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Record #8449
Name :
: Audrey Walton KITE (1910 - 1997)
  aka : Teddie Stratham


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: Feb 1910

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 3 Jan 1997
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Seaforth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, York, Toronto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
: Oliver; Allison
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe birth of a Audrey Walton Kite was registered in April Qtr of 1910 in West Derby, Lancashire, England. Parents: William Francis Kite and Emma Walton, married June 2, 1901, at St John the Evangelist, Charlotte Street, Camden, Middlesex, England.

William Kite, Sr., was a sergeant in the Royal West Kent Regiment. Family stories indicate that the he had been a prisoner of war in Germany about 1916. He returned home to England in 1919, but shortly after could not be found, so his seven children were sent to child welfare. [William died in 1948 at the Star Garter military hospital.]

In 1921, Audrey Kite, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was declared that her birthplace was Edmonton [Middlesex]; that her present occupation was as a school girl; that her intended occupation was as a school girl; that she was destined to Mr. Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; and that her nearest relative in England was her father, Mr. F. Kite, who resided at 88 William Street, Regents Park, NW, London, England.

Audrey was first placed with Mrs Wilmot B Oliver.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15423]:

KITE, Audrey W. 11 4/2/10 1921 Barnardo--Napanee, Roblin, Paris, Copetown; (Mrs Lloyd E. Allison in 1923). Middleport, Hamilton, (missing at time of 1927 inspection), Winona, and Paris. Completed.

Ups & Downs - June 1931 (Marriages Recorded from May, 1930 to May, 1931) reported:

Audrey W Kite married C[harles Ernest] Stratham on March 21 [1931]. 3.21C (pg 31 - 32).

[EDITORS NOTE: Charles Ernest Stratham was born on May 15, 1911, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.]

Charles Ernest Stratham died on June 15, 1951. Audrey Walton Kite Stratham died on January 3, 1997, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are buried at Resthaven Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-09 10:16:00 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-20 12:43:05 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8449 KITE, Audrey Walton1910ENG, LAN, Seaforth Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
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