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Record #4015

Name :: : Beatrice May ATTWOOD (1897 - 1957)
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Date of Birth: : 22 Jul 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 27 Aug 1957 Notes : Cerebral Hemorrhage/Heart Disease

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Worcester

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Halifax

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 2 Jun 1911
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Carthaginian
Placement Family: :

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Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Middlemore

NotesA birth registration was found for Beatrice May Attwood: Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Worcester; County: Hereford and Worcester, Worcestershire; Volume: 6c; Page: 288. (Parents: Charles Adrian Attwood married Harriet Bubb on February 12, 1888 in the parish of Overbusy, Worcester. Charles' father is listed as Henry Attwood, Labourer. Harriet's father is listed as William Bubb, Labourer.)

Harriet died at the age of 45 years suddenly from bronchitis and weak heart in March 1909 at Waverley Street, Cherry Orchard, Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Her occupation is listed as wife of Charles Attwood (Carter).

In 1911, Beatrice Attwood, 14 (along with her sister, Louisa Attwood, 11) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a group of 172 Middlemore children. Beatrice was sent to New Brunswick, but ended up in Nova Scotia at some point. Louisa was returned to England.

Beatrice Attwood married Hilverdt Poulsen. They had at least 3 children.

Hilverdt Poulsen died of strangulation by hanging on a shirt in a police cell on March 23, 1936, at the age of 62 years. Beatrice Attwood died at Victoria General Hospital at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 60 years on August 27, 1957. They are buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-10 20:20:04 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-04 12:30:20 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
22082	ATTWOOD, Alfred	1888	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
4015	ATTWOOD, Beatrice May	1897	ENG, WOR, Worcester	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
17097	ATTWOOD, Henry	1890	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos	Hollylianne
22081	ATTWOOD, Joseph	1886	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
4016	ATTWOOD, Louisa	1899	ENG, WOR, Worcester	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore

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