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Record #16705
Name :
: Alberta Louise ANDERTON (1886 - 1988)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 Mar 1886

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 17 Apr 1988
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, West Derby
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Milton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Aug 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotsman

Placement Family
: Arnold
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Alberta Anderton: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1886; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 548. Parents: Thomas Stephen Anderton and Hannah Louisa Thornton, married 1873, West Derby, Lancashire, England.

Thomas Stephen Anderton died on September 24, 1884, at Hereford-road, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. His will was probated on October 15, 1884 after being proved by his widow, Hannah Louisa Anderton.

Alberta was admitted to Barnardo Homes on December 30, 1893 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

In 1896, Albert Alderton [EDITORS NOTE: The LAC has this completely wrong], 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 254 Barnardo children accompanied by Mr. Owen and en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On October 30, 1908, at Cooksville, Peel, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Alberta Anderton, 21, maid, born to Albert Anderton (mother's name unknown); and Wesley Leaver, 20, farmer, born to Wm Leaver and Jane Penny.

At least 6 children were born of this marriage: Dorothy May Leaver, born October 9, 1911, died April 21, 2006 in Milton, Ontario, Canada; Stanley Hector Leaver, born August 10, 1909, Oakville, Ontario, Canada; Harold Walter Leaver, born May 20, 1920, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, died August 5, 1989, Oakville, Ontario, Canada; Kenneth Allan Leaver, born June 23, 1928, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, died October 3, 1996, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Wilbert Leaver.


Newspaper Clipping
3 March 1986, Milton, Ontario Canada


Family, friends mark Manor Centenarian

Family from as far away as London, Eng., were at Centennial Manor March 3 to wish Alberta Leaver a happy 100th birthday.

Mrs. Leaver was born in England but spent most of her life in Halton. She has six children, 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; and two great great-grandchildren.

Visitors included one of her sons Wilbert from London; and more family from Napanee, Toronto and Hamilton.


Obituary:

LEAVER, Alberta--On Sunday, April 17, 1988, at the Halton Centennial Manor, Alberta Anderton, in her 103rd year. Beloved wife of the late Wes Leaver. Death mother of Dorothy (Mrs. R. Brown) of Milton, Stan of Oakville, Roy of Toronto, Harold of Oakville, Ken of Etobicoke and the late Wilbert (Wib) Leaver. Loved by eleven grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation at the Oakview Funeral Home, 56 Lakeshore Rd., W., Oakville ... Funeral service 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. Interment Springcreek Cemetery. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-12 19:58:38 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-09-13 19:52:34 /

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