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Record #2703
Name :
: Elizabeth JACKSON (1887 - 1950)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Mar 1887

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Feb 1950
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Southwark

#2 Bangor Court
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Jul 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Unknown
NotesElizabeth, my dearest gram, came from Orpington Orphanage in Kent. I believe the name was later changed to St George and then St.Anne's. She came through the port of Quebec and and by train to New Orpington Lodge in Hintonburg, On. (Ottawa). She was placed on a farm in Nepean, On. She was 15 years old.

She later made her way to Montreal,Qc to join her older sister Catherine who had preceded her. I have no info on her next few years until her marriage to Frank Schmidt in St Patrick's Basilica in 1907. They had four daughters and Elizabeth was carrying my mom when Frank SMITH joined the CEF and was shipped overseas. He was killed in France on June 9th,1917. In a letter he said,"if the babe's a boy, it will fill my heart with joy,if it's a girl, call her Pearl"

In 1919, my nanny married William Murphy and had four
more children, three boys and a girl but unfortunately, lost one boy to sickness. William was an extremely jealous man and Elizabeth could have no bread or milk deliveries to the house. She also needed his permission to have her sisters visit. Then it seems he got in trouble with the law and rushed the family from Montreal to Detroit,Mich where the older children were forced to steal from gardens in order to eat. By this time the oldest daughter was married and was able to get my gram and the children back to Montreal. When William returned to claim his wife and children, he was sent away never to be seen again.

As my own father was drowned five weeks before my birth, mom and I lived with my Nanny for six years until mom remarried. Elizabeth spent the rest of her life happily among her sisters and children. She died in the hospital on St.Valentine's day 1950 from heart failure. She was surrounded by the flowers and chocolates given to her earlier that day from her children. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-11 19:21:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 16:46:35 /

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3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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5599 ABERNETHY, Henry1897ENG, CUL, Whitehaven Aug 1914 : Tunisian CAN Sailing Alone  
3101 ABRAMS, Ada1894ENG, ESS, West Ham May 1912 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
6354 ABREY, William Roger1901ENG,    , Croydon Aug 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3130 ACKERS, Frederick1893ENG,     Mar 1911 : Tunisian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
6859 ADAMS, George1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8886 ADAMS, Henry1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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22562 ADAMS, William1895ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23862 AGAR, Horace1888ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
4319 AIKEN, William1891ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22143 AIKIN, David1892IRL, ANT, Belfast Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6550 AINGER, Florence1886ENG, WOR Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6477 AINGER, Pollie1889ENG, WOR Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23743 AINSWORTH, Muriel1889ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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17057 AITKIN, William1891ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5391 AKERMAN, Martha Rosina1891ENG, MDX, St. Giles Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9843 ALBON, Frank Baldwin1889ENG, MDX, Staines Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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