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Record #3956
Name :
: Ruth SMITH (1860 - 1931)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1860 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 12 Jan 1931   Notes : Cerebral Hemorrhage
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lincolnshire, Liverpool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Apr 1874
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesParents: David Smith and Elizabeth Grierson.

According to Barnardos, the Smith children were fatherless for 9 years (David Smith was 9 when transported) and that their mother was worried about them being on the streets and ruined. They are listed as having been very poor, ragged and much neglected.

In 1874, Ruth Smith, 14 (along with her brother, James Smith, 10), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 67 children from Byrow Hall, Liverpool, England. (Their brothers, David Smith, 9, and William Smith, 11, had arrived in 1873 with a group of 74 children from Byrow Hall, Liverpool, en route to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the Hibernian.)

In 1881, Ruth Smith, 19, was shown as a servant to James and Lucy Gossip and family in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

On July 9, 1881, in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ruth Smith, 20, born in Liverpool, England, daughter of David and Elizabeth Smith; and Joseph Wise, 40, widower, farmer, born in Preston, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, son of Joseph and Mary Wise.

In 1891, Ruth Wise, 26, married was shown as a domestic / general servant to Matt and Fanny Stafford of Ward 2b, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Joseph Wise appears to have perished prior to 1892. On October 11, 1892, at Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a marriage was registered between Ruth E. Wise, 26, widow, born in London, daughter of David and Elizabeth; and Abraham Brown, 26, laborer, born in Dartmouth, son of Abram and Hannah Brown.

In 1901, Ruth E. Brown, 35, is shown residing at Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with her husband, Abram Brown, 35, porter; and Clarance Brown, 4. Ruth is described as of African descent; born in Nova Scotia; birthdate March 10, 1865.

Ruth Eva Smith Brown died on January 12, 1931, of cerebral hemorrhage, at the age of 66. She was described as of African descent; born in England; housewife; and she had lived in Canada for about 50 years. Her parents names' were unknown. She was buried on January 14, 1931, at Christ Church Cemetery. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-07-31 13:45:18 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-09-09 13:35:26 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3084 ABLETT, Percy1905ENG,     Apr 1920 : Metagama CAN Louisa Birt  
3092 ABRAHAMS, Amy1892ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3093 ABRAHAMS, Bessie1888ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3123 ACKERMAN, Arthur Edward1877ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3124 ACKERMAN, George Abraham1875ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3162 ADAIR, Mary1880ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3163 ADAIR, Millicent1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1897 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
22561 ADAMS, Percy1903ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
3278 ADAMS, Robert Henry 1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
22768 ADAMSON, Jeanie1891ENG,     Sep 1905 : Canada CAN Louisa Birt  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
10055 ADDISON, Annie 1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
25704 AFFORD, Lily1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17058 AIRD, Lizzie1871ENG,     May 1885 : Circassian CAN Louisa Birt  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
8696 ALLABUSH, George1899ENG, LND, Canning Town May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6312 ALLEY, Henry Herbert1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20204 ALWAY, Reginald Wilfrid1896ENG, GLS, Barton Regis May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20141 ANDREWS, James1896ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20142 ANDREWS, Richard1898ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
5749 ANDREWS, William ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
6286 ANNING, Gertrude Annie1892ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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