Frederick Stephen Whittington sen (abt. 1900 - 1992)

Born about 30 Oct 1900 in Broadwater, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 13 Oct 1992 at about age 91 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Frederick Whittington sen was a British Home Child and was one of many Children Transported to Canada.

Frederick Whittington sen migrated from Canada to USA (1919).

Frederick Whittington sen served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: unknown
Unit(s): 529th Transport Company
Service ended: 27 Nov 1945 (shipped home date)

Frederick Stephen Whittington was born on 30th October 1900 in no. 2 Jubilee Cottages, Broadwater, Sussex. He was the son of Corporal George Thomas Whittington, 1st Royal Sussex Regiment, and Jane McCutcheon.^[1][2][3]

Frederick's father was posted to South Africa to fight in the (first) Boer War. After his father was granted permission by the Army to reside in South Africa,^[4] the family in England fell on distressing times. One by one, Frederick's mother gave the children into care, and at various dates, they emigrated to Boston in the United States:—three of them by way of Dr Barnardo's programme for migrating [British "home children"] to Canada.

In spring of 1911, Frederick and his younger brother, Bernard, were boarders in the household of Percy and Florence Ives in Long Melford, Suffolk.^[5]

On 29th June 1911, Frederick and his brother, Bernard, set sail aboard the ship, Sicilian, arriving at Québec on 11th July. They were two of a large party of children from Dr. Barnardo’s Home.^[6][7] — See "Dr Barnardo's Home Children" in Research Notes section, below.

After a period of time spent in Dunnville [then RR3, Brampton], Ontario (probably performing farm labour), Frederick emigrated by rail from Toronto to Buffalo, New York on 10th July 1919.^[8][9]

Frederick and Bernard settled in with their maternal aunt, Eleanor Quinn, in Arlington, Massachusetts.^[10]

In 1929, Frederick married Catherine "Kitty" Helen Hastings (1900–1989) in Arlington.^[11]

In June 1930, Fred travelled to Dunville, Ontario, stating his intention on the Canadian immigration form to take up farming there.^[12] The venture seems to have been short-lived, as Fred’s and Catherine’s household was in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1935.^[13]

Frederick's first child, Esther Helen, died in Arlington on 2nd February 1933, aged about two-and-a-half years.^[14]

On 15th February 1942, when the family lived at 19 Webster Avenue in Cambridge, Fred registered for the U.S. WWII draft.^[15] He returned from war service with the 529th Transport Company in the European theatre on 27th November 1945.^[16]

Frederick Stephen Whittington, sen., died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 13th October 1992. He was in his ninety-second year.^[17][18]

Census enumerations

1901 census (England)

• Jane Whittington, head, married, age 27, wife of a Corporal, 1st Sussex; born in Ireland
• George T., son, age 6, born do. [ditto]
• Violet M., daughter, age 4, born do.
• John M., son, age 3; born at Chichester, Sussex
• Frederick S., age 5 months; born at Broadwater, Sussex
• census place: Broadwater St., Broadwater, Sussex^[19]

1911 census (England)

• Percy Ives, head, age 34, married, occupation: baker; born at Long Melford, Suffolk
• Florence, wife, age 33, married 9 years, 1 child born and 1 living; born at do. [ditto]
• Leslie Thomas, son, age 4 months; from Dr Barnardo’s Home, birthplace not known
• Fred’k Stephen Whittington, boarder, age 10, at school; do.
• Bernard Arthur Whittington, boarder, age 9
• census place: Long Melford, Suffolk^[5]

1930 census (USA)

• Eleonor Quinn, head, rents house at $55, female, white, age 50, widow, education: reads and writes, born in Irish Free State, both parents born in Irish Free State, language spoken before immigration: English, immigration to the U.S. in 1900, naturalized citizen, occupation: none
• Dorothy, daughter, female, white, age 13, in school, education do., born in Massachusetts, father born in England, mother born in Irish Free State, language: speaks English, occupation: none
• Frederick Withington, nephew, male, white, age 28, married at age 27, education do., born in England, father born in England, mother born in Irish Free State, language spoken before immigration: English, immigrated to the U.S. in 1904 [sic], naturalized citizen; occupation: shipper, harware store, employed
• Katherine [sic] Withington, niece [nephew’s wife], female, white, age 29, married at age 28, education do., born in Massachusetts, fahter born in England, mother born in Irish Free State, language: speaks English, occupation: none
• Bernard Withington, male, white, age 26, single, education do., born in England, father born in England, mother born in Irish Free State, language spoken before immigration: English, immigrated to the U.S. ion 1910, naturalized citizen; occupation: salesman, music store, employed
• census place: 129 Broadway, Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^[10]

1940 census (USA)

• Frederic [sic] Whittington, head, male, white, age 39, married, completed one year in high school, born in England, lived in same place in 1935, naturalized citizen; worked 24 hours during the week of March 24–30, 1940; occupation: crew manager, circulars distributing company; worked 26 weeks in 1939, earnings $572
• Catherine, wife, female, white, age 39, married, completed four years in high school, born in Massachusetts, lived in same place in 1935, worked 40 hours do. [ditto]; occupation: type setter, printing press; worked 52 weeks in 1939, earnings $950
• James [Hastings], son, age 15,† in school, completed one year in high school, born and lived do. [ditto] [† d.1999]
• census place: 325 Markham Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^[13]

Research notes

• Dr Barnardo's Home Children:—Where and for how long John stayed in Canada is not yet known. Close relatives may apply to [Barnardo’s online] for more information about English children taken into their care.

