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Record #13652
Name :
: Grace Louise KITE (1905 - )


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Jan 1905

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Litherland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
: Bradley
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Grace Louise Kite: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1905; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 277. Parents: William Francis Kite and Emma Walton, married June 2, 1901, at St John the Evangelist, Charlotte Street, Camden, Middlesex, England.

William Kite, Sr., was a sergeant in the Royal West Kent Regiment. Family stories indicate that the he had been a prisoner of war in Germany about 1916. He returned home to England in 1919, but shortly after could not be found, so his seven children were sent to child welfare. [William died in 1948 at the Star Garter military hospital.]

Family stories indicate that the childrens father, William Kite, was a prisoner of war in Germany about 1916. He returned home to England in 1919, but shortly after could not be found, so his seven children were sent to child welfare.

In 1921, Grace L. Kite, 16, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was declared that her birthplace was Edmonton [Middlesex]; that her present occupation was as a gardening; that her intended occupation was domestic work; that she was destined to Mr. Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; and that her nearest relative in England was her father, Mr. F. Kite, who resided at 88 William Street, Regents Park, NW, London, England.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15423]:

KITE, Grace L 16 (20 in 1924); 1921 Barnardo; 1922-1924 Napanee (Mrs F. J. Bradley); Haldimand, "Grace is in good health, doing well and earning an excellent report."

Barnardos Ups & Downs - June 1931 reported:

Marriages Recorded from May, 1930 to May, 1931

Grace L Kite married J. Ginn [also reported as W. Ginnson] on March 21 [1931]. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-03-03 10:50:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-20 12:42:37 /

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24110 KIRK, Archibald1905ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
6751 KIRK, Charles1909ENG, NFK, Smallburgh Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
20536 KIRK, Henry1870 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
5261 KIRK, James 1914ENG,    , Glasgow Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
20902 KIRK, James1923ENG,     Apr 1938 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
24929 KIRK, James V.1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
24111 KIRK, William P1902ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
17746 KIRKBOYD, Lydia A1877ENG,     Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
7803 KIRKHAM, Maria1862ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
14555 KIRKLAND, Isaac1879IRL, ARM Mar 1896 : Vancouver CAN National Childrens Home  
20937 KIRKLAND, Michael1929ENG,     Aug 1938 : Otranto AUS Christian Brothers  
15308 KIRKPATRICK, Teresa1874ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
5868 KIRKUP, Doris1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
23833 KIRKWOOD, Alexander1926CAN,    , Windsor Jul 1939 : Empress of Australia CAN Barnardos  
23832 KIRKWOOD, Alexander (Roy)1899ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
25336 KIRKWOOD, Jane1884SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
11842 KIRKWOOD, Peter1875ENG,    , Denny Apr 1885 : Hanoverian CAN Quarriers  
23834 KIRKWOOD, Raymond Alfred1930CAN,    , Vancouver Jul 1939 : Empress of Australia CAN Barnardos  
13979 KIRTON, Albert1892ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
20086 KIRTON, Thomas1869ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
13978 KIRTON, William1890ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
13561 KISS, Arthur Hudnott1867ENG, SRY, Lambeth Apr 1888 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
13560 KISS, Samuel George1871ENG, SRY, Lambeth Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
26553 KITCHENER, John1897ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6341 KITCHING, Ethel1893ENG,     Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
24267 KITCHING, Louisa1896 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
8449 KITE, Audrey Walton1910ENG, LAN, Seaforth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
9414 KITE, Dorothy Ivy1912ENG, MDX, Edmonton Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
16504 KITE, Elizabeth May1908ENG, LAN, Seaforth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13652 KITE, Grace Louise1905ENG, LAN, Litherland Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
4880 KITE, Maud Adelaide 1906ENG, LAN, Seaforth Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
16506 KITE, William F George1915ENG, MDX, Edmonton Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
8805 KITLEY, Mabel1877ENG,     Aug 1890 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
8065 KITNEY, Ronald 1918ENG,     Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
4382 KITSON, William Ewart1885ENG,     Mar 1896 : Vancouver CAN National Childrens Home  
4366 KNAPMAN, Elizabeth Alice K.1895ENG, HAM, Alton Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20552 KNAPP, Edward Alfred1892 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
6630 KNAPP, Francis1911ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
11415 KNAPP, William Ernest1878ENG, LDN, London Apr 1892 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17828 KNATCHBULL, Thomas1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
4825 KNEALE, William Alfred1912ENG, LAN, Wavertree Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
20279 KNEALE, Willilam Alred1912ENG,     Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
23406 KNEE, Harriet1876 Jun 1892 : Sardinian CAN Rev. Robert Wallace  
8055 KNEEVES, Mary L.1863ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
7582 KNIBB, Florence1877ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1885 : Circassian CAN Louisa Birt  
23952 KNIBBS, George1905ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
23953 KNIBBS, James1903ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
22145 KNIFE, A. F.1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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