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Record #8836
Name :
: Mabel Jane WILLIS (1881 - 1965)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Oct 1881

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1965
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, West Ham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Hastings, Huntingdon Township
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Oct 1892
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Mabel Jane Willis: Year of Registration: 1881; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: West Ham; County: Essex, Greater London; Volume: 4a; Page: 110. (Parents: Thomas Willis and Jane Bryant, married 1861, Lewisham, London, England.)

In 1892, Sophia R. Willis, 14 (along with sister, Mabel J. Willis, 14), arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 127 Barnardo girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On September 4, 1900, at Ivanhoe United Church, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Mable Willis, 20, born in London, England, to Thomas Willis and Jane Bryant; and Mason Twiddy, 21, farmer, born in Huntingdon, Ontario, Canada, to Samuel Twiddy and Martha Eggleton.

Durlan Mason and Mabel Jane Willis Twiddy had at least 4 children: Alberta Mae Twiddy, born May 4, 1901 - died April 2, 1915 of tuberculosis; Baby Twiddy, born March 8, 1909 - died April 11, 1909; Russel Mason Twiddy, born September 26, 1902; and Florence Annie Twiddy, born February 8, 1904.

Durlan Mason Twiddy died in 1961 in Huntingdon Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. Mabel Jane Willis Twiddy died in 1965 in Huntingdon Township, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. They are both buried at White Lake Cemetery, Huntingdon Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-07-06 20:25:24 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-09-29 20:35:20 /

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3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3064 ABEL, Queenie Victoria1900ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3101 ABRAMS, Ada1894ENG, ESS, West Ham May 1912 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
3125 ACKERMAN, James David Ernest1910ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3136 ACKERMAN, William David1912ENG, ESS, West Ham Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
3158 ACWORTH, George Albert1896ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Labourers & Domestics  
10200 ANTRAM, Sidney 1890ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23801 ARMOUR, Hugh J1895ENG, LND, West Ham Aug 1905 : Dominion  Barnardos limehouse79  
8452 ASKEW, Alfred George1883ENG, ESX, West Ham Aug 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
5394 BALKMAN, Amelia Elizabeth1896ENG, ESX, West Ham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8616 BARNABY, Thomas1889ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1903 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9278 BARRINGTON, Ada G1911ENG, ESX, West Ham Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
10606 BARRINGTON, Ais 1913ENG, ESX, West Ham Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6355 BARRON, Charles1892ENG, ESX, West Ham May 1901 : Numidian CAN MacPherson Homes  
5127 BASS, Percy1917ENG, ESX, West Ham Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
14151 BENNETT, Percy Chilton1886ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
11145 BRIDGE, Ada Janet1895ENG, ESX, West Ham Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10964 BYE, Edward H1890ENG, ESX, West Ham Apr 1899 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
10963 BYE, Matilda1885ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8881 CARTON, Amy1894ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1907 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
12659 CATTANEO, Herbert P1898ENG, ESX, West Ham May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10341 CHASE, Howard B1884ENG, ESX, West Ham Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
10692 CHOAT, Alfred1872ENG, ESX, West Ham May 1884 : Peruvian CAN Unknown  
6775 CLARINGBOLD, Harold1899ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10143 CLOW, Frank Samuel1887ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
7008 DOBSON, Ethel Eliza1897ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10573 DRAKE, Viola 1912ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
5996 DUFF, Jessie1893ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8518 ELKINGTON, Alfred1891ENG, ESX, West Ham Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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