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Record #4380
Name :
: Kate Lilian (Catherine Frances) FINCHER (1906 - 1987)


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Date of Birth
: 3 Mar 1906

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 3 Jul 1987
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Marylebone, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Cornwall
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 May 1922
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Montcalm

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Agency
: Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London
NotesA birth registration was found for Kate Lilian Fincher: Year of Registration: 1906; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: St Marylebone (1902-1977); County: Greater London, London; Volume: 1a; Page: 552. Parents: Frederick William Fincher and Emma Caroline Britnell, married March 9, 1902 in Marylebone, England.

Kate and two of her brothers, Albert Fincher and George Fincher, were placed in the Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London.

In 1922, Kate Fincher, 16 (along with brother George Fincher, 11), arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 89 Roman Catholic children en route to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Albert Fincher, 14, arrived previously in 1921 on the Minnedosa.)

On November 10, 1926, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Catherine Fincher, 20, domestic servant, born in London England, to Frederick Fincher and Helen Robertson; and another home child, John Patrick Brennan, 27, sailor, born in Liverpool England, to John Brennan and Winifed McGreavy. Witnesses were Joseph Eugene & Mary Proulx of 116 Stirling Ave in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

James and Kate Fincher Brennan had seven children: James Brennan; Jean Brennan; George Brennan; Joan Brennan; Paul Brennan; Robert Brennan; and John F. Brennan.

Kate refused to discuss her childhood, even to her children.

Kate Lilian Fincher Brennan died July 3, 1987, at Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. John Patrick Brennan died March 18, 1953, at Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-12 19:11:01 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-23 20:08:41 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10504 AYOUB, Richard1908ENG, LDN, London May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London  
10506 BOYNTON, Kenneth1910ENG, KEN, Dartford May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London  
4380 FINCHER, Kate Lilian (Catherine Frances)1906ENG, MDX, Marylebone, London May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London  
11460 HENRY, David1908ENG, STS, Wolverhampton May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London  
11432 IRONMAN, George1909ENG, LDN, London May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London  
22439 MORRIS, Sidney1907ENG,     May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London  
11498 WHITE, Richard W1905ENG,    , Newcastle under Tyne May 1922 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London  
21937 WHOMACK, Lawrence1897ENG, YKS, Honsforth Oct 1911 : Corsican CAN Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London