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Record #4244
Name :
: Isabella BIDWELL (1897 - 1920)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 Jan 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Mar 1920   Notes : Influenza and Pneumonia
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Islington, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Peterborough
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1909
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 Isabella Bidwell: Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Islington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 313. (Parents: Charles Bidwell and Catherine Costello, married

In 1901, Isabella Bidwell, 4 years of age, was shown residing at Hastnoll(?) Cottages, George Street, Lower Holloway, Islington, London, England. Other famly members included: Catherina Bidwell, 39; Charles Bidwell, 42, contractor labourer (earthwork); Charles Bidwell, 6; Elizabeth Bidwell, 10; Emma Bidwell, 13; Harry Bidwell, 8; and (Alice) Louisa Bidwell, 1. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 173; Folio: 82; Page: 8.)

In 1905, Isobella Bidwell, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 104 Barnardo children en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. (Her sister, Alice Bidwell, immigrated on the Tunisian in 1910 with Barnardos.)

In 1911, Isabella Bidwell, 19, was shown as a domestic to Samuel and Mary McHannel of Amaranth, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth is shown as June 1891 and her immigration year as 1903.

On March 8, 1920, Isobel Bidwell, 23, factory worker for Can. Gen. Elec., daughter of Thomas Bidwell of England, died of influenza and pneumonia at Nicholls Hospital, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Her sister, Alice Bidwell, was the informant. Isabella Bidwell is buried at Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, along with 46 other Barnardo children who were a part of Hazlebrae House. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-22 20:18:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:39:49 /

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3003 AARON, John Richard1895ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
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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  
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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  
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