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Record #13180
Name :
: Jessie Gertrude SMITHERS (1898 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Dec 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Shoreditch
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Mar 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Jessie Smithers: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Shoreditch; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1c; Page: 66.

On August 22 1904, Jessie Smithers, 6, was admitted to Maidstone Street School, Hackney, her parent/guardian was given as Kate Smithers, her address as 26 Holme St. Her previous school was given as St Peter's. She left the school on 6 July 1905 when she was removed.

In 1914, Jessie Smithers, 16, arrived at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in a group of 98 Barnardo children en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Jessie G. Smithers returned to England on September 25, 1921, on the ship Metagama. She declared that her address while in England was 23 Army Street, Clapham, London, England; that she was a domestic; that she was 23 years of age; and intended to remain in England. She returned to Canada in 1922 and stayed there until July 1933, residing c/o Dr. Parsons, 6 Clarendon Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when she once again traveled to England. Jessie Smithers returned to Canada on October 29, 1934, on the ship Aurania. She stated her employer was Mrs. T. R. Jarvis (Jane), Lake House, Second Street, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Jessie Smithers returned to Canada after a visit to England on September 25, 1956. She declared that her address in England had been 8 Avenue Road, New Malden, Surrey, England; and that she was a domestic.

A marriage was registered in 1960 at Battle, Sussex, England, between Jessie G. Smithers and Thomas Cubbon. [EDITORS NOTE: Thomas Cubbon, born February 5, 1886, in Liverpool, England, had resided in Canada since 1911. He was, as was Jessie, a naturalized citizen of Canada. He was not a home child.]

On November 4, 1960, Jessie Gertrude Cubbon returned to Canada with her husband Thomas Cubbon. She declared that her date of birth was December 9, 1898; that she was married; that she was a domestic; and that her address in England was 7 Myers Road East, Crosby, Liverpool, England.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] A death registration was found for Jessie Cubbon: Death Registration Month/Year: 1967; Age at death (estimated): 67; Registration district: Birkenhead; County: Cheshire; Volume: 10a; Page: 31. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-12-12 21:17:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-01-23 14:03:52 /

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14819 BAUGHAN, Emily1916ENG,    , Shoreditch May 1922 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
13857 BRAHAM, Polly1896ENG,    , Shoreditch May 1912 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
13507 COOKE, John1873ENG, MDX, Shoreditch Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
13285 DWYER, Sarah A J1890ENG,    , Shoreditch Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10126 HORWOOD, Lilian1876ENG,    , Shoreditch Apr 1891 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
10268 HUNGERFORD, Frederick 1892ENG,    , Shoreditch Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
6368 OLAH, Albert E1909ENG,    , Shoreditch Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
8353 PEGG, Harriet Georgina1896ENG,    , Shoreditch Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16352 POWELL, Louisa 1874ENG, MDX, Shoreditch Jun 1890 : Parisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
12697 PROUT, Bertha1888ENG,    , Shoreditch Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
14796 SINK, Beatrice Jane F.1876ENG, LND, Shoreditch Jun 1884 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
13180 SMITHERS, Jessie Gertrude1898ENG, LND, Shoreditch Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13092 THORNE, Frances Amelia 1889ENG, LND, Shoreditch Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
13090 THORNE, William James1875ENG, LND, Shoreditch Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos