Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Can anyone with access to the above find anything on a Percy Fry, bn Liverpool in 1887 and baptised in 1891. Believed to have been sent to Canada in 1898. Parents were Thomas and Elizabeth Fry [nee Pierce].

Name: FRY, Percy
Age: 11
Ship: Carthaginian
Year of Arrival: 1898
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1898
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1898
Party: The Sheltering House, Liverpool, England.
Comments: Group of 42 medically examined 22 May 1898 in England.
Source: Library and Archives Canada;
Reference: RG 76 B 1 a, Vol 32, File 724, Part 1, Documents from Immigration Branch, Central Registry Files; Microfilm: C-4690
Type of Record: Other Government of Canada records

I know there is Portland, a town north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, but it is not a sea-going port as such. Was the 'Arrival Port' meant to mean 'eventual destination'?

Or is this the Portland in Maine, USA?

Hi DS,
Can't find anything apart from passenger details you already have

Name:
Percy Fry
Age:
11
Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1887
Gender:
Male
Arrival Date:
6 Apr 1898
Port of Arrival:
Portland, Maine
Port of Departure:
Liverpool, England
Ship Name:
Carthaginian
Last Residence:
Liverpool

Place of Origin:
Liverpool

There's nothing on this Percy Fry, Canada or US.

Thanks for looking Bertie. At least we now know he was sent to the US, via Portland, Maine, poor mite.