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Record #4282
Name :
: Ellen Louisa STOKES (1887 - 1903)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 31 Oct 1903   Notes : Phthisis Pulmonaris
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Coventry
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Peterborough
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 15 Jun 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Ellen Louisa Stokes: Year of Registration: 1887; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Coventry; County: Warwickshire, West Midlands; Volume: 6d; Page: 502.

In 1891, Ellen Stokes, 3 years of age, was shown residing at 1 Court, 11 House, Le'ster Street, Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Amy Hambridge, 9; John Hambridge, 14, port butcher's boy; Arthur Stokes, 1; Ellen Stokes, 3; Ernest Stokes, 1 month; Mary Stokes, 35; William Stokes, 5; and William H. Stokes, 36, traveller's porter. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2452; Folio 119; Page 9; GSU roll: 6097562.)

A death registration was found for William Henry Stokes: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855; Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 36; District: Coventry; County: Warwickshire, West Midlands; Volume: 6d; Page: 422.

In 1901, Ellen Louisa Stokes, 13, was shown as an inmate at Dr. Barnardos Home, Barkingside and Ilford, Essex, England. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1652; Folio: 95; Page: 30.)

In July 1896 Ellen's mother Mary remarried for the third time to William Eaves. Together they would have one child, Thomas Eaves born in 1897. In 1901 the family, including John and Amy Hambridge, William, Arthur and Earnest are living with her new husband William and son Thomas. The only exception would be Ellen who was then living with the Barnardo Homes.

In 1901, Ellen Stokes, 13, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 105 of Dr. Barnardo's children to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. On October 31, 1903, at Barnardo House, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, Ellen Louise Stokes, 17, died of phthisis pulmonaris, 1 year duration. Ellen is buried at Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, along with 46 other Barnardo children who were a part of Hazlebrae House. 
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Last Updated : 2011-10-02 18:38:15 /

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7896 DOLDAN, Edward1914ENG,    , Coventry Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Waifs & Strays  
10293 GITTINS, Leonard Elderton1892ENG,    , Coventry Aug 1907 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
14634 JENNS, Alfred Ernest1904ENG,    , Coventry Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5752 KIMBERLEY, Nora1898ENG, WAR, Coventry Jun 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9422 LEESON, Gladys1909ENG,    , Coventry Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3669 MAYCOCK, Arthur1889ENG, WAR, Coventry Jun 1901 : Sicilian CAN Middlemore  
3670 MAYCOCK, Samuel1890ENG, WAR, Coventry Jun 1901 : Sicilian CAN Middlemore  
2967 NEWBOLD, Lawrence Edmund1896ENG, WAR, Coventry May 1911 : Corsican CAN Father Ross  
4282 STOKES, Ellen Louisa1887ENG, WAR, Coventry Jun 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos