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Record #13092

Name :: : Frances Amelia THORNE (1889 - )
aka : Minnie Thorne
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 15 Mar 1889
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Shoreditch

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 6 Oct 1902
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Colonian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Frances Amelia Thorne: Year of Registration: 1889; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Shoreditch; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1c; Page: 81. Parents: Francis William Thorne and Phoebe Capp, married 1874, Bethnal Green, London, England.

Minnie's mother was an abusive alcoholic, and her habits caused them to be homeless. Their father, from stress, had a "fit", fell, and broke some ribs, which caused him to be in the hospital for a time. Two of Minnie's sisters, Alice and Annie, were sent and admitted to Barnardos at that time.

Four siblings of Minnie were also admitted and sent to Canada. One older sister, Phoebe, already lived away from them, and a younger sister, Matilda, went to live with an aunt.

In 1902, Minnie Thorne, 13, arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, in a group of 125 Barnardo girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On March 15, 1911, at Millbrook, Durham, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Minnie Thorne, 20, maid, born to William and Phoebe Thorne; and another home child, Henry Ernest Bennewith, 22, farmer, born to Henry Bennewith and Elizabeth Platt. Albert and Alice (Thorney) Hawkins were witnesses to the marriage.

On January 16, 1916, at Millbrook, Ontario, Canada, Henry Ernest Bennewith enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Bethnal Green, London, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Mary Louise Bennewith, who resided in Millbrook, Ontario; that his date of birth was December 12, 1889; and that he was a farmer. He was described as 5 foot 5 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair. He was of the Presbyterian faith.

Henry Ernest Bennewith was killed in action on April 23, 1918, at Souchez, France. He is buried at the Sucrerie Cemetery at Ablain, St. Nazsire, 1/2 mile West of Souchez, France.

On April 20, 1921, at Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Minnie Bennewith, 27, widow, born in England to William and Phoebe Jones; and Arthur Barrett, 20, farm laborer, born in Lancashire, England, to Mary Ellen Barrett (father unknown).

Arthur and Minnie Thorne Barrett had at least two children.

ContributorsCreated : 2010-11-11 15:27:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-11-11 16:19:37 /

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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
3026	ABBOTT, Mary	1888	ENG, ESS, Maldon	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
23761	ALLEN, Rosina	1888	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos	EagleSoars
17072	ANDERSON, Widnum Frank	1890	ENG, LND, Peckham	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
22733	ARGUMENT, Matthew	1884	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
23827	ASHTON, Louisa	1890	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
22012	ASTON, ROLAND THOMAS	1895	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
17314	BAGGOTT, Harold Cecil	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
17316	BAGGOTT, Horace Edgar	1895	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
12684	BALDING, Ellen	1895	ENG, , Lambeth	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9975	BARNARD, Adelaide	1888	ENG, LDN, London	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
8511	BARTLEY, Sophia	1895	___, , Johannesburg	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9963	BASSETT, Catherine	1890	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9979	BASSETT, Gwendoline	1894	WAL,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
18669	BEAN, George Walter	1884	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9893	BEARDSWORTH, Richard	1890	ENG, , Preston	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9892	BEARDSWORTH, Thomas	1891	ENG, , Preston	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
19783	BEAUMONT, James	1894	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
20274	BEAUMONT, Thomas D	1893	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9974	BEBBINGTON, Agnes	1888	ENG, CHS, Runcorn	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
20722	BEDDOW, Charles	1893	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
20945	BEDFORD, Richard	1896	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9964	BELTY, Beatrice	1892	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
12810	BRAILEY, Eliza	1892	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
6878	BURTLE, Henry	1888	ENG, , Bishop Wearmouth	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9965	COX, Beatrice Maud	1888	ENG, DEV	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
2733	COX, Georgina	1884	ENG, DUR, West Hartlepool	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9980	CRIDDLE, Richard	1886	ENG, SOM, Bedminster	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9971	CURTIS, Alberta	1890	ENG, , Stoke Damerel	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9978	CURTIS, Daisy	1892	ENG,	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
9960	DARBY, Gladys	1889	ENG, , Brentford	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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