Ernest Levick (1898)

Born 2 May 1898 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Amelia Jane (Dack) Levick — married 11 Nov 1925 in Brechin, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Ernest Levick was a British Home Child and was one of many Children Transported to Canada.

Ernest was born in 1898. He is the son of Amos Levick and Mary Hepinstall. He was one of 15 children born to the couple.

When Ernest was ten, his father, a Coal Miner died, leaving the family poor, and with few resources. According to the After Care report from the Barnardo's Home, Ernest and his sister Clarice were admitted on November 21st, 1910, they being the youngest of the children and still at home. The document goes on the say that their mother, Mary Ann was unable to care for herself, and "relatives were concerned for the welfare of the children and were anxious that they should not be admitted to a work house. Ernest and Clarice were weak due to lack of food and they were not well dressed. A Salvation Army Captain made application to Dr. Barnardo’s for the children’s admission to care and the mother signed the agreement."

Barnardo's After Care Report Extracts

At time of admission to Dr Barnardo's, 21 Nov 1910

• Ernest born 2 May 1898 in Eckington baptized Church of England
• Clarice born 2 Nov 1900 in Eckington baptized Church of England
• Parent's religion United Methodists
• Father, Abraham Amos Levick, coal minor, died from asthma 26 March 1909 at Eckington, age 52
• Mother, Mary Ann Levick, age 49, worked as a cleaning lady earning sixpence or less/week; received parish relief allowance of six shillings/week; had a drink problem

Relatives and ages given at time of admission

Brothers

• Henry, aged 25, a soldier in India
• Albert, aged 22, married and a collier, of Eckington

Sisters

• Elizabeth Bristol, aged 27, married to a coal miner, 3 children, of Eckington
• [Levick-95|Drucilla Whitehead], aged 26, married to a journeyman painter, 2 children, of Eckington
• Esther, aged 19, domestic servant
• Mary, aged 15, domestic servant

Paternal step-grandfather

• Thomas Rounds, aged 69, a widower of Eckington

Paternal uncle

• Henry Levick, age about 63, in New Zealand

Paternal aunts

• Mary Talbot, age 68, in USA
• Elizabeth Peat, aged 54, married to a coal miner, of Dinnington
• Harriet Young, age 50, a widow from near Rotherham

Maternal Aunts

• Eleanor White, aged 45, married to a journeyman with 3 children, of Eckington
• Rose Bussey, aged 43, married to a miner, with a large family in Eckington
• Hannah Webb, aged 31, married to a police constable with 3 children from Bradford

Once Ernest and Clarice went into Barnardo's care they were separated. Ernest was sent to Leoplold House, in Stepney, London East. It is doubtful that he would have seen his sister, Clarice until they reunited in Canada many years later. See profile for Clarice Levick .

Sources

• Barnardo's, "Clarice and Ernest Levick," After Care report, 14 Dec 1987; original family copy; privately held by descendants of Clarice Levick James. 1987-present.