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office of England and Wales. Index of Civil Registrations of Births. Index entry: Frederick Stephen Whittington, 4th quarter ending 31st December 1900, East Preston RD (Sussex), vol. 2b, pg. 316. Transcript and digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-02).
2. ↑ U.S. Department of Labor. Declaration of Intention. Extract: Frederick Stephen Whittington, age 23 years, occupation: packer; description: medium complexion (white), 5ft. 5in., 140lb., dark brown hair, blue eyes; born in county Sussex, England on 24th November 1900; resident at 40 Teele Street, Arlington, Massachusetts; emigrated via rail from Toronto, Canada to Buffalo, New York on 10th July 1919; last foreign residence: Dunnville [Ontario], Canada; not married; declaration made at Boston, Massachusetts, 28th January 1924. Original record: National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21, Declaration no. 150609. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-03).
3. ↑ General Register Office of England and Wales. Civil Registration of a Birth. Extract: Superintendent Registrar’s district: East Preston, Registrar’s sub-district: Worthing, county of Sussex. No. 344. Frederick Stephen, born 30th October 1900 at no. 2, Jubilee Cottages,‡ Broadwater; son of George Thomas Whittington, Army Reservist (Corporal), 1st Royal Sussex Regiment, and Jane Whittington formerly McCutcheon; informant: Jane Whittington, mmother, 2 Jubilee Cottages, Broadwater; registered 24th November 1900, Frank Martin, deputy registrar. Copy purchased by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-06. ‡Jubilee Cottages, now demolished, were situated on Broadwater Street East, in the vicinity of St Mary’s church.
4. ↑ British Army Service Record. Extract: George Thomas Whittington, born c.1874 at Arundel, parish of Angmering, Sussex; service no. 3945, regiment: The Royal Sussex, attested at Chichester on 16th February 1892; description: 18 years one month, 5ft 4-1/2in., 123lb., dark complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair, religious denomination: Church of England; given permission to reside in South Africa, 17 July 1902; served at home 7 years 361 days (15 Feb 1892 to 10 Feb 1900), in South Africa 4 years 4 days (11 Feb 2000 to 14 Feb 1904), discharged 14th February 1904; awarded the South Africa medal; father: Stephen Whittington, Egdean Farm, [near] Petworth. Original record held by The National Archives (UK); archival ref. WO97, Chelsea Pensioners, box 6231, record no. 160. Digital images online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-01).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} England 1911 Census. Household of Percy and Florence Ives in Long Melford, Suffolk, with Frederick Stephen Whittington, age 10, and Bernard Arthur Whittington, age 9, from Dr. Barnardo’s Home, birthplace not known. Original record: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Series RG14, 1911. Archival ref. piece 10565, registration district: Sudbury (no. 205), sub-district: Melford, enumeration district no. 10. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-02).
6. ↑ Passenger List for the Sicilian (Allan Steamship Lines, ship officiial no. 111225, D. Tannock, master), sailing from London, England on 29th June 1911 to Québec, Canada. Passengers included F.S. Whittington, age 10, and B.A. Whittington, age 9. Digital image online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-02); record set: “Passenger Lists Leaving UK, 1890–1960.”
7. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Home Children, 1869–1932. Immigration Records. Extract: Frederick D. [S.] Whittington, male, age 10, ship: Sicilian, departed London 29th June 1911, arrived Québec 11th July 1911, party: Barnardo Homes, destination: Toronto. Archival ref. Passenger Lists, reel no T-4778, ref. RG 76 C1a, database item no. 78585. Online at www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/home-children-1869-1930/immigration-records/ (accessed 2020-10-02).
8. ↑ U.S. Department of Labor. Declaration of Intention. Extract: Frederick Stephen Whittington, age 23 years, occupation: packer; description: medium complexion (white), 5ft. 5in., 140lb., dark brown hair, blue eyes; born in county Sussex, England on 24th November 1900; resident at 40 Teele Street, Arlington, Massachusetts; emigrated via rail from Toronto, Canada to Buffalo, New York on 10th July 1919; last foreign residence: Dunville [Ontario], Canada; not married; declaration made at Boston, Massachusetts, 28th January 1924. Original record: National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845 - 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21, Declaration no. 150609. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-03).
9. ↑ U.S. Immigration. Border Crossings from Canada to the U.S. Extract: Fred Whittington, born in London, Enlgnad, aged 18 years, male, occupation: farm labourer, race: English, nationality: Canada; last permanent residence: R.R. #4, Brampton, Ontario; address of relataive or friend in country when alien came: brother, Bernard, c/o Mrs Oliver Melanthon [place name not stated]; not in the U.S. before, passage paid by self; name and address of relative to join in the U.S.: sister, Violet Whittington, 115 E. Cottage St., Dorchester, Massachusetts; money shown: $18; description: 5ft. 4in., medium complexion, brown hair, blue eyes; seaport and date of landing and name of steamship [earlier date]: Quebec, May 1911, so Unk. [Unknown]. Note on verso: Deferred: [illegible] production of letter which might tend to show that alien[‘]s E[—]a[-]t is willing to have him come to live with them at the present time. Original record: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1480; Roll Number: 156. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-03).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} U.S. 1930 Census. Household of Eleonor Quinn, with nephews, Frederick and Bernard Withington [Wittington], and Frederick’s wife, Katherine [Catherine], in Arlington, Massachusetts. Original record: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. Archival ref. enumeration district no. 9-163, supervisor’s district no. 10, sheet no. 17-B, dwelling no. 190, family no. 385, enumerated 24th April 1930. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-03).
