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Record #10096

Name :: : Viola Louisa L. MARKFELDT (1897 - )
aka : Louisa Marksfeldt
Father: :
Mother: :

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Date of Birth: : 26 Jan 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Marylebone

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 22 Sep 1907
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

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Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Viola Louisa L Markfeldt: Date: Mar 1897; District: Marylebone; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 558. Parents: Felix Frederick Gustave and Johanna Louise Mark(s)feldt.

On January 26 1897, Louisa Lucie Viola Markfeld baptised at Saint Mark, Marylebone Road, daughter of Felix Frederick Gustave and Johanna Louise Markfeld, fathers occupation-artist

A death registration was found for Johanna L Markfeldt: Date: Sep 1898; Age: 39; District: Marylebone; County: London; Volume: 1a; Page: 383.

On November 20, 1900, Charlotte and sister Louisa were admitted from 21 Tenison Street to Renfrew Road Workhouse Lambeth (Parish of St Mary), Surrey, London.

On January 18, 1901, Charlotte Marksfieldt, 2, admitted to Norwood Schools from Lambeth Workhouse, her sister Louisa was admitted to the Schools on November 19, 1900.

Louisa was transferred to Downs School (Ringworm) Sutton on 26 April 1904. Their father Felix had deserted, and their mother was dead.

In November 1904, Felix Markfeldt was sentenced to 18 months hard labour for 'Unlawfully obtaining from a Frederick Chopping 15s. and ?8 6s. 3d., and other sums from other persons, by false pretences and with intent to defraud'

Transcription of the trial of Felix Mark(s)feldt can be found here:

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In 1911, Felix Markfeldt, 45, formerly physician, was a convict in Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight.

Toronto Star
Thursday, June 17, 1915

LOUISA MARKESFELDT IS LAME AND SILENT

With the committal of Louisa Markesfeldt to the Mercer on a charge of vagrancy, which, Inspector of Detectives Kennedy anticipates will take place to-morrow, the nine days' mystery surrounding the Barnardo girl whi is now held on a charge of vagrancy will be ended. "She is over 18 years of age, and the Barnardo Home cannot do anything for her," said Inspector Kennedy. "She is undoubtedly sane, but too obstinate and self-willed. When she comes before the magistrate to-morrow she will probably be committed to the Mercer, and it is most unlikely that an examination will be made into her mental condition."

Despite her positive identification by Miss Sillars, inspector of the Barnardo Home, yesterday, the girl maintains that she was never a ward of that society.

Governor Chambers of the Jail says that she is a very quiet prisoner. "While she is conducting herself well, she is very lame from the effects of the injuries sustained when she made her sensational leap from the Court street station window last week."

"On account of this injury," said Dr. Chambers, "we are not as strict with her as with the other prisoners. She has expressed a wish to be allowed to lie down, and because of her injury we are indulging her to a certain extent. She is eating the same meals as the other prisoners, and no food has ever been sent in to her. No visitors have called to see her, nor has she asked for any person."

Niagara Falls Gazette - June 19 1915
HER AILMENT IS 'EXAGGERATED EGO"
L o u i s e M a r k e s f e l d t , t h e girl, w h o has
b e e n m y s t i f y i n g t h e p u b l i c , a r r e s t ed
I n T o r o n t o on s u s p i c i o n of b e i n g a
G e r m a n spy w h o is well k n o w n h e re
h a s b e e n s e n t to a d e t e n t i o n h o s p i t al
t o be k e p t . t h e r e u n t i l it is found
w h e t h e r s h e is q u i t e s a n e . Crown Att
o r n e y C o r l e y at t h e h e a r i n g in Tor
o n t o y e s t e r d a y s t a t e d t h a t in his
o p i n i o n s h e is n o t a c t u a l l y I n s a n e b u t
p u b l i c i t y a n d an g o t a w a y.

