name :
: George WHEELER (1884 - 1898)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1884 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Dec 1898   Notes : Injuries Sustained in Railway Accident
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Leeds and Grenville
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Mar 1893
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Buenos Ayrean

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesIn 1893, George Wheeler, 8, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 138 Quarrier boys en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

On December 14, 1898, at Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, George Wheeler, 14, farm laborer, born in Scotland, died of injuries sustained in a railway accident. His death was "immediate."

George Wheeler is remembered at The Brockville Cemetery Est. 1861 aka The Old Protestant Cemetery, Highway 2, West of Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada on a stone "erected by the Fairknowe Scotch boys and girls in loving memory of their departed companions." 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-01-30 15:28:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-01-30 15:28:54 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  12 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23564 WHEELER, Albert Carlyle1917ENG, LND, Bromley Mar 1928 : Benalla AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13201 WHEELER, Alice1881ENG,     Nov 1894 : Laurentian CAN Barnardos  
19555 WHEELER, Amy1881ENG,     May 1895 : Parisian CAN Annie Macpherson Homes  
9568 WHEELER, Charles1896ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24542 WHEELER, Edith M.1896 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23872 WHEELER, Eric1919ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13411 WHEELER, George1884SCT,     Mar 1893 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
15051 WHEELER, George1884ENG,     Sep 1897 : Numidian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
27167 WHEELER, Henry  Jul 1930 : Balranald AUS Barnardos  
21516 WHEELER, Henry Thomas1895ENG,     Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
16895 WHEELER, Samuel William1878ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos klms65  
4858 WHEELER, William1912ENG,    , Chichester Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos