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Record #16503
Name :
: Jessie Isabel JORDAN (1907 - 2006)
  aka : Jessie Jordon


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 Jan 1907

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 21 Mar 2006   Notes : Natural Causes
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Suffolk, Lowestoft
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, York, Mackenzie Place, Newmarket
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Jessie Isabel Jordan: Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1908; District: Mutford; County: Suffolk; Volume: 4a; Page: 1143. Mother: Isabel Frances Jordan.

In 1921, Jessie I Jordon, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 134 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She declared that her present occupation was school girl; that her intended occupation was in domestic work; that she her birthplace was unknown; that her passage was paid by Dr. Barnardo's Homes; that her destination was to Mrs. Hobday, Hazel Brae, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; and that she had no relatives in England; and that her nearest relation was her mother, Miss Jordon, c/o Mr. Gilbert, 88 St. Leonards Road, Kirkley Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

A juvenile inspector reported [T-15423]: JORDAN, Jessie I, 14, 1921 Barnardo to the Home in Peterboro then to King and Aurora. "Progress good, but sulky at times. Jessie is very happy in this situation,
would not care to leave".

Barnardos Ups and Downs, Vol XXXIII, No. 3, September 5, 1931 reported:

"Jessie Jordan has been here a long time and is still happy."

Jessie Isabel Jordan died on March 21, 2006.

Obituary:

JORDAN, Jessie Isabel (Long time employee of Eves Ladies Wear) - Peacefully at Mackenzie Place, Newmarket on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 in her 100th year.

Lovingly remembered by friends Donna and Henry VandenBerg, and Muriel and the late Leon Nash. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Anglican Church, (Church & D'Arcy Streets) Newmarket on Friday, March 24, 2006 at 2 p.m. with visitation at the church from 1 p.m. Memorial donations to Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main Street South, Newmarket. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-19 12:32:19 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-19 21:45:16 /

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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  
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