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Record #2908
Name :
: Edith Ellen Mary TOWNSEND (1899 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 19 Sep 1899

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Jun 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Mongolian

Placement Family
: Hood
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Edith Ellen M Townsend: Year of Registration: 1899; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Warwick (To 1932); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 655. Parents: Harry Toone Townsend and Florence Annie King, married 1900, Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

Edith Ellen Mary Townsend was baptized on January 21, 1900, at New Milverton, Warwickshire, England.

A death registration was found for Florence Annie Townsend: Year of Registration: 1908; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 36; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 162. Family stories say that the only sons born to the family already consisting of six daughters, were twins, who died at childbirth, along with their Mother and they were buried in the coffin with her, one in each arm.

In 1910, Edith E M Townsend, 10 (along with sisters, Marguerite M. Townsend, 9; and Teresa Townsend, 9), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 154 Middlemore children.

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Harry Toone Townsend remarried Rebecca Riley on May 10, 1913, at St. Pauls Church, Aston, Warwickshire, England. They had at least two more children: Sarah Anne Ivy (born January 9, 1914); and Harry Toone (born March 13, 1915), both in Aston, Warwickshire, England.

Duplicate records cosolidated 14.10.2015 alanmack  
ContributorsCreated : 2008-01-23 13:33:42 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : alanmack

Last Updated : 2010-09-07 21:29:38 /

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12355 TOWNER, Emily1892ENG, SSX, Barcombe Aug 1908 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6360 TOWNER, Florence Emily1886ENG, DEV, Plymouth May 1903 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
12356 TOWNER, George Walter1896ENG,    , Jersey Island Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22134 TOWNER, James Timothy1888ENG, SSX, Barcombe Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
12354 TOWNER, Nelly1891ENG, SSX, Barcombe  Aug 1908 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
16252 TOWNLEY, Charles1912ENG,     May 1930 : Montrose CAN Labourers & Domestics  
10254 TOWNLEY, Matilda1901ENG, GLS, Stroud May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
10255 TOWNLEY, Sydney1896ENG,     Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
22259 TOWNS, Walter1886ENG,     Jul 1901 : Cambroman CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16983 TOWNSEND, Margurite M1901ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
4105 TOWNSEND, Ada1889ENG,     May 1903 : Bavarian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13270 TOWNSEND, Ada1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3212 TOWNSEND, Charles1890ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3213 TOWNSEND, Charles1887ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5685 TOWNSEND, Doris1904ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
2908 TOWNSEND, Edith Ellen Mary 1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
14019 TOWNSEND, Elizabeth1890ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
11516 TOWNSEND, Frederick James1901ENG,     Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
5041 TOWNSEND, Horace1915ENG,    , Hemel Hempstead Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
16494 TOWNSEND, Margaret1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
2910 TOWNSEND, Marguerite Alice1901ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
16982 TOWNSEND, Percy1896ENG,     Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12831 TOWNSEND, Theresa Dorothy1901ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
23241 TOWNSEND, Thomas1898ENG, LDN, London Jun 1910 : Virginian CAN Louisa Birt  
20094 TOWNSEND, Thomas W1870ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
19623 TOWNSON, B A1884ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
10955 TOWSEY, Kate 1869ENG,    , Islington Jun 1877 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
20032 TOWTON, Frederick1870ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
7094 TOY, Jno1861ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
22320 TOYE, Alice Mary Ann1899ENG,    , Brighton Sussex  Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
19223 TOYE, Charles Arthur1906ENG,    , 48 Sun Street Brighton Sussex, Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14139 TOYE, Florence Maud1889ENG,     1899 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
12423 TOYE, Sidney Josiah1890ENG,    , St Olaves Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
19955 TOYNBEE, L. C.1884ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
2798 TRACEY, Alfred1870ENG, MDX, Bethnal Green Aug 1882 : Parisian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care) KerenC  
23240 TRACEY, Alfred Joseph1897ENG, SRY, Mitcham Mar 1907 : Dominion USA Barnardos  
25924 TRACEY, Bertie1887ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
14396 TRACEY, James1886ENG,     May 1895 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
14391 TRACEY, Johanna1888ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1895 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
18389 TRACY, James1887ENG,     Jul 1902 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
16981 TRAIN, James1898ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
16980 TRAIN, Nellie1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
16979 TRAINE, George1891SCT,    , Stirling Mar 1905 : Tunisian CAN Louisa Birt  
24975 TRAINER, Donald1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
26765 TRANTHEM, Jeremiah1903 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
24886 TRAPNELL, Herbert Henry1894 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
24531 TRAPNELL, Violet1897 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5139 TRAPPITT, Victor J1916ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1930 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
14376 TRAVERS, Lucy1900ENG, DOR, Poole Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14377 TRAVERS, William Levi1897ENG, DOR, Poole May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15790 TRAVERSE, Agnes1869SCT,     Aug 1887 : Nova Scotian CAN Maryhill School (Glasgow)  
18315 TRAWLEY, Emily1890ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
26470 TREAVES, Sidney1895ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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