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Record #4173
Name :
: Sarah Jane WILKINSON (1879 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1879 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Cumberland, Flimby
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Jun 1891
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Maria Rye
NotesIn 1891, Sarah Jane Wilkinson, 12 (along with her sister, Annie Wilkinson, 10), arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 39 girls accompanied by Mrs Soffe, as matron, en route to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Her grandson related:

Sarah Jane, and her little sister Annie, were "orphaned at a young age" and sent to a workhouse.

Sarah Jane was sent to work on a farm near Hudson Bay, where she learned from Indians how to harvest flax (pull it, don't cut it).

Sarah Jane did return to England when she was 18, but eventually returned to North America via Canada, and then to the US, where she married Charles F. Read, who also was from England, in 1910.

In 1920, Sara Read, 41, was shown residing at 627 Sixth Street, Rochester Ward 22, Monroe, New York, along with her husband, Charles F. Read, 35, printer; and children: Doris M. Read, 10; Herbert C. Read, 8; Robert Read, 6; Ethel M. Read, 3-8/12; and Grace N. Read, 1-3/12. (Source: 1920 Census of the United States; Census Place: Rochester Ward 22, Monroe, New York; Roll: T625_1125; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 262; Image: 1106.)

In 1930, Sarah J. Read, 50, was shown residing at 107 Eastman Avenue, Rochester, Monroe, New York, along with her husband, Charles F. Read, 45, printer; and children: Doris M. Read, 20, clerical, Gas & Electric Co.; Herbert C. Read, 18, laborer, cemetery; Robert F. Read, 16; Ethel M. Read, 15; and Grace E. Read, 11. (Source: 1930 Census of the United States; Census Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York; Roll: 1450; Page: 45B; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 170.0.)

Charles and Sarah Wilkinson Read's oldest son, Robert Frederic Read, Photographer's Mate 3rd Class, United States Navy, was killed in action on August 24, 1942 in the Battle of the Solomon Islands, aboard the carrier USS Enterprise. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-09 15:35:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 17:07:43 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4174 WILKINSON, Annie1881ENG, CUL, Flimby Jun 1891 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
4173 WILKINSON, Sarah Jane1879ENG, CUL, Flimby Jun 1891 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye