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Record #4249
Name :
: Ada Annie COLBEAR (1891 - 1909)


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Date of Birth
: 14 Feb 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 22 May 1909   Notes : Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Asthenia
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Trowbridge
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Peterborough
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Ada Annie Colbear: Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Melksham; County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 121. (Parents: Arthur Colbear and Elizabeth Stephenson.)

In 1901, Ada Colbear, 13 years of age, was shown residing at 30 Strode Road, North End and Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Other family members included: Arthur Colbear, 48, carrier/oil stores; Arthur Colbear, 19, oil stores; Elizabeth Colbear, 46; Frederick Colbear, 11; Leonard Colbear, 5; Maggie Colbear, 8; May Colbear, 3; and Willie Colbear, 15. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 980; Folio: 30; Page: 2.)

In 1903, Ada Colbear (Canadian incoming lists the surname as Coldbear), 11 (along with her sister, Margaret Colbear, 8), arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 137 children en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On May 22, 1909, at Nicholls Hospital, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, Ada Cobear (death certificate misspelled), 18, domestic, died of pulmonary tuberculosis and asthenia (a condition in which the body lacks or has lost strength either as a whole or in any of its parts). Ada is buried at Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, along with 46 other Barnardo children who were a part of Hazlebrae House. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-23 12:38:11 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 15:18:43 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4249 COLBEAR, Ada Annie1891ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4251 COLBEAR, Leonard David1897ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4250 COLBEAR, Margaret Elizabeth1894ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos