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Record #4419
Name :
: Sarah DEVLIN (1876 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Jun 1876 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Lanark, Glasgow
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Jun 1889
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
: George L. Dickinson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesIn 1881, Sarah Devlin, 5 years of age, was shown residing at 163 Crownpoint Street, Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Family members included at that time: James Devlin, 33, Iron Work Laborer; Jessie Devlin, 33; Mary Devlin, 3; and Margaret Devlin, 13. (Source: 1881 Census of Scotland; Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 57; Page: 3; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_218; Year: 1881.)

Mary, Sarah and James Devlin were sent to Quarriers Home at Bridge of Weir in 1888. They had lost their mother to complications of childbirth and their father to his having been kicked by a horse.

In 1889, Sarah Devlin, 13 (along with sister, Mary Devlin, 11; and brother, James Devlin, 7) arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 123 Quarrier children en route to the Distributing Home for Scottish Children, Fairknowe, Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

In 1891, Sarah Devlin, 15, was shown as a domestic to Samuel and Matilda Duncan of Gloucester, Russell, Ontario, Canada.

In 1901, Sarah Devlin, 23, was shown as a domestic to George L. Dickinson of North Gower, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. Her date of birth is shown as June 25, 1877, and her immigration year from Scotland as 1890.

On June 1, 1904, at North Gower, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Sarah Devlin, 24, born in Glasgow, Scotland, to James Devlin and Margt. Pettigrew; and James Cochrane, 24, farmer, born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Jno Cochrane and Susannah MacKe.

In 1911, Sarah Cochrane, 31, was shown residing at North Gower, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, along with her husband, James Cochrane, 30, salesman / stone; and children: Borden Cochrane, 6; Donald Cochrane, 4; and Arthur Cochrane, 9. Her date of birth is shown as June, 1879, and her immigration year from Scotland as 1900. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-20 13:39:01 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-06 11:43:03 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
19185 DEVLIN, Henriette1886ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
4418 DEVLIN, James1882SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1889 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
4417 DEVLIN, Mary1878SCT,    , Bridgeton Jun 1889 : Siberian CAN Quarriers  
14548 DEVLIN, Patrick1912ENG,     Jun 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Crusade of Rescue  
4419 DEVLIN, Sarah1876SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1889 : Siberian CAN Quarriers