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Record #4424
Name :
: Jane DEACON (1885 - )
  aka : Jenny


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1885 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Glamorgan, Pontymail
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Oct 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Mongolian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesA birth registration was found for Jane Deacon: Year of Registration: 1885; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Bridgend; County: Glamorgan; Volume: 11a; Page: 608. Parents: George Deacon and Hannah Waite.

In 1891, Jane Deacon, 6 years of age was shown residing at 14 Claremont Row, Walcot, Somersetshire, England. Other family members included: Emily Deacon, 2; Eliza Deacon, 10; George Deacon, 39, mason labourer; Hannah Deacon, 33, charwoman; Alice Deacon, 4; and William Deacon, 8. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1936; Folio 11; Page 15; GSU roll: 6097046.)

A death registration was found for Hannah Deacon: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 36; District: Bath; County: Avon, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 416.

In 1896, Jane Deacon, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 10 children from the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society en route to Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario, Canada. (Sisters, Alice Deacon, 9, and Emily Deacon, 7, arrived in 1897 on the State of California.)

In 1901, Jane Deacon, 17, was shown as a domestic to William T. and Emily Beaty of Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth was shown as March 25, 1884, and her immigration year as 1896. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-20 19:30:32 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : alanmack

Last Updated : 2009-01-20 20:20:01 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4424 DEACON, Jane1885WAL, GLA, Pontymail Oct 1896 : Mongolian CAN Waifs & Strays