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Is this him? A Barnardo's child sent to Canada?

1891 Census of Canada about Thomas Rand
Name: Thomas Rand
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1876
[1878]
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Domestic
Religion: Methodist
French Canadian: No
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Province: Ontario
District Number: 116
District: Simcoe East
Subdistrict: Monck
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Perry 57
Charlotte Perry 60
Alfred Perry 21
Ada Yearley 23
Oliver Perry 20
Alice Perry 17
Thomas Rand 15

An Ancestry user has added this note:

1878 rather than abt 1876
Birth Record Barnados
Submitted by janthompson258 on 12/09/2012

At least it eliminates him, which isn't a bad thing

EDIT: Oops, just seen Ricochet's post above.

Deleted wrong info.

the second name of that one was Robert. see the marriage and birth records

Going to South Africa in 1921:


UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Mrs E L Rand
Name: Mrs E L Rand
Gender: Female
Age: 4 (43 on image)
Birth Date: abt 1917 (should be 1878 if age is 43)
Departure Date: 4 Mar 1921
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Cape Town, South Africa
Ship Name: Saxon
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Saxon' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co, Ltd
Official Number: 112713
Master: J N Culverwell

Travelling with Miss D Rand, age 4, and Mr T R Rand, prison officer, age 40.

Births Jun 1874 (>99%)
Rand Thomas Robert Bethnal Green 1c 190

This looks like the same family returning to SA:


UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Miss D K Rand
Gender:Female
Age:12
Birth Date:abt 1917
Departure Date:22 Mar 1929
Port of Departure:Southampton, England
Destination Port:
Natal
Ship Name:Carnarvon Castle

Travelling with T R Rand, Mrs E R or L Rand.

Possible marriage for this couple:

Marriages Jun 1907 (>99%)

***BURR Emma Louisa Portsmouth 2b 971 Scan available - click to view
HARTNELL Ethel Kate Portsmouth 2b 971 Scan available - click to view
HERRING Thomas Portsmouth 2b 971 Scan available - click to view
***RAND Thomas Robert Portsmouth 2b 971

but cannot find any Rand/Burr births.

Found this but ?

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Thomas R Rand
Name: Thomas R Rand
Birth Date: abt 1875
Age: 49
Port of Departure: Durban, South Africa
Arrival Date: 11 Feb 1924
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Cape Town
Ship Name: Arundel Castle
Search Ship Database: View the 'Arundel Castle' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 118433

Traveling with
Wife Emma 42, dau Delores 7 ,all english born,Thomas is a Prison Warder,all coming back from South Africa

have you looked for details about him on freebmd?

He may have died young, or do you have proof that he didn't?

For Ref is this him.

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 about Thomas Richard Rand
Name: Thomas Richard Rand
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 10 Dec 1878
Baptism Place: Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent, England
Father: Richard John Rand
Mother: Eliza
FHL Film Number: 1469435
Reference ID: - 2:2SBNV3L



Big Family.

1881 England Census about Thos. Richard Rand
Name: Thos. Richard Rand
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Richd. John Rand
Mother: Eliza Rand
Gender: Male
Where born: Gravesend, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Milton in Gravesend
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: 10 Albion Road
Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Gravesend
Sub-registration district: Gravesend
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 873
Folio: 5
Page Number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Richd. John Rand 50
Eliza Rand 39
Richard John Rand 25
Emma Ann Rand 27
John Richard Rand 23
Lydia Sophia Rand 21
Lucy Fanny Rand 15
Harriett Emily Rand 13
Wilim. John Rand 9
Florence Harriett Rand 18
Thos. Richard Rand 2
Eliza Rand 1
Martha Hogwood 18
James Mayr 22

Could anyone help me please. Thomas Richard Rand was born Oct 1878 Gravesend Kent, his mother died in 1883 and father in 1888 . I found his sister Eliza in 1891 in Millers orphanage Bristol and his brother Arthur Frederick in a Dr Barnardos home Bethnal Green in 1891 but unable to find the whereabouts of Thomas. These 3 children were from a 2nd marriage of Richard John Rand who had 8 children by his 1st wife. Appreciate any help