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Record #3956

Name :: : Ruth SMITH (1860 - 1931)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1860 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
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: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
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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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
14250	ALLEN, Alfred	1887	ENG,	1899 : - Unknown -	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
15360	ALLEN, John	1863	ENG,	1872 : - Unknown -	CAN	Maria Rye
15359	ALLISON, James	1861	ENG,	1872 : - Unknown -	CAN	Maria Rye
2756	ALLNUTT, Francis Benjamin	1876	ENG, KEN, Bromley	Mar 1887 : - Unknown -	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home	14Germain
5749	ANDREWS, William		ENG,	Aug 1875 : - Unknown -	CAN	Louisa Birt
8730	BAILEY, Arthur William	1903	ENG,	1910 : - Unknown -	CAN	Barnardos
22722	BAIN, Gertrude	1922	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1946 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
5724	BAKER, Charles	1870	ENG,	Aug 1875 : - Unknown -	CAN	Louisa Birt
14354	BAKER, Emma	1886	ENG,	1898 : - Unknown -	CAN	British Women\'s Emigration Association
15592	BAKER, Eva L		ENG,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
15767	BAKER, Horace	1876	ENG,	1889 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
2655	BAKER, John	1915	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	1920 : - Unknown -	CAN	Middlemore
14442	BALDWIN, Walter	1881	ENG,	1895 : - Unknown -	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
22015	BAMSEY, Joseph Frank	1892	ENG, , Devon	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18472	BARNES, Alfred	1870	ENG,	1885 : - Unknown -	CAN
18497	BARNES, Clarence George	1915	ENG,	1930 : - Unknown -	CAN
18519	BARNES, F G	1915	ENG,	1930 : - Unknown -	CAN
18703	BARNES, Henry	1867	ENG,	1881 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18705	BARNES, Henry	1899	ENG,	1899 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18707	BARNES, Herbert Leonard	1882	ENG,	1897 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18726	BARNES, Joseph	1878	ENG,	1893 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18737	BARNES, Matilda	1869	ENG,	1884 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18762	BARNES, Sarah Ann	1872	ENG,	1882 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
18811	BARNES, William Henry	1894	ENG,	1909 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19000	BARNETT, Agnes	1853	ENG,	1871 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19003	BARNETT, Alfred	1890	ENG,	1900 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19007	BARNETT, Archibald	1894	ENG,	1908 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19016	BARNETT, Henry	1898	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19018	BARNETT, Lilian	1896	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
19020	BARNETT, Rosina	1899	ENG,	1907 : - Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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