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Record #10584
Name :
: Mabel E JENN (1904 - 1991)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1904 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
: 31 Mar 1925   Spouse/Notes : Arthur John Newman in Port Arthur, Ontario
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 4 Oct 1991
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Devonport
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, Thunder Bay

Interred at Riverside Cemetery, Thunder Bay
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Sep 1921
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Minnedosa

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
Notesa birth of a Mabel Emma Jenn was registered in Jul Qtr of 1904 in Devonport

In 1908, Alma Florence Jenn married Frederick Thomas Marshall in Devonport

On September 23 1921,Mabel Jenn, 17, birthplace not known, , she declared that she would be a domestic in Canada, her destination was c/o Mrs Hobday, 538 Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario, her passage was paid by Dr Barnardo Homes, next of kin was named as Mother-Mrs Marshall, Palace Theatre, Plymouth

It was reported in the May 1930 edition of Ups and Downs

Mabel Jenn now Mrs J A Newman

Ups and Downs 1933

Volume XXXV. Toronto, April, 1933 No. 2 25 cents per Annum

Mable Jenn
-now Mrs. J. Newman
-has two children
-husband is in charge of a lighthouse


Published in The Magazine of the Canadian Branch of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Vol XLI, July, 1939, No. 1
"By Mabel Jenn -- Now Mrs. J. Newman, whose husband is in charge of a lighthouse, and whoe letters in the past have greatly interested our readers, writes now following an extended visit to the Old Country.
We hope to leave for the lighthouse early next months, and in the meantime I am teaching the children at home. My trip home was one of the greatest blessings in my life. I praise God from the bottom of my hear for my Mother. I had not seen her for twenty-one years, and she had a lot to do with us going to England. Our little daughter Frances attended school there, and we were advised to have a Doctor from the Orthopedic Hospital at Plymouth see her, which he did. He took up the case and as a result of his skill and care she is a normal child, able to run and jump the same as any other child of her age. We are so thankful, after having been given to understand she would never be able to walk again."

Published in The Magazine of the Canadian Branch of Dr. Barnardo's Homes - Ups and Downs, Vol XLVII, December, 1946, No.
Life on a Lighthouse - by MABEL JENN, now Mrs. J. A. Newman
"For sixteen years we have lived on a lighthouse! This is a more important station here, so we have to stay wide-awake and keep twenty-four hour watch. We are one happy family, I'm glad to say. This work means we can all work together and never be apart. Some of our well-meaning friends call this a God-forsaken job, but we don't look on it as such. We feel the Presence of our Lord far more here than in the busy hustle and bustle of the City. Did he not walk upon the storm-tossed sea? We like to watch the storms on the lake, but at the same time we never forget to ask God's blessing on the sailors."

From "The Magazine of the Canadian Branch of Dr. Barnardo's Homes Vol. XLV, December, 1943, No. 1"
Mabel Jenn, now Mrs. J. Newman
The wife of a lighthouse keeper on Lake Superior writes:--
"My young brother was rescued from Dunkirk, thank God. Arthur's oldest sister has been bombed out of 16 different homes, but has escaped a serious injury every time. My sister gave birth to her baby son in a hospital in Plymouth during the blitz. So you see we have a great deal to thank God for."

Northern Districts, 1925, part 6 birth place is given before residence 19797-25 Arthur John NEWMAN, 27, lighthouse keeper, England, Port Arthur, son of Francis NEWMAN, b. England & Elizabeth SAVILLE, married Mabel Emma JENN, 22, England, Port Arthur, daughter of Frederick JENN, b. England & Florence MARSHALL, witness: Viola LIVINGSTONE & Richard GRAHAM, both of Port Arthur, 31 March 1925 at Port Arthur ? We keep finding different spellings of Mabel?s name. We know it?s the correct Mabel. We?ve also found records where her name is spelled ?Mable Emma Jeun? or ?Mabel Emma Jenn?. ? We?ve also found different spellings of Elizabeth Saville. On some records the spelling is ?SAVILL? but we know it?s the same person.

Mabel Emma Jenn immigrated to Canada (from London, England) in 1921 at the age of 17.
She arrived in Canada (Port of Quebec) on 23 Sept 1921 aboard the Minnedosa (see Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924 record for Mabel Jenn.
She was one of the 100,000 child labourers brought to Canada by The Barnardo Home as a British Home Children (see the Ottawa Citizen article dated Sept 9, 2010, page A4, titled "Home children families want roots).
Her destination upon arrival was Peterborough, Ontario and she was placed in a good home in the care of Mr Habday, and Hazel Brae.
On Form 30A, she lists here mother as Mrs. Marshall of Palace Theatre, Plymouth. Her mother's name was Alma Florence Marshall (nee: Jenn). Her father was Frederick Jenn. Her step-father's name was Frederick Thomas Marshall.
Her name is engraved on the Hazelbrae Memorial statue in Peterborough, Ontario.
On May 1925, Mabel married Arthur John Newman of Port Arthur, Ontario. The couple were to reside at Jackfish and Port Arthur, Ontario.

Mabel and her husband, were lighthouse keepers at the Lamb Island Lighthouse until John's death on 28 Nov 1951. They had four children. Mabel's date of death was 4 Oct 1991. They are laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery in Thunder Bay, Ontario. 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-12-01 14:40:11 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : tearh60 , alanmack

Last Updated : 2015-10-22 02:43:09 /

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10584 JENN, Mabel E1904ENG,    , Devonport Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos tearh60