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Record #8595
Name :
: Dorothy MINIFER (1888 - )
  aka : Dorothy Minnifer; Dorothy


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Jun 1888

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Brighton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Oct 1900
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesDorothy Minifer / Minifie was admitted to Lambeth Union Schools on June 11, 1891. She had been admitted from 5 Railton Road on the application of Mrs Cunningham. Her mother, Dora, had deserted her and was supposed to be in America.

(wrote Mrs Cunningham on 8 September 1891 (p 79 ?? 50 Lr Bk

Dorothy was discharged to Barnardo's Home on August 1, 1900.

In 1900, Dorothy Minifer, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 83 Barnardo girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. She was placed that same year with Enoch Giles in Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

September 19 1902,

Age 13, Dorothy Minifer has done very well during the past year, and Mrs Giles is much pleased with her. She is energetic and willing-healthy but recently she has been subject to a swelling on her neck. A physician perscribed for it and it is said to have improved. She has learned to cook very well since coming here. They are anxious to adopt the girl.

According to Barnardo's UPS & DOWNS with Almanac for 1902; Vol VII; JANUARY 1, 1902; No. 2, Dorothy, 12, won 2nd prize in a darning competition.

On October 6, 1910, Dorothy May Minifer was a witness, along with Samuel Edward Spinks, to the marriage of Phoebe Henshaw and William Spinks.

On July 18, 1911, at Carleton Place, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Dorothy Minifer, 22, domestic, parents not known; and Samuel Edward Spinks, 25, laborer, born to William Spinks and Ann Barne.

Samuel Edward and Dorothy May Minifer (known sometimes as Giles after her adopted family) Spinks had at least 3 children: Edith Annie Spinks, born 1917; Leonard Spinks; and Lawrence Spinks.

Samuel Edward Spinks died at Lanark, Ontario, Canada, in 1960. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-06-21 06:09:49 / From original database


Last Updated : 2011-04-05 12:16:46 /

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3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3020 ABBOT, Alice1877ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3047 ABBOT, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3019 ABBOTT, Alfred1869ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
23669 ABBOTT, Alice1877ENG,     Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3055 ABBOTT, Douglas Groves1910ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8354 ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper1885ENG, LND, Homerton Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3038 ABBOTT, Herman Henry1882ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
10624 ABBOTT, John1913ENG,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
3045 ABBOTT, Leslie1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3060 ABBOTT, Lilian1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5046 ABBS, Bertie Cecil John1914ENG, LND, St. Pancras Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3061 ABDALE, John George1873ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Mar 1891 : Norwegian CAN Barnardos  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3066 ABEL, Charles1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3068 ABEL, George1887ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3071 ABEL, John1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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