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I am looking for information on my grandfather's family.  His name was Charles William Ward Sands (born June 1903) and immigrated to Canada in 1912 as an orphan in the Dr. Barnardo Home for Children (Nottingham).  He was placed in the orphanage in approximately 1906.  His biological father's name was Samuel Ward and his mother's name was Florence Smith Sands.  She married and divorced George Sands and lived common-law with Samuel Ward.  Together they had four children - Millicent, Henry, Charles and John.  Following her death, all four children were placed in the orphanage by their father, Samuel Ward, as he could not care for them.  However, when he placed them in the orphanage he added Florence's married name, Sands, to their surname.  My grandfather passed away in 1968 not knowing that he actual surname was Ward, not Sands.  This was discovered by my father when he wrote to Barnardo's for information.

We are trying to find relatives of Samuel Ward of Nottingham.  If you have any information at all, it would be very much appreciated.