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Record #10057
Name :
: Henry ADIE (1896 - 1985)
  aka : Harry


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 21 Sep 1896

Marriage (1)
: 2 Oct 1918   Spouse/Notes : Charlotte BOLAND
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 18 Nov 1985
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Aston
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Pennsylvania, Berks, Barto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Jun 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

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

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Henry Adie: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Aston (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 369. Parents: Thomas Adie and Maria Uulson.

In 1906, Harry Adie, 9 (along with sister, Mary Adie, 11) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 159 Middlemore children.

He was adopted by William and Christy (MacMillan) MacLeod of Plaister Mines, Victoria County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Harry is the first entry in the book titled "In the Morning: Veterans of Victoria County, Cape Breton by Bonnie Thornhill and W. James MacDonald, Published by University College of Cape Breton Press, Sydney, Nova Scotia ISBN:0-920336-79-5 (Added by peaderlean)

On January 24, 1917, Harry Adie, 20, fisherman, entered Canada through the port of McAdam Junction, New Brunswick.

Henry Adie married Charlotte Boland, born December 5, 1892, in Pounds Cove, Greens Pond, Newfoundland, Canada, to Thomas Boland and Mary Ann Hounsel. They had at least 4 children: William Adie, born about 1920; Mary Adie, born about 1921; John (also known as Jack or Jackie) Adie, born 1922 (died 1997); and Harry Gordon Adie, born June 10, 1928 (died 1998).

In May, 1924, Harry Adie, 27, carpenter, entered the United States through the port of Lewiston, New York. He declared that his contact in Canada was his wife, Charlotte Adie, who resided at 1158 Delaware Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that his final destination was to visit his friend, Chas Millman, who resided at 111 Weil Avenue, Buffalo, New York; that he intended to remain indefinitely. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; fair complexion; brown hair; grey eyes. He was born in Birmingham, England.

later that month, his wife Charlotte, 24, and children William, 5, Mary, 3, and Jack, 1, entered America through Buffalo, NY, to join their husband and father Harry, 249 Whi??? Place, Buffalo, NY,

Harry Adie registered for the US Draft (Serial No. 2149). He declared that he resided at Graterford, Mont., Pennsylvania; that he was 45; that he had no telephone; that he was born in Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Charlotte Adie; that he was employed by Irwin and Leighton, at Pitcairn Airport, Horhsam, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

Charlotte Boland Adie died in August 1965 in Norristown, Montgomery, Pensylvania, USA. Henry Adie died November 18, 1985 in Barto, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-10-24 10:32:27 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : peaderlean , mollipops1

Last Updated : 2017-11-21 17:49:06 /

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