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Record #3532
Name :
: Clara SCOTT (1898 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Aug 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, Durham, West Hartlepool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Jun 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Clara Scott; Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Hartlepool (1859-1938); County: Durham; Volume: 10a; Page: 165.

In 1901, Clara Scott, 2 years of age, was residing at 3, Beck Redworth Street, West Hartlepool, Durham, England. Other family members included: Annie Scott, 6; John W. Scott, 4; Kate Scott, 34; Robert Scott, 29, general labourer; and Walter Scott, 9. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 4642; Folio: 40; Page: 13.)

A death registration was found for Robert Scott: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872; Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; Age at Death: 29; District: Hartlepool (1859-1938); County: Durham; Volume: 10a; Page: 104.

Clara was placed in the Middlemore emigration home after her father's death as her mother was too ill to look after her.

In 1903, Clara Scott, 5 (along with her brother Walter Scott, 11) arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 124 children. Clara was placed in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and her brother, Walter, was placed in Pictou. The last time Clara saw her brother was through a fence in Halifax in 1903.

In 1911, Clara McLean, 10, was shown as the adopted daughter of Isabella McLean, widow, of Sydney, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her date of birth is shown as June 1900, and she is shown as being born in Nova Scotia. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-01 11:11:00 / From original database

Last Updated : 2017-03-01 20:35:22 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7117 BLYTHE, Charlotte Adelaide1899ENG,    , West Hartlepool Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2732 COX, Clara Bertha1885ENG, DUR, West Hartlepool Mar 1903 : Bavarian CAN Waifs & Strays  
2733 COX, Georgina1884ENG, DUR, West Hartlepool Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3532 SCOTT, Clara1898ENG, DUR, West Hartlepool Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore Dawnssh  
3533 SCOTT, Walter1891ENG, DUR, West Hartlepool Jun 1903 : Siberian CAN Middlemore Dawnssh