11. ↑ State of Massachusetts (USA). Index to Marriages in Massachusetts, 1926–1930. Index entry: Catherine Helen Hastings and Frederick S. Whittington married at Arlington in 1929, vol. 2, pg. 344; and Catherine Helen Hastings and Fred Stephen Whittington married at Cambridge in 1929, vol. 10, pg. 384. Original record: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Archival ref. F63.M36 v.105. Digital images online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-03).
12. ↑ Canadian Immigration. Border Crossings from U.S. to Canada. “Report of Admissions and Rejections at the Port of Niagara Falls, Ont. for the Month Ending June 30, 1930.” Extract: June 14, 1930. Fred S. Whittington, age 29, single, travelling from Massachusetts; born in Broadwater, England; nationality: British: race: English, in Canada between 1911–1926, at Dunnville [sic], Ontario; language: English, religious denomination: Church of England, occupation: clerk, intended occupation in Canada: farmer; friend at destination: Isaac Nelson, RR#1, Dunnville, Ont.; nearest relative in country from whence came: [not recorded], cash in hand: $25.00, crossed at Bridge no. 2, Adm. ”B.” [or “D”]. Original record: Library and Archives Canada. Border Entries. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Archival ref. LAC roll T-15370. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-03).
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} U.S. 1940 Census. Household of Frederick and Catherine Whittington in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Original record: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. Archival ref. NARA roll m-t0627-01684; Cambridge ward 4, block 436; visited no. 110, supervisor’s district no. 9, enumeration district no. 16-57, sheet no. 6A, enumerated 5th April 1940. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-03).
14. ↑ The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 3 February 1933 (pg. 35). Death notice for Esther H. Whittington, who died in Arlington on 2nd February, daughter of Roger [sic] and Catherine (Hastings) Whittington, 129 Broadway. Digital image online at newspapers.com (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-03).
15. ↑ U.S. WWII Draft Registration Card. Extract: Serial no. T926, Fred S. Whittington; order no. T11, 310; residence: 19 Webster Ave., Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; no telephone, age 41 years; born 30th October 1900 at London, England [sic]; contact: Catherine Whittington [of same address]; employer: F.H. Sanson Co., 24 Binford St., Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; description: white, 5ft. 4in., 140lb., blue eyes, gray hair, light complexion; registered at Local Board #45, Cambridge, Mass., 15th February 1942. Original record: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts. Archival ref. 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1024. Digital images online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-03).
16. ↑ State of New York (USA). Passenger and Crew Lists. Extract: Restricted Passenger List, from Le Havre [France] staged at Phillip Morris, unit serial no. RE-7414-KK—Stat Code-UBU, unit designation: 529th Port [Transport] Company (TC). … List no. 195. Whittington, Frederick F. [sic] (45); grade or rank: Pfc, ASR score: 70, ASN: 33794483, arm of service: TC [Transportation Corps], MOS: 271. Original record: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Archival ref. microfilm serial T715, 1879–1957, pg. 343. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-03).
17. ↑ State of Massachusetts (USA). Death Index, 1970–2003. Index entry: Frederic[k] S Whittington, certificate no. 024664, died at Cambridge on 13th April 1992, born 31st October 1900 [sic] at birth place: other. Original record: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005. Index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-03).
18. ↑ The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 14 April 1992 (pg. 23). Death notice for Frederick S. Whittington, sen., who died 13th April 1992; husband of late Catherine Hasintgs; father of James P. Hastings of Cambridge and Frederick S. Whittington, jun.,† of North Billerica, and the late Helen and Esther Whittington; brother of Bernard Whittington of Florida; six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; burial in Mt Hope cemetery. Digital image online at newspapers.com (accessed by subscription, 2020-10-02). [Note: † d.2004.]
19. ↑ England 1901 Census. Household of Jane Whittington, wife of Lance Corporal, 1st [Royal] Sussex [George Thomas Whittington], with four children, in Broadwater, Sussex. Original record: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Archival ref. piece 957, folio 21, pg. 34, household no. 238; registration district: East Preston, sub-district: Worthing, enumeration district no. 1, civil and ecclesiastical parish of Broadwater. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription; extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2020-10-02).