Genealogy Chat

Hi,
I was told some of my Ancestors were sent to Canada in the early 1900`s after their mother died in 1906 and some were
taken into care.I don`t know which ones though.
These are the names of the children in the family.
Henry Reddall born 1888
Benjamin Reddall born 1889
Harold Reddall born 1890
Gertrude Reddall born 1896
Can anyone check on the passenger lists to Canada please.
Thankyou
Carol

I think this could be Gertrude


Name: Gertrude Reddall
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Date of Arrival: 23 Jun 1906
Vessel: Siberian
Search Ship Database: View the 'Siberian' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-501

val

Search under HOME CHILDREN, Canada


Name: REDDALLGiven Name: Gertrude
Age: 10Sex: F
Ship: Siberian
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 12 June 1906
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 23 June 1906
Party: Middlemore Homes, Birmingham
Destination: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Source: Library and Archives CanadaReference: RG76 C 1 bMicrofilm: T-501Type of Record: Passenger ListsGroup of Children Traveling Together

Would have thought it was only Gertrude that was sent as the elder siblings would be too old come 1906 to go into a childrens homes. I believe Barnardos have the Middlemore Homes data so you could apply to them for her file

Could this be Benjamin on Commonwealth War Graves site...?

Name: REDDALL, BENJAMIN WILLIAM
Initials: B W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Leading Stoker
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: (RFR/CH/B/10077). H.M.S. " Kale."
Age: 30
Date of Death: 27/03/1918
Service No: SS/107753
Additional information: Son of Benjamin W. and Lucy Reddall, of Birmingham; husband of Elizabeth White (formerly Reddall), of 95, Cross St., Smethwick, Birmingham.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 29.
Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

Possible marriage of Benjamin....

Marriages Sep 1914

KING Elizabeth ..Reddall Kings N. 6d 175
Reddall Benjamin W ..King Kings N. 6d 175

Hi,
Thankyou VL,Gywn and Jonesy i think this is my Gertrude Reddall,i
know a lot of children were sent to Canada from Middlemore Homes
which is not to far from where i live .
There were 2 other younger children Edith Reddall 1899 but i know
she never went,but i don`t know about Florence born 1901,i
thought maybe she might be to young.
I am really grateful for your help.
Carol

Hi Gywn,
Yes that is Benjamin son of Benjamin and Lucy i had no idea he had
been killed in WWI.i am so grateful and also for Benjamins marriage
to Elizabeth.
Thankyou very,very Much.
Carol

Maybe Florence...?

Marriages Jun 1922
REDDALL Florence ..Slinn ..Aston 6d 914
Slinn Richard ..Reddall ..Aston 6d 914

Hi Gywn,
Thankyou again for the marriage of Florence i will send for certificate
to see if it is her.
Many THanks
Carol

Maybe children of Benjamin..?

Births Mar 1915

Reddall Thomas W ..King ..Kings N. 6d 208

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Births Sep 1917

Reddall May E ..King ..Kings N. 6d 167

Hi Gwyn,
I can`t believe what you have found for me ,now the cahildren`s birth`s of Benjamin.
it is very good of you.
Thankyou
Carol

They are not definites, ..just good 'possibles'

Have a look on the freebmd site to see if the others are noted there.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Starting from
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html

LAC only has these passenger lists indexed by ship, but with the info here we can look up Siberian (23/6/)1906 at:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/001045-100.01-e.php

List includes "Children from Middlemore's Homes, Birmingham"
There's an 11 y.o Frank Reddell on p4
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e148/e003699017.jpg
Gertrude Reddall is on p5
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e148/e003699016.jpg

You can search the 1911 at:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html

1911 Census of Canada
Home / 1911 / Quebec / Compton / 50 Sawyerville / page 9 split view
23 106 Riddell Gertrude F Servant S Mar 1896 15

LAC only has a geographic search for 1911, but their "search help" is useful for interpreting the census:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1911/index-e.html
One can either view the census via AG's "split view" link or as:
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e002051137.pdf

Sawyerville is 30km ESE of Sherbrooke, halfway to the US border.

If you put Gertrude's name in SEARCH (located beneath GR logo at top left hand of page) there are 4 trees (including Carol's) with her listed.

Didn't see there were later children however home children were not sent until they were around 10 years old minimum .We have a home child in my mums family sent to Canada in 1909 aged just 10.
So the younger children may well have been in homes but then not sent to Canada when they became around 10 yers of age

Thankyou everyone for your help i am very grateful.
Carol

Mgnv
Thankyou for Frank Reddall i have found is Birth 1894 but is not on the
1901 census in Birmingham,so i don`t know if he is Gertrude`s sister.
I need to know who is parents were.
Carol

This might be Frank on the 1901 census:

1901 England Census
about Frank Reddell
Name: Frank Reddell
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Relation: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham

Civil parish: Smethwick
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew
Town: Smethwick
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

Registration district: Kings Norton
Sub-registration district: Harborne
ED, institution, or vessel: 28
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 78
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Homer 43
Eliza Homer 44
Joseph Homer 17
Nellie Homer 14
Frank Reddell 6


Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2820; Folio: 150; Page: 15.

I checked for a marriage for Frank Reddall and couldn't find one. Then checked CWGC for Frank Reddall and found this :

Name: REDDALL, FRANK
Initials: F
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Unit Text: 14th Bn.
Date of Death: 20/05/1915
Service No: 22627
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL


So if he was related it looks as if he too went to Canada.