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Record #13595
Name :
: Isabella COTTIER (1885 - 1983)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1885

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1983
Abode (1) : Place of BirthIsle of Man, Douglas

9 Richmond Grove
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Napanee
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 8 Jun 1891
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Norwegian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesOn her birth registration her mother's name is listed as Eliza, unwed servant.

In 1891, Isabella Cottier, 6, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 103 Quarrier children accompanied by Miss Simpson, lady, and en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

Abandoned by her mother, Isabella was put into the Douglas Industrial Home on April 4th, 1891 where she only stayed a few weeks when she was sent to Quarriers. She was only there nine days before being shipped to Canada. She was adopted by the Redmond family of Athens, Ontario, who changed her name to Nellie Redmond.

According to her granddaughter, "Isabella was treated well, but she never seemed to be happy. I can't remember my grandmother ever smiling. She never told us she was a home child until she was over 90 years old. I guess she was ashamed."

Isabella married Arthur Berry of Sweet's Corners, Ontario in 1912. They had three sons and
10 grandchildren.

Isabella died in 1983 at a nursing home in Napanee, Ontario. She is buried with her husband in Lillies graveyard near Sweet's Corners Ontario.

Please contact Eileen Korponay (**).

** E-mail address removed in accordance with RootsChat policy. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-02-26 21:26:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-09-02 23:08:15 / alanmack

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12785 BANKS, Joshua1879GBM,     Mar 1891 : Hibernian CAN Quarriers  
23859 CLUCAS, Herbert1882GBM,    , Douglas Mar 1893 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
10978 CLUCAS, Richard1879GBM,    , Castletown Apr 1894 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
13595 COTTIER, Isabella1885GBM,    , Douglas Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers  
4186 COWELL, Alfred1883GBM,    , Parish of Santan Apr 1892 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
4328 COWELL, Edith Rebecca1881GBM,    , St. Anne Jun 1892 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
4185 COWELL, William Ambrose1879GBM,    , Parish of Santan Apr 1892 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
9351 ELPHINSTONE, Edward Denmark1903GBM,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
9367 ELPHINSTONE, William 1906GBM,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
8659 HELLAWELL, John1909GBM,     Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
5125 KILLEY, William1916GBM,     Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
16369 LACE, Margaret Elizabeth1876GBM,    , Douglas Jun 1886 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
16368 LACE, Susan1873GBM,    , Douglas Jun 1886 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
16370 LACE, William Thomas1881GBM,    , Douglas Apr 1887 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
13424 MCFARLANE, Elizabeth1893GBM,     Apr 1905 : Virginian CAN Unknown  
14615 MCLURE, Lizzie1878GBM,     May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
14616 MCLURE, Thomas1880GBM,     Apr 1888 : Carthaginian CAN Quarriers  
13354 MOORE, James1879GBM,     Jun 1885 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
11845 SAYLE, George1872GBM,    , Douglas Apr 1885 : Hanoverian CAN Quarriers