Hi Listers, I am new to this list and am trying to find out what I can about a home child William Newitt. I have traced his entry to Canada 1st April 1912 following the murder of his mother in Rugby England in 1911. Hs step father George Loake was hanged for the crime 28 Dec 1911. I have also traced down a reference from the Barnardo's Homes Canadian magazine 'Ups and Downs', Toronto, May 1913. OUR FRIENDS DIRECTORY The addresses given below are those of some of the boys who came from England with the First and Second Parties of 1912. NAME of BOY EMPLOYER POSTAL ADDRESS [ALL ONTARIO] Newitt, William G John Brett Lavender I think I have traced Lavender to Nottawasaga Township & Mulmur Township, Simcoe County & Dufferin County. I appreciate William was not there until 1913, after the 1911 census, and from the little I know about home children I guess he would only have been there for a year. Still his was a sad story and I am trying to piece together what became of him. I have him enlisting in the CEF 1917. If anyone can tell me anything about Lavender in 1913 and John Brett in particular I would really appreciate it. Thanks Molly Wales UK
Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922 about John Brett Name: John Brett Birth Place: Ireland Residence: Canada Age: 23 Father Name: Henry Brett Mother Name: Cathe Brett Estimated Birth Year: 1839 Spouse Name: Ann Johnstone Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Residence: Adjala Township Spouse Estimated Birth Year: 1842 Spouse Father Name: Andrew Johnstone Spouse Mother Name : Ann Johnstone Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1862 Marriage County: Simcoe Family History Library Microfilm: 1030064 ------------------------------------------------------------ 1881 Canada Census - Household: BRETT Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion John BRETT M Male Irish 41 Ireland Farmer C. Methodist Ann BRETT M Female Irish 40 O C. Methodist Henry A. BRETT Male Irish 18 O Son C. Methodist Jane BRETT Female Irish 15 O C. Methodist Andrew BRETT Male Irish 13 O C. Methodist Ann BRETT Female Irish 11 O C. Methodist Amelie BRETT Female Irish 9 O C. Methodist John W. BRETT Male Irish 7 O C. Methodist Mary A. BRETT Female Irish 5 O C. Methodist Levinah E. BRETT Female Irish 3 O C. Methodist Edward H. BRETT Male Irish 1 O C. Methodist Source Information: Census Place Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375886 NA Film Number C-13250 District 138 Sub-district D Division 2 Page Number 46 Household Number 208 ...... Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 about John Brett Name: John Brett (Occ: Farmer) Death Date: 21 May 1920 (81 yrs 11 months) Death Location: Simcoe (Lot 1, Con 8, Lavender) Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839 Birth Location: Ireland Father: Henry Brett, born Ireland Mother: Catherine Cuff, born Ireland Informant: Ann Brett, wife, of Lavender Cause of death: Acute cystitis & Exhaustion - 7 days Burial: 23 May 1920 ....... Doreen ============= > From: molly@monnow13.demon.co.uk > To: CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:08:26 +0100 > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Lavender John Brett > > Hi Listers, > > I am new to this list and am trying to find out what I can about a home > child William Newitt. I have traced his entry to Canada 1st April 1912 > following the murder of his mother in Rugby England in 1911. Hs step father > George Loake was hanged for the crime 28 Dec 1911. I have also traced down a > reference from the Barnardo's Homes Canadian magazine 'Ups and Downs', > Toronto, May 1913. > > OUR FRIENDS DIRECTORY > > The addresses given below are those of some of the boys who came from > England with the First and Second Parties of 1912. > > NAME of BOY EMPLOYER POSTAL ADDRESS > > [ALL ONTARIO] > > Newitt, William G John Brett Lavender > > I think I have traced Lavender to Nottawasaga Township & Mulmur Township, > Simcoe County & Dufferin County. I appreciate William was not there until > 1913, after the 1911 census, and from the little I know about home children > I guess he would only have been there for a year. Still his was a sad story > and I am trying to piece together what became of him. I have him enlisting > in the CEF 1917. > > If anyone can tell me anything about Lavender in 1913 and John Brett in > particular I would really appreciate it. > > Thanks > > Molly > > Wales UK > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us