In the July to September 1894 birth index,
William Brockett, Maidstone, Kent, volume 2a, page 724.
In the 1901 census 7 Groton Road, Wandsworth, London.
Caroline H. Brockett, wife, age 35, born Westminster, Middlesex.
daughter Caroline H. S. Brockett, age 12, born Westminster.
Daughter Daisy Brockett, age 10, born Battersea, Surrey.
Son George Brockett, age 8, born Maidstone, Kent.
Son
William Brockett, age 6, born Maidstone.
Son Bertie Brockett, age 3, born Maidstone.
Son Frederick Brockett, age 1, born Earlsfield, Surrey.
London Poor Law School District Registers
Admitted November 4, 1903 First Meal Dinner
George Brockett, born 1892, legitimate, parish Wandsworth, Church of England, father George
William Brockett, born 1894
Frederick Brockett, born 1899
Canadian Passenger Lists
Arrived May 31, 1908 at Montreal Quebec on the Dominion, steerage British,
William Brockett, age 13, able to read and write, child. [There are several pages of passengers aged 7 to 18. The 14 to 18 year old were listed as labourers or domestics, the younger passengers were listed as child. William would be 14 a few days after arrival. His mother died 3 years before. Thus it seems these children were shipped of to Canada as they had no proper home in England to serve as labour or to be adopted.][His younger brothers arrived in Canada on the same ship about 5 months later. The children were listed as Barnardo’s Party]
Canadian Soldiers of the First World War attestation Papers September 29, 1915
William Brockett, Regimental Number 126967
born Maidstone, Kent, England
Next of Kin brother Bert Brockett
address of next of kin Udora, Ontario
born 1st June, 1895 [Which doen’t match with the birth index]
farmer
not married
Now belongs to the active militia 33rd Regiment for 1 year
Age 21 years, 4 months
height 5 feet 5 inches
complexion fair, eyes blue, hair brown
Church of England
Considered fit for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force
71st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Ontario Marriages, Canada, January 18, 1919
William Brocket, age 24, in the County of Essex, residence Windsor, Ontario, born England, bachelor, occupation ??? ??? after 3 years 5 months in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Church of England, father George Brockett, mother’s maiden name Hilda Hart, intended place of marriage Windsor, Essex and
Mildred McLoughlin, age 19, residence Windsor, born Scotland, Presbyterian, father James McLoughlin, mother’s maiden name Edith Price
Witnesses Frank Marion? and Lillie Archambault
In the Canadian census of 1921
520 Talbot Street, London, Ontario
Head Oliver Cromwell, age 26, labourer, born Ontario.
Wife Rosalie Cromwell, age 24, born England.
Lodger
William Brockett, age 26, married, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1908, Canadian, labourer.
Ontario Marriages, Canada, June 3, 1922
William Charles Brockett of the City of London, Middlesex, Ontario, machinist, bachelor, age 26 years, Anglican, residence 557 Hill Street, London, Ontario, born Maidstone, Kent, England, father Francis George Brockett, born England, mothers maiden name Caroline Hilda Hart and
Elizabeth Alice Ward, threader, spinster, age 19 years, Anglican, residence 162 Delaware, London, Ontario, born London, England, father William James Ward, born England, mother’s maiden name Annie Elizabeth Nale?
Witnesses Isabel Renwick and Charles? Reaman
[How could he be a bachelor for both marriages?]
1931 Canada Census 50 Glenwood, London City Annex, East Middlesex, Ontario
Head
William Brockett, age 37, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1906, labourer CNR shop
Wife Elizabeth Brockett, age 28, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1908, homemaker
Son William R. Brockett, age 7, born Ontario, student
Son Albert C. Brocket, age 6, born Ontario, student
Daughter June M. Brockett, age 5, born Ontario, student
Son Thomas W. Brocket, age 3, born Ontario
Daughter Shirley L. Brockett, age 2, born Ontario
Don Douglas F. Brockett, age 8 months
A possible entry in the Canadian Voters lists 1935
50 Glenwood, London, Middlesex East, Ontario
William Brockett, labourer
Mrs. Wm. Brockett, married woman
Findagrave.comPVT
[Private]
William Brockett
Birth 1 Jun 1894, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Death 16 Nov 1958 (aged 64)
Burial
Mount Pleasant Cemetery and CrematoriumLondon, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Plot Section TB, Row 11, Stone 5
Memorial ID 209988975
William was emigrated to Canada as a British Home Child by Dr. Barnardo's Homes in 1908 at age 13.
BHCARA British Home Children Registry ID: 28942
- (Note: Four siblings were also emigrated to Canada as BHC)
UK GRO Birth Registration Index: William BROCKETT - Mother's Maiden Surname: HART -Registration Year: 1894 - Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep - Registration District: Maidstone - Inferred County: Kent - Volume: 2a - Page: 724
WW1 Canada Military Attestation / Service Record: William BROCKETT - Service Number: 126967 - Date of Birth: 01 June 1895 [sic] - Place of Birth: Maidstone, Kent - Deceased: 16 November 1958
Married Mildred MCLOUGHLIN in 1919 (Ontario)
Parish Records St. Mark, Marylebone Road (Q C Hospital) [Queen Charlotte Hospital, one of the oldest maternity hosptals], Westminster, London
Baptism January 1 1903
Elizabeth Alice Ward, parents William and Annie Ward, residence 209 E ???? ???? Hammersmith, father is an evening porter
UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed Liverpool, England on June 27 1907 on the Ottawa, destination Montreal, Canada
William Ward, engineer, age 34, English
Annie E. Ward, age 45, English
Elizabeth A. Ward, age 4, English
Louise? Ward, age 2, English
In the 1911 Canadian census 25 Forest Street, Chatham, Kent West, Ontario
Head William J. Ward, born January 1872, England, age 39, immigrated 1907, Anglican, labourer, flour mill
Wife Annie E. Ward, born October 1861, England, age 49
Daughter
Elizabeth A. Ward, born December 1902, England, age 8
Daughter Marie L. Ward, born July 1904, England, age 6
Findagrave.comElizabeth Brockett
Birth 1902
Death 1955 (aged 52–53)
Burial
Mount Pleasant Cemetery and CrematoriumLondon, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Plot Section TB
Memorial ID 239053734