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Record #3968
Name :
: Edith Jemima BAKER (1887 - 1957)


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Date of Birth
: 17 Jun 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 13 Mar 1957
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Camberwell
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Jul 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: New England

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Edith Jemima Baker: Year of Registration: 1887; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Camberwell; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 930. (Parents: Alfred Baker and Jemima Jane North, married 1874 in St. Pancras, Middlesex, England (Volume: 1b; Page: 210).)

In 1901, Edith Jemima Baker, 13, was shown as an inmate residing at Dr. Barnardos Home in Barkingside and Ilford, Essex, England. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1652; Folio: 87; Page: 14.)

In 1902, Edith Baker, 14, arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, USA, along with a large party of about 400 children en route to Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Her brother, A(lfred) A(ugustus) Baker arrived previously in 1898 on the Labrador with Barnardos.

Edith worked in Ontario for a while and then went to live in Manitoba with her sister, Amy Baker Dendy.

On October 10, 1905, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zarn in Ewart, Manitoba, Canada, Edith Jemima Baker married John Henry Zarn.

On November 10, 1936, Edith Zarn was struck by a truck driven by Emanuel Manchulenko while pushing a cart along Selkirk avenue. She suffered a concussion, and serious head and back injuries. (Winnipeg Free Press, November 13, 1936)

Edith and John Zarn had eight children: Edith Margaret Zarn; Dorothy Louise Zarn; Rose Ethel Zarn; Arthur John Zarn, born March 26, 1909 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; Gladys Mary Zarn, June 30, 1912; Wilfred James Zarn, born March 23, 1914 in Ewart, Manitoba, Canada; Mary Florence Zarn, born March 5, 1916 in Rapid City, Manitoba, Canada; and Evelyn Alice Zarn (married Arthur Quinn), born December 14, 1920, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, and who died November 4, 1943 at her home in Transcona, Manitoba, Canada. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

Edith Jemima Baker Zarn died March 13, 1957, aged 69 years, in the National Institute of the Blind Residence, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her husband, John Henry Zarn, died at Winnipeg General Hospital, on August 15, 1942. They are buried in Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-03 16:07:32 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 13:43:42 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3081 ABLAKHAT, Abdul1884 Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23733 ADAMS, Thomas1887ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
9986 ADDERLEY, Edward George1890ENG, HAM, Southampton Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6852 AGGAS, Clara1891ENG, YKS, Leeds Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6851 AGGAS, Ethel1889ENG, YKS, Leeds Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10161 ALEXANDER, Thomas Anderson1888ENG, NBL, Gosforth Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23763 ALLUM, Charles William1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23768 AMOS, Enoch1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
17070 ANDREWS, Christopher1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12757 ANSELL, Joseph Randolph1891ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10200 ANTRAM, Sidney 1890ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
5468 ARBOURNE, Frederick A1890ENG, LDN, London Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23797 ARCHER, Ethel1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
14900 ARMSTRONG, Kate1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22932 ARNULL, John E1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22580 ARNULL, William1896ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
8510 ASHDOWN, George1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23813 ASHDOWN, Samuel1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
23837 ATKINS, Bertram1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22584 BAGSHAW, Frederick H1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
3968 BAKER, Edith Jemima1887ENG, SRY, Camberwell Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12685 BALDING, Caroline1892ENG,    , Lambeth Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22016 BARGE, Alfred ARTHUR1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6871 BARNFATHER, Emma1889ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
19735 BARNFATHER, Margaret1893ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
6872 BARNFATHER, Mary 1891ENG,    , Newcastle upon Tyne Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22905 BATTY, Daisy1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12759 BEAN, John W1895GBG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
20370 BECK, Priscilla1890ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
3809 BILSTON, Percy Walter1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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