Buried in Silverbrook Cemetery in Wilimington, DE
Douglas was born in Horsham, West Sussex, England on May 18, 1889. In 1902, at the age of 12, Douglas was sent to Canada as a British Home Child through the Barnardo's Homes boys home. He worked as a farm hand in Glandine, Ontario, Canada. He arrived in Portland, Maine, USA on October 6, 1902 after traveling on the ship named Colonian. After he became of age, he traveled to the United States in 1910 and settled in Wilmington, DE. He married Katherine Helms, and had one child, a son, Sydney Alfred Horstead. Douglas died of heart failure on May 24, 1943.
Douglas was born in Horsham, West Sussex, England on May 18, 1889. In 1902, at the age of 12, Douglas was sent to Canada as a British Home Child through the Barnardo's Homes boys home. He worked as a farm hand in Glandine, Ontario, Canada. He arrived in Portland, Maine, USA on October 6, 1902 after traveling on the ship named Colonian. After he became of age, he traveled to the United States in 1910 and settled in Wilmington, DE. He married Katherine Helms, and had one child, a son, Sydney Alfred Horstead. Douglas died of heart failure on May 24, 1943.
Buried in Silverbrook Cemetery in Wilimington, DE
Douglas was born in Horsham, West Sussex, England on May 18, 1889. In 1902, at the age of 12, Douglas was sent to Canada as a British Home Child through the Barnardo's Homes boys home. He worked as a farm hand in Glandine, Ontario, Canada. He arrived in Portland, Maine, USA on October 6, 1902 after traveling on the ship named Colonian. After he became of age, he traveled to the United States in 1910 and settled in Wilmington, DE. He married Katherine Helms, and had one child, a son, Sydney Alfred Horstead. Douglas died of heart failure on May 24, 1943.
Douglas was born in Horsham, West Sussex, England on May 18, 1889. In 1902, at the age of 12, Douglas was sent to Canada as a British Home Child through the Barnardo's Homes boys home. He worked as a farm hand in Glandine, Ontario, Canada. He arrived in Portland, Maine, USA on October 6, 1902 after traveling on the ship named Colonian. After he became of age, he traveled to the United States in 1910 and settled in Wilmington, DE. He married Katherine Helms, and had one child, a son, Sydney Alfred Horstead. Douglas died of heart failure on May 24, 1943.
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