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Record #13323
Name :
: Isabel Amy TOWERZAY (1905 - )
  aka : Towerzey


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 2 Dec 1905

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Kingston
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Mar 1920
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
Notesthe marriage of Percival Towerzey to Amy Elizabeth Harris was registered in Kingston in 1905

On January 31 1906, Isabella Amy Towerzey was baptised at St Peter and St Paul, Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, daughter of Percival and Amy Elizabeth Towerzey of 6 Clarence? Terrace, 'Fitter'

On March 29 1920, Isabel Amy Towerzey, 14, arrived in Canada, her birthplace was given as Teddington, Middlesex, she indicated
she would be going into Domestic Service in Canada. Her passage was paid by Dr Barnardo Homes, Her destination was Mr J W Hobday, Supt of Dr Barnardo Homes, Peterboro, Ontario. Her next of kin was her Mother-Mrs Towerzey, 36 Kings Road, Peckham

'Father died in Asylum in 1910 after 7 months illness but Doctor considers this child a fit subject for emigration'

Her mother appears to have remarried in 1915 in Camberwell to a Frederick T Hayden

On April 7 1927, Isabel Towerzy, 21, arrived back in England on SS Demerera (the image attached does not tie up the transcription so the ship may not be correct)

It was reported in the May 1927 edition of Ups and Downs that Isabel Towerzy had reached 21 years old.

It was reported in the June 1931 edition of Ups and Downs that she had married a J Cotter 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-01-15 14:56:23 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-01-16 03:08:32 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3932 BACKHURST, Frank1895ENG, SRY, Kingston Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14692 BOWPITT, Edith Mary1904ENG,    , Kingston Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13793 DUNSTON, Laura1892ENG, SRY, Kingston Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11618 GLAZIER, Ivy May1899ENG,    , Kingston Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3535 HANN, Arthur George1890ENG, SRY, Kingston May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
3537 HANN, Louisa Fanny1895ENG, SRY, Kingston - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
9056 HELLSTERN, Leo1902ENG,    , Kingston Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos klms65  
22264 MANNING, George Edward1909ENG, LND, Kingston Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
11213 MARTELL, Arthur1892ENG,    , Kingston May 1899 : Gallia CAN MacPherson Homes  
13910 MATES, Sidney1887ENG,    , Kingston Sep 1898 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4840 PAULLEY, Henry1910ENG,    , Kingston Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
11021 SHACKELL, Alfred1894ENG,    , Kingston May 1911 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
11022 SHACKELL, Sidney1899ENG,    , Kingston Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13323 TOWERZAY, Isabel Amy1905ENG, SRY, Kingston Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10006 WALDER, Alice Isabella1880ENG,    , Kingston Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
10007 WALDER, Elizabeth S1878ENG,    , Kingston Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
10129 WESTGATE, Julia1880ENG, SRY, Kingston Apr 1891 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
4070 YATES, Madeline1892ENG, SRY, Kingston Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos