John Prindle born 1909/10 in Birkenhead

[rosalindamaryllis]

Hi ..have just found this site.
I am looking to trace my Dad's brother, John Prindle who was sent to Canada with the Church of England Waifs and Strays. on board the Doric from Birkenhead in 1925, he was placed in the Gibbs Home on landing in Ontario but I think he may have gone to Glace Bay in Nova Scotia and possibly worked on a farm with a Polish couple. How do I trace what happened to him when he left the home.

[polarbear]

Hello and a warm welcome to RootsChat  .

To clarify....according to the passenger list, the Gibbs Home was in Sherbrooke Quebec.

Prindle appears to be a relatively uncommon name in Canada. There are only 15 listings in the white pages - 5 in Quebec, 5 in Ontario, and the rest in Alberta. Full contact info is generally given. You might consider writing to some of them? I would start with the Quebec (QC) ones since they are closest to Sherbrooke.

http://www.canada411.ca

There don't appear to be any listings in Nova Scotia but that doesn't mean he didn't go there. You could try contacting the library in Glace Bay to inquire whether they might have any info. And here is a link to NS vital statistics for you to explore.

https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com

PB

[DonM]

I see a John Prindle b 21 Sept 1909 on page 16 unfortunately it doesn't give you much detail.

http://canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com/overseas-settlement-committee.html

Don

[lilybell]

Hello have found a bit of  information for John

Home Children Records-Library and Archives Canada
www.bac-lac.govca/.../home-children.../immigration-records.aspx

Scroll down page to Entries With References for Microfilm Reels with "C" & "T" prefixes
Click on Heritage
Enter in search bar at top of page T-15425 go to image 1555 for John's record
You can also do another search using  C-4746 for information on  CE Waifs and Strays image 860,861, 912 and 913.

Hope this helps in your search will do some further poking around.


Lilybell

[Jacquie in Canada]

Home Children Records-Library and Archives Canada
www.bac-lac.govca/.../home-children.../immigration-records.aspx

Scroll down page to Entries With References for Microfilm Reels with "C" & "T" prefixes
Click on Heritage
Enter in search bar at top of page T-15425 go to image 1555 for John's record
You can also do another search using  C-4746 for information on  CE Waifs and Strays image 860,861, 912 and 913.

Lilybell, the link you posted didn't work so I'm posting the link to John's entry at the Heritage website:
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t15425/1555?r=1&s=3

Jacquie

[rosalindamaryllis]

Thankyou for the info.

I think it must be the John Prindle. I just have a photo from Glace Bay  NS and wondered if that is him but as there is a voter in Carleton in 1935 named John Prindle i assume it isn't and he must have stayed in his last place.
I only found out about John some 12 years ago, a couple of years before my Dad died and he said that his Mum who had been left with 3 children and a husband who didn't much like the responsiblity and left, so had had to "let John go". They were at the time in Birkenhead but came down to the Wiltshire area where my Nan had to go into the workhouse ,where she became the cook and subsequently met another chap with whom she had a daughter. The oldest boy stowed away on a ship to New Zealand. Sad times.

[lilybell]

Further information for John Prindle.
www.canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com/overseas-settlement-committee

His name is on the lists for Grants from OSC Overseas Settlement Committee

I did not see any more listings for John after 1935 on the voters lists so am wondering if he might have passed away. He could have also enlisted in WW!! but he is not on any casuality list. Just  tossing  out  possibilities.


Lilybell