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Record #16434
Name :
: Amy GILBERT (1907 - )
  aka : Amy Sortes Gilbert; Amy P


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 May 1907

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Horsham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
: Thompson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Amy Gilbert: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1907; District: Horsham; County: Sussex, West Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 302.

In 1921, Amy Sortes Gilbert, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was declared that she was 14; that her birthplace was Horsham, England; that her present occupation was school; that her intended occupation was as a domestic worker; that her object in going to Canada was for domestic work; that she was destined to Mr. Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; and that her nearest relative in England was her aunt, Mrs. Nicholls, who resided at Knowle Lane, Cranley, Surrey, England.

Amy was placed with Mrs Norman D. Thompson.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15422]:

GILBERT, Amy, 14 . . . 1921 Barnardo's From 1923-26 with Mrs Thompson in Orton. "Amy has received an excellent training in this home, and may change her position soon." 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-10 11:54:01 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-15 14:36:29 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10661 BURRAGE, Arthur1899ENG, SSX, Horsham Jul 1915 : Hesperian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
3497 CHARMAN, George Frewin1896ENG, SSX, Horsham Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
10632 DENDY, Dorothy1909ENG,    , Horsham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
15134 DUMBRILL, Alice1898ENG, SSX, Horsham Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos klms65  
16434 GILBERT, Amy1907ENG, SSX, Horsham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
5628 HORSTEAD, Douglas Alfred V1889ENG,    , Horsham Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
4367 LONGHURST, Thomas1907ENG, SSX, Horsham Jun 1924 :  AUS Barnardos