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Record #3525
Name :
: Leonard WHITING (1899 - )


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1899 (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
: 31 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, Mark Whiting, 36, wife Mary Ann, 39, Eva Mary, 7, daughter, Ethel May, 5, Leonard, 3, and William Johnson, 35, boarder, in St Mary, Berkshire

In 1908, Leonard Whiting, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 109 girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and 219 boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada accompanied by Mr. Lloyd.

In 1911, Leonard Whiting, 12, is shown as a hired man for Sebastion Kirstine and family in Brant, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as December 1898 and his immigration year as 1907.

On November 15, 1915, Leonard Whiting enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Reading, England; that his next of kin was his father, John Whiting, who resided at 14 Mount Pleasant, Reading, England; that he was born November 25, 1897; that he was not married; and that he was a farmer. He was described as 5 foot 5-1/2 inches in height; medium dark complexion; blue eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had distinguishing marks of a small scar 1/2" long 1" from right eye.

On September 13 1932, Leonard Whiting, 34, entered the USA via Buffalo, he was a fireman born in Reading, his last address was 110 Exchange St, Rochester, NY, he had been in the USA from May 1923 - present time, he had been refused entry to Canada and returned to the USA the same day, he had stated on Canada passenger record that his sister Mrs J H Pantney, RR43 Weston Road, Weston, Ontario was his next of kin in Canada, he had no family in the USA 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-31 00:07:11 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-05-03 12:25:18 /

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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  5 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
15381 WHITING, Elisha1860ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
5957 WHITING, Ethel May1895ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5958 WHITING, Eva Mary1894ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3525 WHITING, Leonard1899ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23175 WHITING, Rowland Joseph1896ENG, BKM, Stoke Goldington Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos