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Record #4244
Name :
: Isabella BIDWELL (1897 - 1920)


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Date of Birth
: 3 Jan 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Mar 1920   Notes : Influenza and Pneumonia
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Islington, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Peterborough
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Jul 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Isabella Bidwell: Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Islington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1b; Page: 313. (Parents: Charles Bidwell and Catherine Costello, married

In 1901, Isabella Bidwell, 4 years of age, was shown residing at Hastnoll(?) Cottages, George Street, Lower Holloway, Islington, London, England. Other famly members included: Catherina Bidwell, 39; Charles Bidwell, 42, contractor labourer (earthwork); Charles Bidwell, 6; Elizabeth Bidwell, 10; Emma Bidwell, 13; Harry Bidwell, 8; and (Alice) Louisa Bidwell, 1. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 173; Folio: 82; Page: 8.)

In 1905, Isobella Bidwell, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 104 Barnardo children en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. (Her sister, Alice Bidwell, immigrated on the Tunisian in 1910 with Barnardos.)

In 1911, Isabella Bidwell, 19, was shown as a domestic to Samuel and Mary McHannel of Amaranth, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth is shown as June 1891 and her immigration year as 1903.

On March 8, 1920, Isobel Bidwell, 23, factory worker for Can. Gen. Elec., daughter of Thomas Bidwell of England, died of influenza and pneumonia at Nicholls Hospital, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Her sister, Alice Bidwell, was the informant. Isabella Bidwell is buried at Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, along with 46 other Barnardo children who were a part of Hazlebrae House. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-22 20:18:12 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-18 14:39:49 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6620 BIDWELL, Alice1900ENG,     Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4245 BIDWELL, Alice Louise1899ENG, MDX, Islington, London Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
7073 BIDWELL, George1896ENG, LIN, Edenham Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown  
4244 BIDWELL, Isabella1897ENG, MDX, Islington, London Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos