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Record #3855

Name :: : Evelyn Winifred BARTH (1887 - 1956)
aka : Evelyn Winnifred Barth
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 6 Apr 1887
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 7 Dec 1956

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Brixton

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, York, Toronto

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 28 Jul 1900
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Tunisian
Placement Family: : Russell

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Dr. Barnardos Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Evelyn Winifred Barth: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1887; District: Lambeth; County: London; Volume: 1d; Page: 504. Parents: George William Barth and Ethel Julia Bowley, married June 12, 1886, Southwark, Middlesex, England.

Evelyn Winifred Barth was baptized on June 12, 1887, at St. Mark, Kennington, London, England. Parents: George William Barth and Ellen Julia Barth.

Her granddaughters story:

My grandmother, Evelyn, (whom I was named after) was born April 6, 1887 in Brixton, London. She was admitted to Barnardo's on Dec. 9, 1896 at 9 yrs., 8 mos. old. Also admitted were her three sisters, Ellen Violet, born Sept. 25, 1894; Gertrude Emily, born Dec. 18, 1890; Ethel Florence, Feb. 12, 1889.

At the time the girls were placed in Barnardo's, their mother had died of tuberculosis and heart problems. The father, George William, lost his job and he and the girls went to stay with a relative. The family was impoverished. George became ill, and placed the girls in Barnardo's where he visited them until his death three years later.

On July 19,1900, Evelyn, Gertrude and Ethel boarded the SS Tunisian and sailed for Canada. They arrived in Quebec on July 29, 1900. Three years later, Ellen sailed to join her sisters.

I was so fortunate to have received pictures of my grandmother and her sisters taken when they were admitted to Barnardo's. The pictures were accompanied by some wonderful documentation. The documentation indicates that Evelyn spent some time in Barnardo's Mickleham Cottage.

As a child, I can recall my grandmother sewing clothing, toys, doll's clothing for hours on end. When I asked her who they were all for, she told me that she and a group of friends sent these things to an orphanage in England. At the time I was too young to 'connect the dots', and didn't make the connection that this wonderful woman, whom I loved with all my heart, had spent part of her youth in an orphanage. From what I know through the copies of the letters I now have that are in her handwriting, her experience at Barnardo's was a happy one.

On October 26, 1910, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Evelyn Winnifred Barth, 23, born to George William Barth and Ellen Julia Bowley; and Charles Rubert Stryker, 22, butcher, born to Ruben Baldwin Lee Stryker and Elizabeth Whittaker.

The couple had seven children (two died prior to 1952): Charles Harvey Stryker, born December 30, 1911 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died February 7, 1980, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; Eveyln Winnifred Stryker, born September, 1913, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died of tuberculosis on December 16, 1936, in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada; Vera Elizabeth Stryker, born November 14, 1917, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died October 1, 1997, at Whitby, Ontario, Canada; Marjorie Ellen Stryker, born June 21, 1919, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died October 11, 1947, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; Edward Henry Stryker, born March 9, 1921, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died September 10, 1998, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; Howard George Stryker, born October 27, 1912, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died November 19, 1995, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; and Mildred Irene Stryker, born March 7, 1927, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died January 18, 1986, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

Following is an excerpt from one of the letters my grandmother sent to Barnardo's on Feb.12, 1952.

"Dear Mrs. Tucker .................we (the auxiliary grandmother was a member of who did the sewing for the home) are all glad to know that the small amount we are able to do is of some help. We only wish we could do more. It is such wonderful work, and so many young children are helped through life through the wonderful training at Dr. Barnardo's. We are hoping to send a box over for Easter. My husband also helps. He made skipping ropes and ring tosses, and this time he has made some skipping ropes, bats for the children to play bat and ball with, and a couple of marble boards. ......"

ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-31 00:30:55 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-29 10:34:22 /

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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
3033	ABBOTT, Frederick	1893	ENG, SRY, Kingston Upon Thames	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
3106	ABSALOM, Richard	1874	ENG, SRY, Cobham	Apr 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Unknown
7354	ADDISON, Annie Louise	1879	ENG, SRY, Newington	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
7355	ADDISON, Emily Josephine	1880	ENG, SRY, Newington	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
19366	AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly	1896	ENG, SRY, Chertsey	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
16539	ALDRED, Albert	1904	ENG, SRY, Balham	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
26426	ALLEN, Walter Bevis	1901	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
13065	ANDERSON, Samuel	1874	ENG, SRY, Croydon	Jul 1887 : Sardinian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
9798	ANDREWS, Alice Doris	1905	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
27648	ANDREWS, William	1902	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson's
13311	ANSELL, George Edward Cecil		ENG, SRY, Lambeth	Aug 1927 : Alaunia	CAN	Church Army
25271	ARTHUR, Frederick	1913	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Feb 1924 : Euripides	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
10900	ASHLEY, Bernard Cecil	1896	ENG, SRY, Richmond	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
4566	ATKINS, Ena Mary	1906	ENG, SRY, Croydon	Sep 1915 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3568	ATTWELL, Frederick William	1909	ENG, SRY, Old Windsor	Sep 1920 : Metagama	CAN	MacPherson Homes
25141	ATTWELL, Richard	1916	ENG, SRY	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3932	BACKHURST, Frank	1895	ENG, SRY, Kingston	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9835	BAGUST, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, SRY, Peckham	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3968	BAKER, Edith Jemima	1887	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
17019	BALDWIN, William Jeffery	1876	ENG, SRY	Jun 1885 : Sarmatian	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
11941	BANKS, Bernard	1910	ENG, SRY, Bermondsey	Jun 1924 : Athenia	CAN	Salvation Army
17167	BARNARD, Reginald	1885	ENG, SRY, Lambeth	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Young Colonists Aid
17255	BARNICOAT, Ethel	1898	ENG, SRY, Battersea	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17670	BARNICOAT, Harold Frederick	1901	ENG, SRY, Battersea	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
8267	BARRETT, Frank	1915	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Apr 1928 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
17169	BARTH, Ethel Florence	1889	ENG, SRY, Brixton	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3855	BARTH, Evelyn Winifred	1887	ENG, SRY, Brixton	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
4238	BEAGLE, George William	1868	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Apr 1885 : Circassian	CAN	Barnardos
9249	BEARE, Joseph George	1893	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
5682	BEATON, George Edward	1898	ENG, SRY, Norwood	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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