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Record #4108
Name :
: Francis Bomber WOODWARD (1887 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Stratford Upon Avon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Jun 1900
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Francis Woodward: Year of Registration: 1887; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Stratford Upon Avon; County: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6d; Page: 605.

Francis' mother was Ann Woodward. She never married and Francis was her only child.

In 1891, Francis Woodward, 3 years of age, was shown residing with his aunt and uncle, Walter and Martha Woodward, at Brown's Cottage, Tanworth, Warwickshire, England. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2466; Folio 17; Page 3; GSU roll: 6097576.)

In 1900, F. Woodward, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 108 Middlemore children en route to the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

In 1901, Francis Woodward, 14, domestic, with William Rosborough and family in Dumfries, York, NB

On June 21, 1922, Francis Woodward married Susie Jean Morrison in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada.

Susie Jean Morrison Woodward died on May 1, 1924, in York, New Brunswick, Canada (Registration: 51978; Volume: 51; Microfilm: F18954.)

On May 15, 1927, Francis Woodward, 40, widower, farm laborer, entered in the United States through the port of Houlton, Maine. He declared that he was born in Stratford on Avon, England; that he was going to visit his friend, Lee Parent, who resided at 4 Pleasant Street; that the purpose of his visit was for work and he intended to remain for over 6 months; that his contact in Canada was his father-in-law, (?) Morrison, who resided at Lower Southhampton, New Brunswick; and that he arrived in Canada in 1900 on the ship Regina. 
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Last Updated : 2009-04-24 12:24:05 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5977 WOODWARD, Alfred James1896ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4126 WOODWARD, Arthur John1874ENG, MDX, Limehouse, London Apr 1884 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
20582 WOODWARD, Edward T. P.1891 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4108 WOODWARD, Francis Bomber1887ENG, WAR, Stratford Upon Avon Jun 1900 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
24311 WOODWARD, Frederick H1910 Oct 1925 : Benalla AUS Barnardos  
20796 WOODWARD, George1894ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
2817 WOODWARD, Henry1870ENG, DBY, Derby Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
20794 WOODWARD, Joseph1895ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
13250 WOODWARD, Rose1905ENG,     Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7864 WOODWARD, Stephen Robert1912ENG,    , Malmesbury Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos