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Record #13180
Name :
: Jessie Gertrude SMITHERS (1898 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Dec 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Shoreditch
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Mar 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Jessie Smithers: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Shoreditch; County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1c; Page: 66.

On August 22 1904, Jessie Smithers, 6, was admitted to Maidstone Street School, Hackney, her parent/guardian was given as Kate Smithers, her address as 26 Holme St. Her previous school was given as St Peter's. She left the school on 6 July 1905 when she was removed.

In 1914, Jessie Smithers, 16, arrived at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in a group of 98 Barnardo children en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Jessie G. Smithers returned to England on September 25, 1921, on the ship Metagama. She declared that her address while in England was 23 Army Street, Clapham, London, England; that she was a domestic; that she was 23 years of age; and intended to remain in England. She returned to Canada in 1922 and stayed there until July 1933, residing c/o Dr. Parsons, 6 Clarendon Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when she once again traveled to England. Jessie Smithers returned to Canada on October 29, 1934, on the ship Aurania. She stated her employer was Mrs. T. R. Jarvis (Jane), Lake House, Second Street, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Jessie Smithers returned to Canada after a visit to England on September 25, 1956. She declared that her address in England had been 8 Avenue Road, New Malden, Surrey, England; and that she was a domestic.

A marriage was registered in 1960 at Battle, Sussex, England, between Jessie G. Smithers and Thomas Cubbon. [EDITORS NOTE: Thomas Cubbon, born February 5, 1886, in Liverpool, England, had resided in Canada since 1911. He was, as was Jessie, a naturalized citizen of Canada. He was not a home child.]

On November 4, 1960, Jessie Gertrude Cubbon returned to Canada with her husband Thomas Cubbon. She declared that her date of birth was December 9, 1898; that she was married; that she was a domestic; and that her address in England was 7 Myers Road East, Crosby, Liverpool, England.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] A death registration was found for Jessie Cubbon: Death Registration Month/Year: 1967; Age at death (estimated): 67; Registration district: Birkenhead; County: Cheshire; Volume: 10a; Page: 31. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-12-12 21:17:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-01-23 14:03:52 /

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3004 AARON, Alfred Robert1899ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3003 AARON, John Richard1895ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3131 ACKERS, Victor Roy1904ENG, DEV, Plymouth Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3159 ADAIR, Henry Bower1895SCT,    , Dumfries Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
3173 ADAM, Robert Goulay1895ENG,     Apr 1911 : Sicilian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
23724 ADAMS, Lizzie1898ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17045 ADAMS, Mary 1896ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6389 ADAMSON, Christina Alison1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
6256 ADDIS, Herbert1897WAL, MON, Newport Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12583 AIRY, Frederick1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4595 AITCHESON, Edith1906ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3156 AITON, William Lyle1888SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
19366 AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly1896ENG, SRY, Chertsey Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23738 ALBURN, Doris1903ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9622 ALDERSON, John Robert1899ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8683 ALDERTON, Frederick1902ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9626 ALDERTON, Walter Isaac1904ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8813 ALDERTON, William1900ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16550 ALDRIDGE, Ada Florence1900ENG, LND, Clapham Jul 1911 : Sicilian  Barnardos Niksmum  
6358 ALEXANDER, William1893SCT,     Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
12600 ALFORD, Stephen1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23226 ALLAN, Jane1891SCT,    , Larbert Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23225 ALLAN, Joan1895SCT,    , Larbert Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
19153 ALLDER, Alec William Alfred1902ENG, LND, Marylebone Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10893 ALLEN, Albert Edward1904ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5694 ALLEN, Albert Ernest1904ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5695 ALLEN, George1903ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26755 ALLEN, Herbert1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23047 ALLEN, Lily1897ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23762 ALLMARK, Florence1901ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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