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Record #3595
Name :
: Lily May WEST (1896 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Willesden
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Jul 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Virginian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for Lilian May West; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Hendon (1837-1947); County: Middlesex; Volume: 3a; Page: 178. (Parents: Mark West and Charlotte Kezziah Platte.)

In 1901, Lilian M. West, 4 years of age, was residing at 3 Woodside Cott, Meiswell (?) Road, Hornsey, Middlesex, England. Other family members included: Charlotte West, 26; Charlotte R. K. West, 6; John W. West, 2; and Mark West, 33, coal porter. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1243; Folio: 151; Page: 12.)

A death registration was found for Charlotte Keziah West; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874; Year of Registration: 1904; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 30; District: Edmonton; County: Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex; Volume: 3a; Page: 212.

In 1910, Lily West, 14 (along with her brother, John West, 11), arrived in Quebec, Canada, with 110 children en route to Stratford, Ontario, Canada, accompanied by Mr. Merry.

In 1911, Lilly West, 15, is shown as the adopted daughter of David and Margaret Davis of Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth is shown as June 1896 and her immigration year as 1910.

On February 17, 1917, John William West enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service No. 1096155; 255th Battalion), naming his sister, Lily May West, as next of kind. He declared that they both resided at 488 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On June 25, 1919, in Orilla, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Lily May West, 24, tailoress, born in Scotland, daughter of Mark West and Charlotte Platte; and Albert Robert Irvine, 35, carpenter, widower, born in Scotland, son of James Irvine and Bella McMath. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-11 19:04:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 16:54:30 /

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3430 PAINTER, George Robert Leonard1896ENG, MDX, Willesden Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
5186 TITCOMBE, Leslie1917ENG,    , Willesden Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
15978 VAN SANTEN, Peter1905ENG,    , Willesden Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
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