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Name :: : Charlotte CLEMENTS (1895 - 1985)
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Date of Birth: : 6 Apr 1895
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 6 Feb 1985

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Bristol

Soundwell

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Wayne, Detroit

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 18 Mar 1910
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Tunisian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardos
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesParents: Thomas Clements and Sarah Ann Williams, married 1882 in Gloucestershire, England. Siblings: Lily Clements, born 1886; Thomas, born 1887; Rosina born 1891; Annie Elizabeth born 1892; Henry born 1892; Sarah Ann born 1896; and Norah, born 1897.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS 22/2/1903 CHARGE OF CHILD NEGLECT

"Thomas Clements who had previously been before the bench answered to a charge of neglecting his children in such a way as to cause them unnecessary suffering. Mr. Watson who prosecuted on behalf of the S.P.C.C. stated that when the officer of the association called at the Defendant's house at Soundwell the children were discovered in a very neglected condition. At Xmas the officer had 2 of the children taken to an entertainment arranged under the auspices of the League of Pity and they were so poorly clad that clothing was provided for them. The father had been warned. When the inspector visited the house on the 17th January and again on the 6th Feb he found the house in a very wretched state. The man was drunken and so improvident that when one of the children died, a subscription was raised in order to pay for its funeral. The inspector visited the house as recently as Wednesday last and he found the children in a shocking condition. John William Taylor an officer of the SPCC gave details of his several visits to the Defendant's house. On the 17th instant when he called he found 2 of the children in a most filthy condition. Their clothing was in rags and they had scarcely any boots on. There was no food in the house and no fire and the bedding was very foul. Dr. James Young deposed to visiting the house on the 18th past. The children were in a very filthy state. One of them Nora had some bad burns on the back of her right hand that must have been very painful. The only remedy resorted to appeared to be some old rags tied around her hand. Accused who pleased that he had no wife and not much work was sentenced to 2 months hard labour."

SAT 5TH SEPT 1903 WESTERN DAILY PRESS
BRISTOL POLICE COURT BEFORE MAJOR RUMSKY AND MR EDWARD PARSONS

A BEGGING PETITION

Tom Clements, age 40, and Alfred Hodgetts, age 29, brothers in law living at Staple Hill, Bristol, were charged with begging. P. C. Wood said he saw Clements going into shops at Eastville with a petition which found to be in the following terms:

"Friends help me send two of my children to Dr. Barnardos Homes, as I have to get together 10 shillings for train fare. I shall be very grateful for any little help you may give me, Thomas Clements."

There were several initials on the sheet and a friend figured frequently for 5 pence and 3 pence. Hodgetts remained outside in the street. The constable added that he found on inquiry that 2 of Clements children were taken to Dr. Barnardos Homes on Tuesday and when the agent called the prisoner had to be fetched from a public house. he had 8 shillings towards the expenses and the balance was paid by a lady. Supt Wookey said Hodgetts had been charged with this kind of thing before. He had been about begging for years past when the weather was wet and was a perfect pest to the neighbourhood.

Clements was sent to gaol for 2 months and Hodgetts for 10 weeks.

After imprisonment, Thomas remarried in 1905 to a Sarah Vaughn and lived in Pontypridd, South Wales. He was a coalminer. He took two of his sons with him, Thomas and Henry.

In 1912, Norah Clements, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 153 Barnardo girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

After imprisonment, Thomas remarried in 1905 to a Sarah Vaughn and lived in Pontypridd, South Wales. He was a coalminer. He took two of his sons with him, Thomas and Henry.

In 1910, Charlotte Clements, 14, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 395 Barnardo children en route to Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On March 4, 1932, Charlotte Frieda Clements, 34, domestic, born in Bristol, England, was debarred from entering the United States. She declared that she carried $16 on her person; that she was residing at Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that her final destination was Mooresville, Indiana, to visit her sister Mrs. Nora Dawes, who resided at 141 East Main Street; that she intended to remain 3 months; that she had previously visited the United States between March 1920 and August 1930 in Indiana; and that her nearest relation was her brother, Thomas Clements, who resided at 16 Wellington Street, Bristol, England. She was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; medium complexion, brown eyes, brown hair. She had immigrated to Canada in March 1910 on an unknown ship.

On August 25 1950, Charlotte Mason nee Clements, aged 55, born Bristol 6th April 1895, entered America via Detroit. Her last residence in Canada had been 354 Goyeau, Windsor, Ontario. She was going to join her husband Thomas William Mason, 8408 Centre, Detroit, Michigan. She declared she had first come to Canada in 1910.

ContributorsCreated : 2009-07-23 05:16:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-09 20:46:21 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3137	ACLAND, Louisa	1858	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Nov 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
7076	ACLAND, Walter Frederick	1859	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
20204	ALWAY, Reginald Wilfrid	1896	ENG, GLS, Barton Regis	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
17797	BALSOM, Ivy Lavinia	1894	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
13302	BARTLETT, Victor	1896	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
3583	BEAKE, Ann Eliza	1888	ENG, GLS, Barton Regis	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
3582	BEAKE, Lucy Rebecca	1890	ENG, GLS, Barton Regis	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
26989	BEAZER, Beatrice Elizabeth	1910	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Mar 1921 : Omar	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5818	BEDFORD, Stuart	1899	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Feb 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
13325	BEER, Horace G	1900	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
27604	BIGGS, Frederick William	1900	ENG, GLS, Gloucester	Aug 1912 : Laurentic	CAN	Salvation Army
27606	BIGGS, Marjory	1907	ENG, GLS, Gloucester	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
27605	BIGGS, Winnifred	1904	ENG, GLS, Gloucester	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
9256	BIRT, Gwendoline Frances	1896	ENG, GLS, Gloucester	Oct 1905 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
13495	BOOLE, Charles Edward	1879	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jun 1891 : Parisian	CAN	Middlemore
13494	BOOLE, Frank	1882	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jun 1891 : Parisian	CAN	Middlemore
5051	BOURNE, William	1916	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
2870	BOYCE, Albert	1898	ENG, GLS, Bristol	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
8644	BREAKWELL, Arthur	1908	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
22574	BREWER, Charles B	1894	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
16274	BRITTON, Alfred	1893	ENG, GLS, Barton Regis	Jun 1904 : Lake erie	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
2734	BROWN, Daniel Flower	1870	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Apr 1885 : Sardinian	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
27610	BROWNING, Edward	1904	ENG, GLS, Gloucester	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
27612	BROWNING, Frederick	1909	ENG, GLS, Gloucester	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
27611	BROWNING, Harry	1906	ENG, GLS, Gloucester	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
15386	BULLOCK, Elijah	1880	ENG, GLS, Barton Regis	Apr 1894 : Labrador	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
14300	BURNETT, Frederick C	1888	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
8425	BUTTON, Bernard	1890	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
14790	BUXTON, Arthur Reginald	1909	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
13451	CARLOSS, Alfred	1870	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1883 : Bristol	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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