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Record #3968
Name :
: Edith Jemima BAKER (1887 - 1957)


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Date of Birth
: 17 Jun 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 13 Mar 1957
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Camberwell
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Jul 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: New England

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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Edith Jemima Baker: Year of Registration: 1887; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Camberwell; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 930. (Parents: Alfred Baker and Jemima Jane North, married 1874 in St. Pancras, Middlesex, England (Volume: 1b; Page: 210).)

In 1901, Edith Jemima Baker, 13, was shown as an inmate residing at Dr. Barnardos Home in Barkingside and Ilford, Essex, England. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1652; Folio: 87; Page: 14.)

In 1902, Edith Baker, 14, arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, USA, along with a large party of about 400 children en route to Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Her brother, A(lfred) A(ugustus) Baker arrived previously in 1898 on the Labrador with Barnardos.

Edith worked in Ontario for a while and then went to live in Manitoba with her sister, Amy Baker Dendy.

On October 10, 1905, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zarn in Ewart, Manitoba, Canada, Edith Jemima Baker married John Henry Zarn.

On November 10, 1936, Edith Zarn was struck by a truck driven by Emanuel Manchulenko while pushing a cart along Selkirk avenue. She suffered a concussion, and serious head and back injuries. (Winnipeg Free Press, November 13, 1936)

Edith and John Zarn had eight children: Edith Margaret Zarn; Dorothy Louise Zarn; Rose Ethel Zarn; Arthur John Zarn, born March 26, 1909 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; Gladys Mary Zarn, June 30, 1912; Wilfred James Zarn, born March 23, 1914 in Ewart, Manitoba, Canada; Mary Florence Zarn, born March 5, 1916 in Rapid City, Manitoba, Canada; and Evelyn Alice Zarn (married Arthur Quinn), born December 14, 1920, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, and who died November 4, 1943 at her home in Transcona, Manitoba, Canada. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

Edith Jemima Baker Zarn died March 13, 1957, aged 69 years, in the National Institute of the Blind Residence, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her husband, John Henry Zarn, died at Winnipeg General Hospital, on August 15, 1942. They are buried in Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-03 16:07:32 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 13:43:42 /

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3134 ACKLAND, Herbert George1898ENG, LND, Camberwell Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17049 AFFLECK, Adelaide Mary1897ENG, LND, Camberwell Jun 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
9798 ANDREWS, Alice Doris1905ENG, SRY, Camberwell Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3968 BAKER, Edith Jemima1887ENG, SRY, Camberwell Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
4077 BARBER, Walter1887ENG, SSX, Camberwell Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4238 BEAGLE, George William1868ENG, SRY, Camberwell Apr 1885 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
10438 BECK, Christopher Edward1908ENG,    , Camberwell May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
9282 BEEVERS, Barbara 1910ENG,    , Camberwell Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
5215 BRAYFIELD, Henry1923ENG,    , Camberwell Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
11147 BUSTIN, Edgar1908ENG,    , Camberwell May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
11151 CASEY, Benjamin1892ENG, LND, Camberwell Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
17518 CURRIE, Sidney 1895ENG,    , Camberwell Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9333 DABSON, Frederick1900ENG,    , Camberwell Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4991 DUNK, James 1911ENG,    , Camberwell Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4990 DUNK, John 1910ENG,    , Camberwell Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
14695 FRASER, Cicely Mabel1904ENG,    , Camberwell Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13225 GENNERY, Annie Frances1902ENG, LND, Camberwell Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9028 HELLSTERN, Hugo1899ENG,    , Camberwell Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos klms65  
5556 HINCH, Alan J. E.1938ENG, LND, Camberwell Oct 1951 : New Australia AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13143 INGARFIELD, John1901ENG,    , Camberwell Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12894 KEATING, Andrew 1882ENG,    , Camberwell Jun 1897 : State of California CAN Lord Archibald Douglas  
11621 LINBOURN, Albert Henry1890ENG, LND, Camberwell Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
14783 MEACHEM, Diana Mary1908ENG,    , Camberwell Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
14065 PROTHEROE, Frederick1887ENG, LND, Camberwell Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6210 PROTHEROE, John1889ENG, LND, Camberwell Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5707 RICKWARD, Robert1897ENG,    , Camberwell Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16150 ROGERSON, Bertha Adelaide G.1882ENG, LND, Camberwell Mar 1893 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
16149 ROGERSON, Ethel Gertrude G.1879ENG, LND, Camberwell Apr 1888 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
4888 SPONG, Mabel 1913ENG,    , Camberwell Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
10685 STRINGER, Nathaniel1879ENG,    , Camberwell Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
9055 SWAIN, Alma1894ENG,    , Camberwell Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
4490 TATUM, Edwin Arthur1894ENG, SRY, Camberwell Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4489 TATUM, Florence Emily1893ENG, SRY, Camberwell Jun 1909 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
9551 TILLMAN, William George1899ENG,    , Camberwell Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
23203 WATLING, Stanley Richard1890ENG, LND, Camberwell Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12076 YEOWELL, Leonard1913ENG,    , Camberwell Jan 1927 : Ballarat AUS Barnardos  
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