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Record #15671

Name :: : Ruth R MILLERICK (1910 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1910 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 23 Sep 1921
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Minnedosa
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesNora, Ruth and Frank were all the children on Frank George Millerick and his wife Mary Elizabeth Baker. Nora and Ruth were twins. They also had several other siblings which included Mary Alice and Kathleen. It is not know what happened in this family which caused these children to be placed in care, but this branch of the family tree never seemed to do well financially.On September 28th, 1921 Ruth and Nora arrived in Canada, brought by the Dr. Barnardo Homes. The girls would be taken to the Hazelbrae Home in Peterborough, Ontario. Their father is listed on their immigration as their next of kin. It is not known at this time where these girls were place.

Nora married Ray Kilmer and had at least one child, Ruth Kilmer on June 20 1936 in St. Thomas, Ontario. Ruth Kilmer passed away on May 25, 1963 in Toronto. Nora lost her husband in 1951. She passed away on March 9, 2002 in St. Thomas, Ontario.

Ruth married Arthur Pritchard on November 30 1929 at the age of 17. Witness to this marriage was her sister Nora who was not yet married. It is not known at this point if Ruth and Arthur had children.

On April 19 1924 their brother Frank also arrived in Canada, brought by the Dr. Barnardo Homes. He was aboard the HMS Montclare. It is not known at this time where he was taken but we do know at some point Frank would return to England. He was married on April 19, 1924 to Agnes Bristow. It is likely they had children. Frank enlisted in the Navy and lost his life on November 16 1940 when the HMS Swordfish he was serving as a Stoker aboard, sunk in the English Chanel. Frank is memorialized on the beautiful Chatham Naval Memorial in Medway, Kent, England.

His Commonwealth War Grave record reads: Casualty Details Name: MILLERICK, FRANK FREDERICK Initials: F F Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Stoker 1st Class Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Unit Text: H.M. Submarine Swordfish Age: 32 Date of Death: 16/11/1940 Service No: C/KX 79882 Additional information: Son of Frank Frederick and Mary Elizabeth Millerick; husband of Agnes Elizabeth Millerick, of Hastings, Sussex. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 38, 2.Memorial: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

I also found that the oldest sister Mary Alice Elizabeth Millerick went to Canada in Aug 1925. Her passage was assisted by the Ontario government, and she went as a landed immigrant, intending to be a domestic. She married in Canada on April 11 1928 to George Ayling.

Also at some point their father Frank George would also come to Canada. He would return to England in 1954 and passed away in 1963 in Sussex.

In October of 1921 Annie Gevaux wrote to the Governor at the Girls Village, Barkingside:

Margaret Cox House
Hazel Brae
Peterborough, Ontario
October 7, 1921

Dear Madam:

As I am busy writing letters I thought perhaps you may like to hear from me. We are still at Hazel Brae because diphtheria has broken out among us. Ruth Millerick and Alice Chappel are in a hospital nearby, and Nora Millerick is in our own infirmary. There are ten other girls whose swabs are positive and if the rest of the girls' swabs are negative we are going to our service places. We have not seen much of Mr. and Mrs. Hobday because, we being isolated, they have kept at Toronto. Mrs. Hobday is lovely; she is exactly like a mother to us, and I am sure all the girls love her.

We had two lots of Canadian ice cream, and it is lovely. When Colonel and Mrs. Carless came to see us, the Colonel told us to line up for a dose of 'castor oil,' and we pulled awful faces. I should like you to have been here and seen the difference in our faces when he gave us the dose, for it was Canadian ice cream. The Colonel also had one and he made out he didn't like it, but at any rate he soon ate it. Yesterday we had some races, and I won a prize for high jump; it was a lovely necklace. We really have a nice time here. When Mr. and Mrs. Hoday and Mr. and Mrs. Carless came to see us, we had a concert and several people sent us things such as apples, oranges, chocolates, and cakes. some of the girls did some dances, which Mrs. Gilling had taught them at school.

The Colonel said they were very good, and we all enjoyed that evening very much. We are all patiently waiting for Mrs. Hobday to come back, when we shall be quite happy. Will you kindly remember me to Miss Macnaughton, and kindest regards to yourself.

I remain,
Yours Truly,
Annie Gevaux

ContributorsCreated : 2011-12-17 21:14:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-12-18 08:48:58 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3004	AARON, Alfred Robert	1899	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3003	AARON, John Richard	1895	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3007	ABBEY, Bertha	1890	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3006	ABBEY, John	1887	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3161	ABBEY, Thomas	1892	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3020	ABBOT, Alice	1877	ENG, MDX, Islington	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3047	ABBOT, William	1878	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3019	ABBOTT, Alfred	1869	ENG,	Aug 1887 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
23669	ABBOTT, Alice	1877	ENG,	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3022	ABBOTT, Bertie	1894	ENG, SFK, Ipswich	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos	sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms
3025	ABBOTT, David Henry	1891	ENG, ESS, Grays	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3055	ABBOTT, Douglas Groves	1910	ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney	Apr 1924 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8354	ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper	1885	ENG, LND, Homerton	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3036	ABBOTT, George	1894	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3038	ABBOTT, Herman Henry	1882	ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
10624	ABBOTT, John	1913	ENG,	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos
3045	ABBOTT, Leslie	1883	ENG,	Mar 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3060	ABBOTT, Lilian	1903	ENG,	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3026	ABBOTT, Mary	1888	ENG, ESS, Maldon	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
3049	ABBOTT, Penelope	1901	ENG, KEN, Sidcup	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
5046	ABBS, Bertie Cecil John	1914	ENG, LND, St. Pancras	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
3061	ABDALE, John George	1873	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Mar 1891 : Norwegian	CAN	Barnardos
3063	ABEL, Albert Edward G.	1901	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3065	ABEL, Florence	1902	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3067	ABEL, Frederick	1889	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3071	ABEL, John	1886	ENG,	Jun 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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