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Record #7671
Name :
: Mary Jane ALLISON (1859 - )
  aka : Mary J. Allison


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1859 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Nov 1870
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Peruvian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Maria Rye
Notes"Autumn of 1870 placements- Miss Rye:

The following are children taken from workhouses in the autumn of 1870 andpart of a report to the Guardians of the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square:

...Mary Jane Allison - to Mr. James Reilly, Fonthill, Ontario; has two sons; farmer; lived there 26 years. Child bound as servant, but to sit at same table."

On 26th October 1870, Mary Jane Allison was admitted to Miss Rye's Home for emigration to Canada from St George's Union, her address was given as Mr Jas Reilly, Fonthill, Ontario, farmer, child bound as servant, in Miss Rye's report

In 1870, Mary J. Allison, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 100 Maria Rye girls and 1 boy, en route to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, 40 were sent to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

From: 1875 Letters -What the Children Say About Canada - St George?s, Hanover Square - pg 42-43

[Spelling is as transcribed.]

"Fonthill, Jan. 9th, 1871.

Dear Miss Rye:

I wright these few lines to you, hopeing to find you quite well. I like to be hear very well, and they are all kind to me that is here, and is Miss Alaway quite well, and please give my love to all the girls, are they all quite well? And I go to Sunday schooll every Sunday, and I have every thing I want, and there is a girl lives close to here, her name is Elizabeth Hodge, and I hope I will have some more live closer to me; and how did you spend your christmas with the girls? I had a very happy one, and I hope you did also, and are you goying back to England once more, and wish you could bring my brothers here if you could, for I would like them to be here were I am also. I thank you very much for bringing me over here, and I thank you for your kindness to me while I was with you, so no more at present. Yours affectionately, Mary J Allison"

In the 1875 Inspection Report:

"Fonthill Centre - Mr Geo Hansler, Inspector, St Geo

Hanover Square Workhouse, 1870, MC, goes Church & Sunday School, with James Reilly, Fonthill, here 5 years. This man has moved to St Catharines, was told this was a fine girl with him." 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-05-03 08:11:43 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-11-17 20:42:43 /

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3009 ABBIS, Ann1877ENG, STS, Stoke upon Trent Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
3010 ABBIS, Matilda1880ENG, STS, Stoke Upon Trent Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
3041 ABBOTT, Jessica1862ENG,     Aug 1872 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
3046 ABBOTT, Lily1873ENG, YKS, Leeds Sep 1883 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
3074 ABEL, Edith Mary1874ENG,     Jul 1884 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
3137 ACLAND, Louisa1858ENG, GLS, Bristol Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
3150 ACRES, Ada1864ENG, HAM, Winchester Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
6903 ADAMS, Anna Maria1858ENG, WIL, Potterne Sep 1873 : Polynesian CAN Maria Rye  
8059 ADAMS, Sophia Elizabeth1847ENG, SSX, Hurstpierpoint Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
13137 ADAMSON, Arthur1893ENG, LAN, Bury May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
8819 ADAMSON, John 1891ENG, LAN, Oldham May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
6182 ADDIS, Daisy Laura1880ENG, KEN, Thanet May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
8751 ALDGATE, Esther1880ENG, LDN, London Jun 1891 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
7634 ALDRIDGE, Fanny1859ENG,     Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
7834 ALEXANDER, Ronald1863ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
8823 ALLCOCK, Edith1882ENG,     Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
15360 ALLEN, John1863ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
15359 ALLISON, James1861ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
7671 ALLISON, Mary Jane1859ENG,     Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
10954 ALLPORT, Daisy Dot1879ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
10946 ALLWRIGHT, Bertha Isabella1869ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town Jun 1879 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
10947 ALLWRIGHT, Phoebe1871ENG, MDX, Poplar Jun 1879 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
6521 ALSTON, Alice1860ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
4716 ALTHORP, Emma1869ENG,     Jun 1877 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
7528 ALVAREZ, Florence Rebecca1862ENG, MDX, Hackney Nov 1869 : Hibernian CAN Maria Rye  
7538 ALVAREZ, Jane1860ENG,     Nov 1869 : Hibernian CAN Maria Rye  
6522 ANDERS, Thomas1878ENG,     Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
7987 ANDERSON, Caroline1852ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
4456 ANDERSON, Ethel Rows1884ENG, YKS, Normanby Aug 1890 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
4007 ANDREWS, Annie 1882ENG,     Aug 1895 : Numidian CAN Maria Rye  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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