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Record #3510
Name :
: Mabel Edith B. FRENCH (1905 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1905

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Jun 1920
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth record was found for Mabel Edith B French; Year of Registration: 1905; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: East Preston; County: Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 303.

Mabel had a brother, Peter French, and sister, Irene French. All three children were placed in Barnados homes when their father died. Mabel was sent to Canada, but Peter and Irene were sent to Australia.

Mabel French was sponsored by Newbury County Girls School in Berkshire to go to Canada in 1920.

In 1920, Mabel Edith B French, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 86 girls en route to Hazel Brae Home in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Mabel may have married a James Kelly and had two sons. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-28 20:14:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2017-05-31 17:45:20 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3510 FRENCH, Mabel Edith B.1905ENG,     Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos sussexgirl