Thursday 7 May 2015

Leonard Parker

Name: Leonard Parker
Residence Place: Suffolk, England
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 28 Apr 1876
Christening Date (Original): 28 Apr 1876
Christening Place: Suffolk, England

Father's Name: Edward Parker

Mother's Name: Lucy Emma Kesson




Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Edward Parker Head M 52 Norfolk, England
Lucy E Parker Wife F 49 London, England
Leonard Parker Son M 15 Suffolk, England
Frank Parker Son M 12 Suffolk, England
Harry Parker Son M 11 Suffolk, England
Horace Parker Son M 10 Suffolk, England
Eleanor Mitcham Boarder F 50 Cambridgeshire, England


Frank, Harry and Leonard Parker
Frank ,Harry and Leonard

He married Grace Ellen Parker 




Edward Parker Head Married Male 52 1839 Commission Agent Norfolk, England
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Lucy E Parker Wife Married Female 49 1842 School Mistress Private London, Middlesex, England
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Leonard Parker Son Single Male 15 1876 Printers Apprentice Suffolk, England
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Frank Parker Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Suffolk, England
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Harry Parker Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Suffolk, England
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Horace Parker Son - Male 10 1881 Scholar Suffolk, England
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Eleanor Mitcham Boarder Single Female 50 1841 School Mistress Kinder Garten Cambridgeshire, England 



Found in the Canadian Archives about the settlers.

Born in Birmingham, England - Barnardo took him into care in 1902, and he was sent to Canada on 20th Mar 1903, on the "Canada", destination Toronto. On arrival he was placed with a Mr Leonard Parker at Newbliss, Ontario. He stayed with that family until about 1908 (15 yrs) and is then supposed to have gone working on the Railroads.Thereafter I do not know what happened to him, the last report from Barnardo was dated 1909 saying he re visited Leonard Parker in the winter of 1908/9 and was working as a "Firer" on the railways. Family lore says he joined the CEF during WW1 and died in France, but this is not proven.
Gilmore, Thomas

Barnardo

1903

23 Sept 1893
Contact: Ian

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