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Record #3855

Name :: : Evelyn Winifred BARTH (1887 - 1956)
aka : Evelyn Winnifred Barth
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 6 Apr 1887
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 7 Dec 1956

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Brixton

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, York, Toronto

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 28 Jul 1900
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Tunisian
Placement Family: : Russell

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Dr. Barnardos Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Evelyn Winifred Barth: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1887; District: Lambeth; County: London; Volume: 1d; Page: 504. Parents: George William Barth and Ethel Julia Bowley, married June 12, 1886, Southwark, Middlesex, England.

Evelyn Winifred Barth was baptized on June 12, 1887, at St. Mark, Kennington, London, England. Parents: George William Barth and Ellen Julia Barth.

Her granddaughters story:

My grandmother, Evelyn, (whom I was named after) was born April 6, 1887 in Brixton, London. She was admitted to Barnardo's on Dec. 9, 1896 at 9 yrs., 8 mos. old. Also admitted were her three sisters, Ellen Violet, born Sept. 25, 1894; Gertrude Emily, born Dec. 18, 1890; Ethel Florence, Feb. 12, 1889.

At the time the girls were placed in Barnardo's, their mother had died of tuberculosis and heart problems. The father, George William, lost his job and he and the girls went to stay with a relative. The family was impoverished. George became ill, and placed the girls in Barnardo's where he visited them until his death three years later.

On July 19,1900, Evelyn, Gertrude and Ethel boarded the SS Tunisian and sailed for Canada. They arrived in Quebec on July 29, 1900. Three years later, Ellen sailed to join her sisters.

I was so fortunate to have received pictures of my grandmother and her sisters taken when they were admitted to Barnardo's. The pictures were accompanied by some wonderful documentation. The documentation indicates that Evelyn spent some time in Barnardo's Mickleham Cottage.

As a child, I can recall my grandmother sewing clothing, toys, doll's clothing for hours on end. When I asked her who they were all for, she told me that she and a group of friends sent these things to an orphanage in England. At the time I was too young to 'connect the dots', and didn't make the connection that this wonderful woman, whom I loved with all my heart, had spent part of her youth in an orphanage. From what I know through the copies of the letters I now have that are in her handwriting, her experience at Barnardo's was a happy one.

On October 26, 1910, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Evelyn Winnifred Barth, 23, born to George William Barth and Ellen Julia Bowley; and Charles Rubert Stryker, 22, butcher, born to Ruben Baldwin Lee Stryker and Elizabeth Whittaker.

The couple had seven children (two died prior to 1952): Charles Harvey Stryker, born December 30, 1911 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died February 7, 1980, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; Eveyln Winnifred Stryker, born September, 1913, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died of tuberculosis on December 16, 1936, in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada; Vera Elizabeth Stryker, born November 14, 1917, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died October 1, 1997, at Whitby, Ontario, Canada; Marjorie Ellen Stryker, born June 21, 1919, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died October 11, 1947, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; Edward Henry Stryker, born March 9, 1921, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died September 10, 1998, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; Howard George Stryker, born October 27, 1912, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died November 19, 1995, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; and Mildred Irene Stryker, born March 7, 1927, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, died January 18, 1986, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

Following is an excerpt from one of the letters my grandmother sent to Barnardo's on Feb.12, 1952.

"Dear Mrs. Tucker .................we (the auxiliary grandmother was a member of who did the sewing for the home) are all glad to know that the small amount we are able to do is of some help. We only wish we could do more. It is such wonderful work, and so many young children are helped through life through the wonderful training at Dr. Barnardo's. We are hoping to send a box over for Easter. My husband also helps. He made skipping ropes and ring tosses, and this time he has made some skipping ropes, bats for the children to play bat and ball with, and a couple of marble boards. ......"

ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-31 00:30:55 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-29 10:34:22 /

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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

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