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Record #8346
Name :
: Iris KAY (1910 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1910

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

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn Dec Qtr of 1903, Walter Kay married Fanny Earnshaw in Barnsley, Yorkshire

birth of Iris Kay was registered in Jan Qtr of 1910 in Rotherham

In 1911, Walter Kay, 32, wife Fanny, 29, and children Louie, 4, Ernest Clifford, 3, Iris, 1, in Barnsley, Yorkshire

On September 28 1921, Iris Kay, 11, born Barnsley, arrived in Canada on SS Minnedosa, destined to Mrs Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, next of kin was her mother - Mrs Walter Kay, 15 Alliance Road, Stairport? nr Barnsley, Yorks

a photo of Iris Kay with 2 friends was printed in the May 1927 edition of Dr Barnardo's Ups and Downs

On November 24 1928, Iris Kay, 18, born Barnsley, Yorkshire, daughter of Walter Kay and Francis Earnshaw, married Norman Cowper, 20, born Sheffield, England, in Fairbank Twp, York, Ontario

In 1929 or earlier, Iris Kay married Norman Cooper

According to Barnardos Ups and Downs Ups and Downs Volume XXX11 Toronto - 5 Dec, 1930

Iris Kay now Mrs N Cowper - a son

a photo was printed in April 1931 edition of Ups and Downs of Iris Kay now Mrs N Cowper with her young son 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-04 12:56:37 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-13 13:48:59 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5284 AMPHLETT, Edward George1914ENG, DBY, Rotherham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
8221 BOWMAN, Arthur1914ENG, YKS, Rotherham Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
5298 CHASE, Ernest1913ENG, YKS, Rotherham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
4009 CLAREY, David 1899ENG, DBY, Rotherham Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5002 COLEMAN, Phyllis ENG, YKS, Rotherham Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
8346 KAY, Iris1910ENG, YKS, Rotherham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13679 WOODFORD, Beatrice1900ENG, YKS, Rotherham Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13678 WOODFORD, Margaret A1903ENG, YKS, Rotherham Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos