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Record #3860
Name :
: Florence Elizabeth ALLEN (1891 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 16 Dec 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesMy grandmother and her brother were sent to Canada by her father. His wife "was in Rubery Hill asylum resulting from insanity resulting from infuenza". Reports by Middlemore state, "Husband did not look after wife sufficiently, in fact, ill treatment helped bring on insanity." But grandmother had previously been admitted to Middlemore along with her brother and sister in August 1896.Mother was in asylum and he was living with another woman who was expecting his child. Grandmother was returned to father in July 1897 due to "urinal incontinence." Her sister was attending a Blue Coat school. In September 1901 grandmother and her brother were readmitted to Middlemore and father signed to let them be emigrated.

I never knew my grandmother but relatives say she never spoke of her childhood and beleived that she was an orphan. She was a grandmother herself before she found out her mother was still living in England. She never saw her parents or sister again. She died never knowing the circumstances of her childhood.

Grandmother was placed with George Thomas family in Peniac, NB. She stayed with the family when they moved to the USA and went out on her own. Her brother was placed in a number of homes in the area as well but ran away when he was 16. He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Foreces in WW1 and eventually moved to Cambridge Mass. USA where he lived the remained of his life. The family did not meet grandmother's brother until after her death.

As her grand daughter, I have been the one to research her history and tell her story. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-06-13 13:59:45 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-17 13:47:26 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23751 ALLEN, Ada1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
24899 ALLEN, Albert1901 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
26445 ALLEN, Albert E1895ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10893 ALLEN, Albert Edward1904ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5694 ALLEN, Albert Ernest1904ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
14250 ALLEN, Alfred1887ENG,     1899 : - Unknown - CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
22757 ALLEN, Alfred William P1896ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22578 ALLEN, Amelia1888ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23754 ALLEN, Annie E1879ENG,     Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
9776 ALLEN, Bertha Ethel1886ENG, HAM, Winchester Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
15306 ALLEN, Bessie May1888ENG, HAM, Winchester Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
22774 ALLEN, Charles1911ENG,     Apr 1926 : Montrose CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
25042 ALLEN, Clarice1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
12114 ALLEN, Clifford John1914GBG,     Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8529 ALLEN, Daniel1898ENG, LDN, London Jul 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
9650 ALLEN, Dorothy1903ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
15553 ALLEN, Edith Mary1912ENG,     May 1922 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
3222 ALLEN, Edward1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
14244 ALLEN, Edward1887ENG,     Jun 1899 : Tainui CAN Waifs & Strays  
17060 ALLEN, Edward1887ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore hlomiller  
20732 ALLEN, Edward1894ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
23756 ALLEN, Edwin Charles1893ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12790 ALLEN, Ernest1916ENG, LDN, London May 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Crusade of Rescue  
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3860 ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
17065 ALLEN, Frances1886ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
6912 ALLEN, Frederick1878ENG,    , Paddington Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
6444 ALLEN, Frederick John1901ENG,     Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
5695 ALLEN, George1903ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23757 ALLEN, Harriet L1875ENG,     Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
12923 ALLEN, Harry1885ENG,     Apr 1897 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
23758 ALLEN, Harry1899ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2735 ALLEN, Harry Edward1898ENG, LAN Jul 1908 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
26755 ALLEN, Herbert1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17055 ALLEN, Hilda May 1901ENG,     Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
25850 ALLEN, Ina1882 Jun 1891 : Norwegian CAN Quarriers  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
18951 ALLEN, Jessie1898ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
15360 ALLEN, John1863ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
25649 ALLEN, John1895ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
8420 ALLEN, Joseph1887ENG, CHS, Stockport Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
21078 ALLEN, Joseph1882ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
21936 ALLEN, Kate1893ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23759 ALLEN, Kate1873ENG,     Jul 1883 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
4995 ALLEN, Kathleen1916IRL, ANT, Belfast Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
23195 ALLEN, Lilian May1905ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22730 ALLEN, Lily1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
23047 ALLEN, Lily1897ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13305 ALLEN, Lionel Arthur Singleton1897ENG,    , Edmonton Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
18964 ALLEN, Nellie1899ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
23760 ALLEN, Noah1900ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23194 ALLEN, Reginald1909ENG,     Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
22343 ALLEN, Richard1907ENG,     Sep 1922 : Montcalm CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
23761 ALLEN, Rosina1888ENG,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos EagleSoars  
21264 ALLEN, Stanley H1915ENG,     Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
22547 ALLEN, Thomas1897ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
4703 ALLEN, Thomas Henry1899ENG, WOR, Kings Norton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
17062 ALLEN, Walter1891ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18181 ALLEN, Walter1873ENG,     Jul 1888 : Polynesian CAN Waifs & Strays  
26426 ALLEN, Walter Bevis1901ENG, SRY, Kingston Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12871 ALLEN, Walter Harry1883ENG, WOR, Kidderminster Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
6398 ALLEN, William1897ENG,     Jul 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
8421 ALLEN, William1892ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
13211 ALLEN, William1883ENG,     Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
17063 ALLEN, William1891ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18980 ALLEN, William1895ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
22775 ALLEN, William H1911ENG,     Apr 1925 : Andania CAN Waifs & Strays  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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