Hello
Is this him arriving in Canada (name spelled Hadin not Haden)
HADIN , William
Age: 6
Sex: M
Year of arrival: 1909
Microfilm reel: T-4734
Ship: Carthaginian
Port of departure: Liverpool
Departure Date: 25 May 1909
Port of arrival: Halifax
Arrival Date: 9 Jun 1909
Party: Middlemore
Destination: NS and NB
Comments: No specific locations given
On the same ship is this young boy - any relation to your William?
HADEN , Ernest
Age: 11
Sex: M
Year of arrival: 1909
Microfilm reel: T-4734
Ship: Carthaginian
Port of departure: Liverpool
Departure Date: 25 May 1909
Port of arrival: Halifax
Arrival Date: 9 Jun 1909
Party: Middlemore
Destination: NS and NB
Comments: No specific locations given
So if William was born in 1903 he was only 11 when he tried ran away. Wow, wonder what prompted him to do this - desire to get back to England? I can't find him in the WW1 site (Karen also sent this site) but I did find Ernest.
HADEN , ERNEST 10/04/1897 222561 RG 150, Box 3908 - 54
Ernest Haden died in WW1 and is buried with the family that he was placed with
BLACK ROCK CEMETERY
Boularderie Island, Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Alex Urquhart 18 Jan 1924 age 86 yrs
Wife Christy McLeod 12 Oct 1896 age 44 yrs
Ernest Haden 85 Battn NS Highlanders
Killed in action 6 May 1917 age 21 yrs
Name: HADEN
Initials: E
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
Unit Text: 85th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 06/05/1917
Service No: 222561
Additional information: Adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Urquhart, of Millville, Boulardarie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 12.
I'll dig around more. From the Middlemore records do you have the first names of the family he was placed with?
Cheers,
Thelma