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Barnardo Boy Walker-1911 Shelburne, Ontario newspaper article

Forloveofthefuture  (View posts) Posted: 3 Nov 2011 11:49AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Walker, Curphey
from the Shelburne Free Press
Thursday, February 23, 1911
 The Barnardo Home boy named Walker, who caused great excitement at Mrs. Curphey’s, north of Shelburne, a couple of weeks or so ago, by secreting himself in the hay mow for three days (being afraid he would be sent back to the Home for ill-treating a horse), turning up with his feet rather badly frozen, was taken to the Home by Medical Inspector Wilson and is apparently getting along all right, for Dr. Wilson writes to Mrs. Curphey under date of Feb. 17: “His feet are getting along very well and he is walking a little on them now, but complains some yet. He has a great dread of being sent back to England. I have assured him that he will only get one more chance.”

Re: Barnardo Boy Walker-1911 Shelburne, Ontario newspaper article

cheesman6  (View posts) Posted: 17 Mar 2012 2:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Walker
The family on the 1911 census with a child on the farm, named William Rutland. I was wondering if this was the same child, which I know now is not. The newspaper article didn't give the child's name. Walker is a very common name, might be difficult to find out exactly what this child's name was. I'd like to know.
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