Deborah Waddell

BICA BOYS – Clifford and Kenneth Foulkes

With contributions from Lyn Horsburgh. (in quotations) Clifford and Kenneth Foulkes were born to James Edward Foulkes, Boot Shop Manager and his wife, Janet, (nee Nicholas) in Abergavenny, Wales in October 1911 and March 1915 respectively.  Elder siblings were Florence Gwendoline (1902), Reginald James (1904) and Elsie Irene (1907).  Younger sister, Audrey, was born in 1917. “Clifford

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George Stephen Stonehouse Juvenile Inspection Card

George Stonehouse

My father was one of these young boys. He was sent to a farm in Howick Quebec when he first arrived. He was very disappointed with the poor treatment and work conditions. He immediately returned to the hostel in Montreal where they placed him with another farm family which was more acceptable to him. He

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UK Outward passenger list with group of BICA boys, SS Alaunia, September 1925

John Charles Skan and Herbert Sidney Skan BICA boys Sept 1925

BICA boys by Murray Skan (Port Perry, ON)   My father ( John ) age 14 and his brother (Herbert) aged 16 arrived in Quebec City on the Alaunia September 25, 1925 from Liverpool, England. Their immigration record lists their destination as British Immigration and Colonization Association, Montreal Quebec. It also lists the occupation they

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Anatole Mille

Why did my father travel to Canada apparently alone? by Sonya(York, North Yorkshire, UK) I am 63 and retired, living in York, UK.My parents’ past has to a large degree evaded me. We were never a sharing, talkative family. The details I do have are my father Anatole Julien Marcelle Mille was born in Ruan,

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The Berglas Family

To Montreal, Canada via London, England The following story was submitted by Harold Berglas of Montreal.   My Mother – Aida Moslow My Mother was born in London, England as Aide Moslow in 1916.  Her father died in England about 2 years later and her mother took the kids home to Poland.  In hindsight, that turned

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Unknown, Robert McNabb Waddell, Mary Hume Waddell nee Thomson, Minnie & Burt taken in June 1935.

Another Waddell Family

by Steve Gould(Brampton, ON Canada) From Edinburgh, Scotland to Montreal, Canada On August 15, 1919, after travelling by train from their home in Edinburgh, the Waddell family departed Liverpool, England aboard the SS Melita for Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They arrived in Quebec City on August 22, 1919 to continue the journey by train. Robert McNabb

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