Niagara Falls Gazette, July 7 1915

LOUISA MAKES A MODEL PRISONER
According to Reports She Has Forgotten to Talk and Pro-German Sentiment Remain Quiesant.
Louisa Markesfeldt, the "German spy," who
is well known here and who a few weeks ago was the most talked of girl
in Ontario, is now a diligent worker in the laundry at the women's jail in Toronto.
She was sentenced to "six months and Indefinitely" in the Mercer
Reformatory a week ago, but was not removed to the institution, as the
place is filled to capacity. It was intended to hold her at the women's jail
until a vacancy arose at the Mercer. Her conduct at the jail so far has
l been exemplary. She performs her in a manner to call forth the
praise of those in charge. If she still possesses pro-German tendencies, she
is wise enough to keep them to herself and thus"escapes.a lot of inconvenience
which might have caused her fellow prisoners.. She appears to have
all inclination to recount the weird stories which she told to tho police
and which caused a profound sensation at the time.

ContributorsCreated : 2009-10-27 13:04:48 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-02 12:54:15 /

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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
8354	ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper	1885	ENG, LND, Homerton	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
5046	ABBS, Bertie Cecil John	1914	ENG, LND, St. Pancras	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
18925	ABERY, Harold Thomas	1908	ENG, LND, Marylebone	Mar 1927 : Melita	CAN	Salvation Army
3078	ABIGAIL, Helen Mary	1877	ENG, LND, Pimlico	Aug 1894 : Vancouver	CAN	Colonists Aid Society
3104	ABRAMS, Frederick	1892	ENG, LND, Battersea	May 1906 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys	Diblet
3105	ABRAMS, Reginald Edwin	1896	ENG, LND, Battersea	Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys	Diblet
3116	ACHURCH, Florence Daisy	1901	ENG, LND, Fulham	Sep 1913 : Virginian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
3123	ACKERMAN, Arthur Edward	1877	ENG, LND, Wandsworth	Jun 1888 : Parisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3124	ACKERMAN, George Abraham	1875	ENG, LND, Wandsworth	Jun 1888 : Parisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5493	ACOL, John	1920	ENG, LND, Hampstead	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3174	ADAM, Thomas Wilkie	1893	ENG, LND, Pimlico	May 1911 : Pretorian	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
9229	ADAMS, Maud	1885	ENG, LND, Kingsland	Sep 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
8762	ADAMTHWAITE, Ethel Maud	1887	ENG, LND, Holborn	Jul 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
9959	ADAMTHWAITE, Mary Kate Jane	1886	ENG, LND	Jul 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9833	ADLINGTON, George Richard	1880	ENG, LND, Limehouse	Nov 1891 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
7340	ADLINGTON, Percival Stanley	1883	ENG, LND, Limehouse	Nov 1891 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
17049	AFFLECK, Adelaide Mary	1897	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Jun 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
10030	ALBERY, Charles Samuel	1882	ENG, LND, Battersea	Jun 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
9857	ALBURY, George Arthur	1884	ENG, LND, Southwark	Jun 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
8537	ALDEN, James Robert	1872	ENG, LND, Poplar	Aug 1884 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
8538	ALDEN, Thomas George	1878	ENG, LND, Holborn	Jul 1893 : Oregon	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
16550	ALDRIDGE, Ada Florence	1900	ENG, LND, Clapham	Jul 1911 : Sicilian		Barnardos	Niksmum
10413	ALEXANDER, Dorothy May	1903	ENG, LND, Shoreditch	Jul 1908 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
10414	ALEXANDER, Matilda Julia	1902	ENG, LND, Shoreditch	Jul 1908 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
8694	ALEXANDER, Rose	1898	ENG, LND, Hoxton	Jul 1908 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
4743	ALEXANDER, Rose Mary	1873	ENG, LND, Kensington	May 1887 : Corean	CAN	Charlotte Alexander
8467	ALGER, Ada	1876	ENG, LND, St Olave	Jul 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
9026	ALGER, Ellen	1872	ENG, LND, St. Olave	Jul 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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