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Record #2746
Name :
: Rachael DANIELS (1853 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Dec 1853

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
: 30 May 1870
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Moravian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Shaftesbury / Ragged Schools
NotesI discovered Rachael Daniels at the age of 18 arriving at the Port of Quebec on the SS Moravian on May 30, 1870 as a steerage passenger in cabin area 439 with a group of 10 "spinsters" from the Ragged Schools in East London as sponsored by the Earl of Shaftesbury.

Mary Buck 16
Rachael Daniels 18
Caroline Dilly 16
Mary A Eaton 17
Isabella Fuller 17
Sarah Hall 16
Ellen Lane 17
Maltilda Percival 14
Elizabeth Rayburn 15
Annie Soane? 16


{website}archives.ca/02/02011003_e.html
DANIELS , Rachael
Age: 18 (?this is suspect)
Sex: F
Year of arrival: 1870
Microfilm reel: C-4525
Ship: SS Moravian
Port of departure: Liverpool
Departure Date: 19 May 1870
Port of arrival:Quebec
Arrival Date: 30 May 1870
Comments:47 young men and women all classed as `labourers'.



In the two adjacent compartments were 19 males between the ages of 14 and 17 also from the Ragged School of East London. The Notation on the Passenger Manifest indicate that 20 boys and 12 girls on board from the Ragged Schools, Earl of Shaftesbury, President.

A treatise on the Ragged Schools can be found at {website}cix.co.uk/~ics-london/rsm/ridge.shtml
explaining how Dr.Thomas Barnardo's homes for orphans and destitute children were well known compared to his work for the poor families in the East End of London. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-11 19:21:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-05 20:13:01 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2746 DANIELS, Rachael1853ENG,     May 1870 : Moravian CAN Shaftesbury / Ragged Schools  
4316 GARRY, James Frederick1869ENG,     May 1884 : Austrian CAN Shaftesbury / Ragged Schools  
4230 HILL, Charles1873ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1884 : Austrian CAN Shaftesbury / Ragged Schools  
4231 HILL, George1868ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1884 : Austrian CAN Shaftesbury / Ragged Schools  
16222 MARSHALL, Joseph1873ENG,     May 1888 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Shaftesbury / Ragged Schools