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That's a fit there AG and RR !!

Possibly mother Alice's death?? Age fits with that given in 1901 census.

Deaths Dec 1909 (>99%)
MEADOWCROFT Alice 33 Rochdale 8e 24

I can't see any Alice Fitton / George Meadowcroft marriage, though.


But possibly her birth:

Births Jun 1875 (>99%)
FITTON Alice Oldham 8d 691

Norman, in a poor law school



1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census

First name(s) Norman
Last name Meadowcroft
Relationship Inmate
Sex Male
Occupation Scholar
Age 7
Birth year 1904
Birth place Lancs Oldham
Address Buckley Hall Rochdale
Parish Rochdale
County Lancashire
Country England
Archive reference RG14
Registration district Rochdale
Registration district number 470
Enumeration district 16
District number -
Sub district Wardleworth
Sub district number 5
Census reference RG14PN24666 RD470 SD5 ED16 SN9999
Piece number 24666
Folio -
Page -
Other household member first name(s) -
Other household member last name -
Record set 1911 Census for England & Wales

Alice?

Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription
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First name(s) ALICE
Last name MEADOWCROFT
Gender Female
Age 6
Birth year 1905
Occupation CHILD
Departure year 1911
Departure day 20
Departure month 10
Departure port LIVERPOOL
Destination port QUEBEC
Destination QUEBEC
Country CANADA
Destination country CANADA
Ship name EMPRESS OF BRITAIN
Ship official number 120940
Ship master's first name JAS A
Ship master's last name MURRAY
Shipping line CANADIAN PACIFIC
City LIVERPOOL
Ship destination port QUEBEC
Ship destination country CANADA
Ship square feet 14217
Ship registered tonnage 8023
Number of passengers 1086
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States

Here is another brother:
Name: Norman Meadowcroft
Age in 1911: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1904
Relation to Head: Inmate
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Rochdale
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County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Rochdale
Registration District Number: 470
Sub-registration district: Wardleworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Piece: 24666



Lancs BMD gives the following siblings all with mother's maiden name FITTON:

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1898
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MEADOWCROFT Ernest Chadderton Oldham FITTON CHAD/76/469


Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1901
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MEADOWCROFT Walter Oldham Below Town Oldham FITTON OBT/230/290


1904:
MEADOWCROFT Norman Oldham Below Town Oldham FITTON OBT/245/468


1906:
MEADOWCROFT Alice Oldham South Oldham FITTON OSOU/3/415


1909:
MEADOWCROFT Lilian Oldham Central Oldham FITTON OCEN/11/72


Dea x

If this is George he is listed as single, birth year and occupation match though

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

First name(s) George
Last name Medowcroft
Relationship -
Marital status Single
Sex Male
Occupation Porter
Age 47
Birth year 1864
Birth place Lancs Oldham
Address Castle Mill St Oldham
Parish -
County Lancashire
Country England
Archive reference RG14
Registration district Oldham
Registration district number 469
Enumeration district 4
District number -
Sub district Oldham East
Sub district number 1
Census reference RG14PN24442 RD469 SD1 ED4 SN9999
Piece number 24442
Folio -
Page -

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

First name(s) Walter
Last name Meadowcroft
Relationship Inmate
Sex Male
Occupation School
Age 10
Birth year 1901
Birth place Lancs Oldham
Address Fir Bank Royton
Parish Royton
County Lancashire
Country England
Archive reference RG14
Registration district Oldham
Registration district number 469
Enumeration district 11
District number -
Sub district Royton
Sub district number 6
Census reference RG14PN24585 RD469 SD6 ED11 SN9999
Piece number 24585
Folio -
Page -
Other household member first name(s) -
Other household member last name -
Record set 1911 Census for England & Wales
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Census
Collections from Great Britain

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Court, 13, Griffiths Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England


George Meadowcroft Head Married Male 37 1864 General Porter Oldham, Lancashire, England
Alice Meadowcroft Wife Married Female 27 1874 Cotton Reeler Oldham, Lancashire, England
Ernest Meadowcroft Son - Male 2 1899 - Chadderton, Lancashire, England
Walter Meadowcroft Son - Male 0 1901 - Oldham, Lancashire, England

Name:
MEADOWCROFT, EARNEST
Regimental Number:
A699
Date of Birth:
01/07/1895
Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6085 - 3
Item Number: 194326

The above gives his NOK as his father George Meadowcroft, 3 Firbank Avenue, Oldham.

Was your Ernest an orphan please? Or perhaps his mother had died and his father was unable to look after him?

Canadian Expeditionary Force WW1

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Earnest Meadowcroft

born 1st July 1895

Father - George Meadowcroft, 3 Firbank Avenue, Oldham

1911 Canadian census




First name(s) Last name Sex Birth year Relationship
Maurice Culliton Male 1870 Head
Mary Culliton Female 1876 Wife
Mary H Culliton Female 1910 Daughter
Ernst Meadowcroft Male 1898 Adopted Son
Census details
First name(s) Ernst
Last name Meadowcroft
Sex Male
Race or Tribe English
Birth year 1898
Birth date Jul 1898
Birth place england
Birth place as transcribed England
Marital status Single
Relationship Adopted Son
Year 1911
Immigration year 1911
Province Ontario
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Family number 76
District name Grey South
District number 74
Subdistrict name Normanby
Subdistrict number 21
Film T-20374
Page number 8
Country Canada
Record set Canada Census 1911
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Census
Collections from United States
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I don't have access but it may be worth looking at this from Ancestry

Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918

NAME: Earnest Meadowcroft
BIRTH: date - location

Not seeing him in that name on the 1911 or 1921 Canada census, but if he was adopted his name may well have changed.

Is this him please? Gives his age as 15

Canada, Home Children Immigration Records Index, 1869-1930 Transcription

First name(s) Ernest
Last name Meadowcroft
Sex Male
Age 15
Year 1910
Event date 10/15/1910
Ship name Corsican
Name full party Roman Catholic Children
Place Ottawa, Ontario
Country Canada
Record source Library and Archives Canada
Microfilm T-4773
Record type Passenger Lists
Record set Canada, Home Children Immigration Records Index, 1869-1930
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger Lists
Collections from United States
This record was previously hosted on mocavo.com

As it says on the other record the age is indistinct so needs checking further perhaps?

Item: MEADOWCROFT (146198)
Surname: MEADOWCROFT
Date of Birth: 1908-07-01
Year of Arrival: 1910
Date of Departure: 1910-10-06
Notes: The list contains no other details about this child. Documents are in the custody of the Liverpool Record Office.
Record Title: List of Children sent by Nugent Care and other Catholic Liverpool Agencies
Reference: Uncatalogued typed list held at the Genealogy Services Reference desk
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Database Item Number:

Item: Ernest MEADOWCROFT (73131)
Given Name(s): Ernest
Surname: MEADOWCROFT
Gender: M
Age: 15
Year of Arrival: 1910
Ship: CORSICAN
Date of Departure: 1910-10-06
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Date of Arrival: 1910-10-15
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Party: Roman Catholic Children
Destination: Ottawa, Ontario
Children travelling together: Q10BN
Notes: The child's age was illegible, difficult to decipher or not given
Type of Records: Passenger Lists
Microfilm Reel Number: T-4773
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Database Item Number: 73131

I'm searching for any info about Ernest Meadowcroft b:1898 Oldham, Lancs. He ended up in a 'Scattered Home" and was sent to Canada in 1910. Does anyone have any international access or is anyone from Canada able to help?

Thanks
Karen