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Record #4673
Name :
: Mary Harriet COLLINS (1885 - 1976)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 31 Dec 1885

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Apr 1976   Notes : coronary failure
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London

54 Crawford St
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Deloraine
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Oct 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Mongolian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesMary had a brother Charles George, born 24 Apr 1883 and a sister Frances Helen born 3 Mar 1889. All were born in Marylebone, and the family consisted of their parents Harriet (Powell) and Samuel John Collins and themselves.

Their father died 3 Oct 1891, when Mary was almost 5 years old. Harriet was unable to support herself and the children and on 19 Dec 1891 Mary was placed in St Hilda's Home for Girls on New St in Marylebone. Charles was also placed in a home, but nothing more is known about either him or Frances. Harriet remarried 4 Feb 1893.

On 21 Jul 1896 Harriet signed a Form of Consent to Emigration for Mary. An Emigration Health Report showed that Mary was in good health and she was declared suitable for emigration. Mary recalled later that her mother told her she would have a better life in Canada .. but she never told her she would not see her family again. On 3 Aug 1896 Mary was received at Peckham House; this was a Home where children often went just before emigration.

Mary sailed on the SS Mongolian, a ship of the Allan Line, from Liverpool on 8 Oct 1896, and arrived in Quebec 17 Oct 1896. She was with a group of children known as Miss Rye's Party, and their destination was Miss Rye's Home at Niagara on the Lake. Her age was listed as 9 yrs, however she was closer to 11. Years later when her birth certificate was obtained for pension purposes, she was quite surprised to find that she was two years older than she had thought.

She lived and worked in 3 or 4 homes in Ontario; she attended school and church, was paid a wage, and was generally well treated.

At some point Mary moved west to Manitoba. She was doing housework in the home of Henry Thompson when she met her future husband, Gustav Leopold Neumann. They were married on 18 Dec 1912 in Melita, MB. They had seven children: Henry George, a second son who lived only a few hours, Marian, Margaret Helena, Augusta, Charles Reinhold and Elsie May. They had 21 grand-children ... about 100 direct descendents to date. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-07 15:40:46 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-03-28 22:20:46 /

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8695 ADAMS, James1884ENG, LDN, London Sep 1896 : Mongolian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
6182 ADDIS, Daisy Laura1880ENG, KEN, Thanet May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
5834 ADKINS, Edith May1907ENG, WAR, Alcester Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
14398 ALEXANDER, William1881ENG,     Jun 1895 : Mongolian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
22829 ALFORD, Charles H1875ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
16704 ALLIBON, Joseph1879ENG, LND, Shoreditch Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
11277 ANTHISTLE, Edward1884ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
11278 ANTHISTLE, Ernest1884ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
2934 ARMINGER, Eleanor Florence1886ENG, MDX, Mile End Old Town Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
2928 ASHBY, Annie R.1886ENG,     Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
15290 ASHWORTH, William John1880WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
22738 BAILEY, John1880ENG,     Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
2948 BAILEY, Mary Ann1879 Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
9116 BAINBRIDGE, Robert T1885ENG,     Nov 1895 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
17318 BAKER, Frederick1898ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
22739 BAKER, Joseph1874ENG,     Sep 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
17835 BAKER, Pamela1904ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
17089 BAKER, Thomas1900ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
6175 BALDWIN, Annie1884ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6188 BALDWIN, Ellen1886ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6235 BALL, Amelia1879ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6155 BARKER, Mary1887ENG,     Jun 1894 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
4362 BATE, Daisy1904ENG, STS, Woodsetton Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
8501 BAYES, Albert1880ENG,     Jun 1895 : Mongolian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
18749 BEANE, Emily1883ENG,     Jun 1893 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
10069 BEATTY, Emmaline1879ENG, NFK, Kings Lynn Mar 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6347 BILLINGS, James David1899ENG,    , Kings Norton Jun 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
6218 BLABER, Mary Ann1882ENG,     May 1892 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
2885 BOLTON, James1902ENG, WAR, Aston, Birmingham Jun 1913 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
6437 BONNER, John1898ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
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