I am trying to connect my GGrandfather to England. When I first started my genealogy journey I was looking into my fathers mother and with him got certs etc and puzzled that one out, unfortunately he (my father) died before learning what I found out. My grandfather passed when i was 11, and his father (the one whom Im looking for) passed away when my grandfather was three. So very little info, not even family stories really.
My GGrandfather's named as Albert Edward Barrett born June 26th 1891 Prestwood, Buckinghamshire on the documents that I have found, Marriage, Death and census here in Canada, father same name and mother unknown. As far as I know he travelled here with no family sometime around 1903/04. This led me to believe he may have been a home child, the closest Ive managed to find on transports is an A.C. Barratt 1893 landing in 1904, and that same ship shows this person leaving England as Albert Barratt with a Bernardo's party. Ive put a request into them to see if the limited information I have connects at all with what they have.
I had my fathers brother DNA tested last year and recently uploaded those results to my heritage. In doing so i came across a my first ever Barrett match. The woman that both my uncle and I match with, confirming its a paternal match has a family same name same location roughly. She matches my uncle as a first-second cousin twice removed, and no other names in her tree connect with me, and all of my lines excepting this one I have back far enough to find no connection to this area.
Looked this family up in the census, and a few times prestwood is named as a birth location. I contacted her and a few people on ancestry who have the same names in their tree a Sidney Barrett, but none of them know of another line (uncles of sidney, or siblings) for me to trace.
Any idea where I can go from here?
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Thread: Barrett - Probable Home Child
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09-04-2018, 11:20 AM #1
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Barrett - Probable Home Child
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09-04-2018, 12:01 PM #2Dundee10Guest
Hi and welcome.
Is this the DNA match Sidney you are talking about in 1911?
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7VK-1XZ
Can you tell us about your Albert and give details of marriage, death and census?
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09-04-2018, 12:14 PM #3
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Yes so I matched with their (sidneys) great grandchild myself at 3-5 gen, and as I said my uncle as a 1-2 cousin twice removed (i know its not exact).
My Albert:
Marriage
Name Albert Edward Barrett
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1891
Birth Place Perstwood Eng
Marriage Date 24 Oct 1913
Marriage Place York, Ontario, Canada
Father Albert Edward Barrett
Mother Barrett Barrett
Spouse Ethel Millar
Household Members
Name Age
Ethel Millar
Mary Lamont
Samuel Millar
Albert Edward Barrett
Barrett Barrett
Albert Edward Barrett
1921 Canadian Census
Name Albert Barrett
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Age 29
Birth Year abt 1892
Birth Place England
Relation to Head of House Head
Spouse's Name Ethel Barrett
Father Birth Place England
Mother Birth Place England
Year of Immigration 1903
Racial or Tribal Origin English
Province or Territory Ontario
District Toronto West
District Number 134
Sub-District Ward 4
Sub-District Number 6
City, Town or Village Toronto "ward 4"
Street or Township 87 Bellevue Place
Municipality Ward 4
Occupation Press Feeder
Income 1500
Household Members
Name Age
Albert Barrett 29
Ethel Barrett 26
Albert Barrett 6
Ailleen Barrett 4
Walter Barrett 1
Sam Miller 28
Death
Name Albert Edward Barrett
Gender Male
Age 31
Birth Date abt 1892
Birth Place England
Death Date 18 Mar 1923
Death Place York, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death Acute Lymphatic Leukemia
Household Members
Name Age
Albert Edward Barrett
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09-04-2018, 1:14 PM #4Dundee10Guest
I think he may have been Sidney's brother.
BARRATT, ALBERT EDWARD
Mother's maiden surname: PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1892 S Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 639
BARRETT, SIDNEY ALFRED
Mother's maiden surname: PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1877 D Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 475
I see that brother Leighton was in Dr Barnado's in Kent in 1901, noted as feeble minded.
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09-04-2018, 1:23 PM #5Dundee10Guest
In 1901 sister Lavinia was in the asylum for the deaf and dumb children of the poor in Kent.
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09-04-2018, 2:55 PM #6
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thats awesome, the trees that i do see, dont show an albert in that generation. Im going to approach them with this info and look more into it thanks. How did you find the two in Kent? how would i try to trace that albert forward. So appreciative of the help btw!!
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10-04-2018, 12:00 AM #7Dundee10Guest
Bearing in mind that these surnames are not uncommon you really should get the birth cert for Albert to confirm that parents' details match Sidney.
You can search for births on the GRO's website. These are the BARRETT/PEARCE births that I can see in the Amersham registration district:
BARRETT, SIDNEY ALFRED
Mother's maiden surname: PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1877 D Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 475
BARRATT, BERTHA
Mother's maiden surname: PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1881 S Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 523
BARRETT, LAVINIA
Mother's maiden surname: PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1886 J Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 616
BARRETT, LEIGHTEN
Mother's maiden surname: PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1890 M Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 641
BARRATT, ALBERT EDWARD
Mother's maiden surname: PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1892 S Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 639
BARRETT, JOSEPH HENRY
Mother's maiden surname: PEARCE
GRO Reference: 1894 S Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 622
Bertha is I think with her grandfather John BARRETT in 1891, He has the same occupation as son Harry/Henry - dealer/corn dealer.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4G69-MZM
You can search census records via the subscription websites or free on FamilySearch. I can't yet see Albert in 1901.
Possible deaths of both parents:
BARRETT, HARRY
Aged 41
GRO Reference: 1896 J Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 353
BARRETT, MARY ANN
Aged 41
GRO Reference: 1898 S Quarter in AMERSHAM Volume 03A Page 455
It is quite possible that Albert didn't know his family at all if they were split up when he was around 5 years old.
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10-04-2018, 12:36 AM #8
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Thanks, I had done a search after you gave me the first two, but i didnt pick up that Bertha. Ive order certs for both sidney & albert to compare, now i just have to wait.
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10-04-2018, 12:37 AM #9
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My guess if albert is from that family he's in a workhouse, orphanage somewhere.
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13-04-2018, 3:40 PM #10
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Update: the birth certs confirm he is Sidneys brother!! The date on the birth cert is June 26, 1892, so I was only off by a year. Going to order the rest of the families birth certs as well as the parents death. now I need to find him in 1901, he sailed to Canada 1903!
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