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Record #15306

Name :: : Bessie May ALLEN (1888 - 1970)
aka : Bessie Stewart
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 28 Jul 1888
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 12 Oct 1970 Notes : General Decline

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Winchester

9 Beaconsfield Terrace

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Thunder Bay

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 22 Sep 1899
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Arawa
Placement Family: : Coyle; Hinds; McLaughlin; Taylor; Kenned

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Winchester Union Workhouse
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesParents: Francis Allen and Jane Galgani, married December 16, 1877, at Congregational Church, Winchester, Southampton, England.

On May 21, 1897, Jane Galgani Allen died at 3 Water Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, England, of Phthisis Pulmonalis.

With their mother's death, the family quickly disintegrated with the younger children and their father eventually ending up in the Winchester workhouse. On July 17, 1899, Bessie and her sister Bertha were taken into care by the Barnardo Home, they lived at "Sweetbriar" cottage. Their guardian was Miss Douglas, daughter of Lady Douglas.

Upon their arrival in Canada the girls were separated although they were allowed one visit.

On December 7, 1899, Bessie was placed with Robert Coyle an apple exporter, in Colborne, Ontario, Canada. He was pleased she could peel potatoes and wash dishes.

On January 21, 1901, Bessie was placed with A S Hinds, merchant, in Colborne, Ontario, Canada, but was returned a month later as he died of typhoid and she wasn't needed.

On February 27, 1901, Bessie was placed in the McLaughlin household in Haydn, Durham, Ontario, Canada, near her sister, but she was returned on November 25, 1901, as they could not manage her.

On December 4, 1901, Bessie was placed with J. H. Taylor, farmer, in Weston, Ontario, Canada, in June he said she was a plump little woman, delicate throat, forward and untruthful but never sulky or insolent--yet in Jul 1902 she was returned as unmanageable.

On July 15, 1902, Bessie was placed with George Kennedy, farmer in Hornby, Ontario, Canada. She left on August 15, 1902, with tonsilitis, and was then placed 19 Aug with Henry Seaton, farmer, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada but she was returned on the 20th as she was feared ill. Bessie was then placed on August 22, 1902, with widow Mrs E. H. Varney, Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada. On October 1, Bessie had tonsilitis and her tonsils were removed on the 7th. She was very ill.

On October 27, 1902, Bessie was back at the Robert Coyle home, but by March 3, 1902, had returned to Barnardos as she had gotten beyond the control of Mrs. Coyle.

On June 2, 1903, Bessie was placed with William Early, farmer, Norval Ontario, Canada, but Mrs. Early wanted to return her as she had been untruthful and undependable. On August 29, 1903, she was placed with Hugh Smith, but by July 23, 1904, Bessie was unhappy with her wages and wanted to return to McLaughlins. She went there during the summer.

In August, 1904, Bessie was still at the McLaughlin farm in Durham, Ontario, Canada. A letter was received by the Home from her sister, Bertha, who feared Bessie was getting wild.

Bessie was in a total of 13 placements before her marriage to Peter Clark Stewart, a recent Scottish immigrant. It is thought that they met at her placement with the McLaughin family at their farm in Durham.

On December 2, 1904, a marriage was registered between Bessie May Allen, 20, domestic farm helper, born in Winchester, England, to Frank Allen and Jane Goygarny; and Peter Clarke Stewart, 25, stone mason, born in Campbelltown, Scotland, to John Stewart and Agnes Clarke. They were married by Rev. Phalen, Presbyterian minister at Blackstock, Ontario, Canada.

Bessie and Peter eventually settled in the northwestern Ontario town of Keewatin where they raised their 13 children: Agnes May Stewart; Beatrice Stewart; Jane Allen Stewart; Bessie May Stewart; Francis Allen Stewart; Mary Stewart; Barbara Stewart; John Robert Stewart; Dorothy Stewart; and two others, still living.

Peter Clarke Stewart died on August 13, 1946, at the age of 66. Bessie May Allen Stewart died at the age of 82 at Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Bessie corresponded with her other siblings back in Winchester over the years but never returned to England.

ContributorsCreated : 2011-11-10 14:14:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-02-05 17:22:35 /

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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
17053	ADAMS, Alfred	1887	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
9776	ALLEN, Bertha Ethel	1886	ENG, HAM, Winchester	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
15306	ALLEN, Bessie May	1888	ENG, HAM, Winchester	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17065	ALLEN, Frances	1886	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
23772	ANDERSON, Mary	1890	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18907	ANDERSON, Thomas F	1887	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18908	ANDREWS, Thomas G	1887	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17096	ASHDOWN, Annie	1889	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
23812	ASHDOWN, Bridget	1889	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17097	ATTWOOD, Henry	1890	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos	Hollylianne
17098	AVERY, Sarah	1888	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18861	BARKER, J G	1888	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17166	BARLOW, Edward	1888	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17173	BASTABLE, Grace	1884	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17174	BASTABLE, Mabel	1885	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18779	BEACH, A Henry	1888	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18909	BELL, Thomas W	1887	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
11176	BENNETT, Herbert	1890	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18914	BERTRAM, William	1891	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
9788	BEVIS, Annie	1890	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17214	BISHOP, Edward	1888	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18793	BORAS, Charles	1890	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
7197	BOSWORTH, William M	1889	ENG, , Chelsea	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18794	BRADY, Charles	1889	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18862	BROWN, J H	1888	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18889	BUCKINGHAM, Prosper	1884	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
18784	BURNETT, A R.	1890	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17285	BUTLER, William	1890	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
10959	BUTTERWORTH, Ruth	1882	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
17297	CASTLE, Elizabeth	1885	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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