British Home Children - 1890

[M.T.H]

I'm stunned by all of this fantastic information, thankyou soo much.This has demolished the biggest brickwall in my family history, and it throws up a lot more questions and possibilities.

The documents that Ambly has found sound very interesting indeed, I'd love to see them, I might be able to get copies, I'm not sure yet, I need to do a bit more reading as to how I go about it.

The WW1 registration card is a real revelation, the birth date is spot on as I have Marks birth cert, so it's definately him, incredible! I also have Mary Ellen's birth cert (b.4th Feb1884- Prestwich Lancaster) if anything, she has been a bigger mystery than Mark, as her birth cert is all we have, so we knew that she existed but I've searched for her for years, and could find no reference to her anywhere. I wonder if she was in Canada, America or the UK, does it say on the document?

Can I view it online?

I'm really blown away guys, honest,

Mick

[AMBLY]

Oooooh! I like the sound of it too!!
 

There are sometime records of Passengers into US from Canada aren't there?
Could this be a go?
Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
Mark Corless
Into Boston, Massachusetts

Cheers
AMBLY
 

[KarenM]

There is a Mark Corless leaving Liverpool England, who arrived in Boston, MA in 1900.  His age is 20, born England, but his last residence is listed as 107 Craig Street, Montreal, Canada.

Perhaps he went back with Denis, there wasn't much for him in England, so came to America of his own free will??

Mick, I looked at the Registration Card and it says his sister is England.

Karen

[liverpool annie]

My Ancestry is playin' silly beggars !!  just when I need it most !!

 

[AMBLY]

Karen! I like that one too!

You know, I wondered - his NOK is his sister in England, indicating they are in contact - and I wondered if she had not been sent away, or even if she had been - had they had been in contact all the while he was in "care" in Canada, and I thought it more unlikely than likely .....it makes much more sense to imagine he went back to England, found Mary Ellen again, and then stayed in touch after he went to US....?

Annie! You melted it!   

Cheers
AMBLY

[liverpool annie]

Sounds good to me too !! 

( The big A doesn't like it when I get too excited Ambly !!  )

OK ! I forgot ....... did the registration card say if he was joining up here or in England ?? ( only I've seen a lot of registration cards made out here but the guys have gone to fight for England !! )

Now we have to find his service record 

[M.T.H]

There is a Mark Corless leaving Liverpool England, who arrived in Boston, MA in 1900.  His age is 20, born England, but his last residence is listed as 107 Craig Street, Montreal, Canada.

Perhaps he went back with Denis, there wasn't much for him in England, so came to America of his own free will??

Mick, I looked at the Registration Card and it says his sister is England.

Thanks Karen, it certainly could be him, the details do fit with what we know.

I'm not sure when Denis returned to the UK, he was certainly here in Dec 1897 (living and working on a farm in Suffolk) as he joined the Army (I have his attestation papers), he was 18years and 8 months old and had been living on the farm for 8 months, perhaps that's when he returned and picked up the same line of  work that he had been doing in Canada, he went on to serve in the Boer war and WW1, got married and emigrated to NZ c.1920.

I'm suprised (but very pleased) that Mary Ellen is listed as Mark's NOK, and not Denis or perhaps their parents. Another family mystery maybe?

Mick

[liverpool annie]

I wonder if he went to war .......  he enlisted September 6th 1918 !! 

[M.T.H]

I wonder if he went to war .......  he enlisted September 6th 1918 !! 

I doubt it Annie, it would have been all over by the time he got there, he would still have a service record though!

Wouldn't that be a great find?...

Mick