Where there are two dates the first is departure, the second arrival. Single dates are arrival dates.
| c. 1909 | Aged about 17. Arthur made his initial journey
to Canada |
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| 20 Oct 1911 | Travelled 3rd class on the 'Victorian'
from Montreal to Liverpool. Occupation given as Mechanic |
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| 23 Mar 1912 | Aged 20. Travelled on the 'Victorian'
from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Arthur was listed among the
'returning Canadians'. His details showed that he had been resident
in Toronto for 3 years and that he could read and write. His
destination was Toronto.
Travelling with Arthur was his sister
Lucy Freer, aged 23, a
machinist/factory hand. This was her first trip to Canada and she
intended to settle there. She was also shown as being able to read
and write. She gave her religion as Congregationalist. |
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| 28 Jun 19 to 07 Jul 19 | Aged 27. Travelled 2nd class on the
'Canada' from Montreal to Liverpool.
Intended address: 58 Queen St, Desborough. Occupation: Solicitor |
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| 21 Sep 1919 | Aged 27. Travelling as 'intermediate
passengers' with sister Lucy on the 'Corsican' from
Glasgow to Montreal. Both were shown as 'returning
Canadians', Arthur having lived in Toronto for 10 years and Lucy for
2 years. Their destination address was 141 Chester Ave., Toronto. |
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| 28 Jan 1921 |
Miller Freer, 65 year-old widowed father of
Arthur and Lucy, travelled steerage on the 'Empress of Britain'.
He was shown as never having been to Canada before, intending to
reside permanently in Canada, and able to read and write. He was a
shoe worker, intended to pursue the same occupation. Joining his son
A Freer, c/o Street Railway Co. Underneath this it appears to say
'Senility', though it seems unlikely that a senile man would be
travelling alone. |
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| 15 Dec 1930 | Arthur, aged 38, travelled 1st class on the
'Minnetonka' from New York to London.
Proposed address in UK: Desborough, Northamptonshire. Occupation:
Advertising. |
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| 25 Feb 31 to 03 Mar 31 | Aged 39, travelled 2nd class on
the 'Mauretania' from Southampton to New York.
Last permanent residence: Toronto, Canada from 1909 to 18th
Jun 1930 |
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| 15 Feb 1935 | Aged 43, travelled on the 'Ile de France'
from New York to Plymouth. Proposed address: 4
Queensborough Terrace, Bayswater, London. Occupation: Advertising
Counsel. |
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| 11 Jun 35 to 19 Jun 35 | Aged 43, travelled on the
Lafayette' from Southampton to New York in
transit (no indication of the next leg of the journey). Occupation:
Advertising. |
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| 02 Apr 1949 | Arthur (57) travelled with his wife
Edith
(59) on the 'Britannic' from New York to Liverpool.
Intended destination: 17 Harrington Rd, Desborough,
Northamptonshire. Occupation: Writer. |
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| 13 Nov 1949 | Arthur travelled by Pan American Airways
from London to Idlewild, New York. Intended
address: Biltmore Hotel, New York. |