Notes A birth registration was found for Jane Deacon: Year of Registration: 1885; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Bridgend; County: Glamorgan; Volume: 11a; Page: 608. Parents: George Deacon and Hannah Waite.
In 1891, Jane Deacon, 6 years of age was shown residing at 14 Claremont Row, Walcot, Somersetshire, England. Other family members included: Emily Deacon, 2; Eliza Deacon, 10; George Deacon, 39, mason labourer; Hannah Deacon, 33, charwoman; Alice Deacon, 4; and William Deacon, 8. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1936; Folio 11; Page 15; GSU roll: 6097046.)
A death registration was found for Hannah Deacon: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 36; District: Bath; County: Avon, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 416.
In 1896, Jane Deacon, 12, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 10 children from the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society en route to Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario, Canada. (Sisters, Alice Deacon, 9, and Emily Deacon, 7, arrived in 1897 on the State of California.)
In 1901, Jane Deacon, 17, was shown as a domestic to William T. and Emily Beaty of Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth was shown as March 25, 1884, and her immigration year as 1896.