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Record #11515
Name :
: George WHITHAM (1881 - 1901)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1881 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 20 Feb 1901   Notes : Injuries sustained in Railway Accident
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Minnedosa
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Jul 1898
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Vancouver

Placement Family
: Simmons
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1898, George Whitham, 17, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 28 Barnardo boys accompanied by Mr. D. white, and en route to Russell, Manitoba, Canada.

Winnipeg Free Press
February 21, 1901

KILLED AT MINNEDOSA

Geo. Whitham, a Barnardo Boy Run Over in the Railway Yard.

Minnedosa, Man., Feb. 20.--Shortly after the arrival of the train from the west this afternoon a Barnardo boy named George Whitham, in attempting to cross the track, was knocked down by a coach being shunted into the yard and immediately killed, the wheels passing over the body. The deceased has worked with a Mr. Simmons of Clanwilliam and is said to have two uncles in Manitoba. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-04-27 17:25:49 / From original database

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11515 WHITHAM, George1881ENG,     Jul 1898 : Vancouver CAN Barnardos