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Record #16434
Name :
: Amy GILBERT (1907 - )
  aka : Amy Sortes Gilbert; Amy P


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 May 1907

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Horsham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
: Thompson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Amy Gilbert: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1907; District: Horsham; County: Sussex, West Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 302.

In 1921, Amy Sortes Gilbert, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was declared that she was 14; that her birthplace was Horsham, England; that her present occupation was school; that her intended occupation was as a domestic worker; that her object in going to Canada was for domestic work; that she was destined to Mr. Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; and that her nearest relative in England was her aunt, Mrs. Nicholls, who resided at Knowle Lane, Cranley, Surrey, England.

Amy was placed with Mrs Norman D. Thompson.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15422]:

GILBERT, Amy, 14 . . . 1921 Barnardo's From 1923-26 with Mrs Thompson in Orton. "Amy has received an excellent training in this home, and may change her position soon." 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-10 11:54:01 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-15 14:36:29 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3090 ABRAHAM, Reginald Robert1908ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3091 ABRAHAM, Thomas William1906ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3125 ACKERMAN, James David Ernest1910ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3126 ACKERMAN, Leslie David1914ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
10220 ALEXANDER, Jack1908ENG, KEN, Hoo Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN MacPherson Homes  
10417 ALEXANDER, Kevin Ernest1909ENG, SSX, Littlehampton May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Father Hudsons Homes  
23376 ALEXANDER, Walter1906ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
23195 ALLEN, Lilian May1905ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22730 ALLEN, Lily1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23775 ANDERSON, Frederick1909ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6594 ANDERSON, Leslie1913ENG, LDN, London Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22785 ANDREWS, Bertram Arthur1912ENG,     Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22731 ANDREWS, Edward1911ENG,     Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
15843 ANSCOMBE, Queenie May1909ENG, KEN, Dover Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23786 ANSELL, Charles1909ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23787 ANSELL, Jack1909ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
3800 APPLEBY, Nelson F.1910ENG, MDX, Lewisham, London Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22207 ARCH, William Alfred1908ENG, LIN, Grantham Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23377 ASHFIELD, Ernest1904ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
23048 ASHTON, Samuel1908ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
11940 ASPDEN, Margaret1911ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22581 ASTLEY, Kenneth Alfred James1911ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos klms65  
23851 ATKINSON, Lavinia1910ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23893 AVERY, Leonard1912ENG,     May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
6585 AVES, Rose1912ENG, LDN, London Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22586 BALES, Mary1910ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23925 BALL, Frank1909ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
10456 BALL, George Ogilvie1911ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23372 BALL, Herbert1907ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
23673 BALL, Irene1912ENG,     Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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